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Last broadcast on Fri, 3 Oct 2008, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Donald Macleod and biographer Brian Priestley chart Mingus's final years, by which time he had managed to achieve a resurgence and official recognition following some very dark times in the mid-1960s when he faced eviction and poverty.
Don't Let It Happen Here
Charles Mingus (piano, bass, speech) with orchestra including Jimmy Owens (trumpet)
Sue Mingus Music 984 275-9 Tr 8
Don't Be Afraid, The Clown's Afraid Too
Ensemble including Snooky Young (high-register trumpet)
Charles McPherson/Bobby Jones (saxophone)
Lonnie Hillyer (trumpet)
LP: CBS 64715 side 1 Tr 3
Sue's Changes
Charles Mingus (double bass)
George Adams (tenor saxophone)
Jack Walrath (trumpet)
Don Pullen (piano)
Dannie Richmond (drums)
Rhino 8122714032 Tr 2
Epitaph: Ballad (In Other Words, I Am Three)
Ensemble including Randy Brecker (trumpet)
Bobby Watson (alto saxophone)
Wynton Marsalis (muted trumpet)
Gunther Schuller (conductor)
CBS 4666312 CD 2 Tr 5.
Broadcasts
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Fri 3 Oct 200812:00
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Fri 3 Oct 200822:00
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