Fables of Faubus
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Fables of Faubus is a politically charged jazz composition by Charles Mingus, renowned for its biting satire of segregationist Arkansas governor Orval Faubus and its place as a landmark of protest in modern jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fables of Faubus canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
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protest song ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | American civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
political jazz
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protest music ⓘ |
| composer | Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
racism
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segregationist policies in Arkansas ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| era | late 1950s jazz ⓘ |
| featuredMusician |
Booker Ervin
NERFINISHED
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Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ Dannie Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Dolphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Knepper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordedBy | Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingArtist | Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| hasForm | small-ensemble jazz piece ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
double bass
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trombone ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | yes ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalTheme |
civil rights movement
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racial segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| hasTitleReference | Orval Faubus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
landmark of protest in modern jazz
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one of Charles Mingus’s most famous compositions ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| laterAlbumVersion | Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
biting political satire
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call-and-response vocal sections in some versions ⓘ use of dissonance and shifting tempos ⓘ |
| notableVersion |
Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus
NERFINISHED
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Mingus Ah Um NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAlbum | Mingus Ah Um NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Candid Records
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Records ⓘ |
| satirizes | Orval Faubus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre |
avant-garde jazz
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modern jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
jazz history scholarship
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musicological analysis ⓘ |
| targets | Orval Faubus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriodOfComposer | Charles Mingus’s classic period ⓘ |
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