Green credited his brief tenure with Charles Mingus’ Jazz Workshop in the mid-1950s as having exerted a deep impact on his artistry and musical conception.
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Charles Mingus and Roberta Flack were labelmates at Atlantic Records for much of the 1970s
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“One bitter night between sets at the Five Spot, Charles Mingus told his sidemen to pack their gear and follow him through the icy slush a few blocks to the Nonagon Art Gallery.”
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Today we mark the 46th anniversary of the passing of Charles Mingus Jr., who died at the age of 56 due to complications from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis on January 5th, 1979 in Cuernavaca, Mexico
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