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Charles Mingus

Donald Macleod and biographer Brian Priestley explore the life and music of the great jazz double bass player Charles Mingus

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Broadcast Fri, 3 Oct 2008, 22:00 on BBC Radio 3 but not available on BBC iPlayer.

5/5. Donald Macleod charts Mingus's final years, by when he had achieved a resurgence.

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