Charles Mingus – Jazz Musician and Bass Virtuoso

Trivia
on July 20, 2003

Jazz musician and bass virtuoso Charles Mingus, who wrote his first concert piece at the age of 17, was born in Nogales (pop. 20,878) in 1922. Mingus recorded more than 100 albums and wrote more than 300 musical scores during his lifetime.

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