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Old 10-23-2009, 10:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks, the only ones that I think I really know are Thelonious Monk, Herbie Han**** if he counts, Duke Ellington, and a bit of Art Tatum's stuff. I've definitely heard of Chick Corea and Charles Mingus but never listened to them. I could be mistaken, but was Charles Mingus also very famous for playing bass? That's what I seem to associate his name with... But again, haven't listened to his music so I wouldn't know. I'll be checking these guys out!
Yes Charles Mingus is not very well known for his piano skills, but for his bass playing and arranger/composer skills, which is where I think largely the instrument most prominently came into play for him as it's generally the composers primary resource. Plays Piano is a rare album of him playing solo improvisational piano and, while its not a very well known album of his, it's absolutely gorgeous. To my knowledge its the only album he ever released with him on the instrument.
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