“I, myself, came to enjoy the players who didn't only just swing but who invented new rhythmic patterns, along with new melodic concepts. And those people are: Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie and Charles Parker, who is the greatest genius of all to me because he changed the whole era around.”
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Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus, born on April 22, 1922, was an influential jazz bassist, composer, and bandleader from the United States. His music style combined jazz, blues, classical music, and African rhythms, leaving a profound impact on the music world. more
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