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Although Knepper worked with some of the most notable jazz musicians of the 20th century, he was perhaps best known for his collaboration and stormy relationship with bassist and composer, Charles Mingus.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2001 CD release of "The Very Best Of Charles Mingus: The Atlantic Years" on Discogs.
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- The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (1963) Mingus’ magnum opus is an immersive, obsessive, intense, beautiful and terrifying work of art. Previously written as a ballet, the album consists of one continuous composition divided into four tracks and six movements.
- Mingus Ah Um (1959) If you had to sum up Charles Mingus in one album, it would be Mingus Ah Um. This is the first record where Mingus announced to the world that he’d truly mastered his craft.
- Let My Children Hear Music (1972) The album Mingus referred to as “the best album I have ever made.” Let My Children Hear Music has a bold and ambitious big band masterpiece that is so often overlooked in favour of more of his high-profile hits.
- Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) Mingus’ breakthrough remains a classic. The title refers to the first human fossil ever found, the Eugène Dubois-discovered Java Man.
Jun 17, 2003 · Jimmy Knepper, jazz trombonist admired for his originality, gruff sound and lyrical phrasing and perhaps best known for his memorable but volatile relationship with bassist and composer...
The very best of Charles Mingus. Authors: Charles Mingus, Doug Watkins, Jackie McLean, ... Willie Jones, Dannie Richmond, Jimmy Knepper, Willie Dennis ...
Jimmy Knepper, a jazz trombonist best known for his productive but stormy association with Charles Mingus. Over the course of a career that began when he was in his teens, Mr. Knepper was a featured soloist in countless bands, big and small.
Charles Mingus, Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Dannie Richmond (drums), Horace Parlan (piano), Jackie McLean (alto saxophone), Jimmy Knepper (trombone), John Handy (alto saxophone), Pepper Adams (additional saxophone), Willie Dennis (trombone)
