Charles Mingus Quintet

E760165

jazz ensemble

The Charles Mingus Quintet was a hard-driving jazz ensemble led by bassist-composer Charles Mingus, known for its adventurous improvisation, complex compositions, and emotionally charged performances.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Charles Mingus Quintet canonical	1
Charles Mingus Sextet	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	jazz ensemble ⓘ
associatedLocation	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
genre	hard bop ⓘ jazz ⓘ post-bop ⓘ
historicalContext	mid-20th-century American jazz ⓘ
influenced	later avant-garde jazz groups ⓘ post-bop small ensembles ⓘ
influencedBy	Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ blues tradition ⓘ gospel music ⓘ
instrumentationIncludes	double bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ
knownFor	challenging arrangements for sidemen ⓘ hard-driving ensemble sound ⓘ
leader	Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement	hard bop era ⓘ modern jazz ⓘ
notableFor	adventurous improvisation ⓘ complex compositions ⓘ emotionally charged performances ⓘ
performanceCharacteristic	frequent tempo shifts ⓘ high emotional intensity ⓘ interactive group improvisation ⓘ strong rhythmic drive ⓘ use of collective ensemble passages ⓘ
primaryComposer	Charles Mingus NERFINISHED ⓘ
repertoireIncludes	ballads ⓘ blues-based pieces ⓘ extended suites ⓘ original compositions by Charles Mingus ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	collective improvisation ⓘ dynamic contrasts ⓘ extended compositions ⓘ gospel-influenced themes ⓘ strong blues influence ⓘ sudden tempo changes ⓘ use of written and improvised sections ⓘ
subordinateTo	Charles Mingus ensembles NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalEnsembleSize	5 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jaki Byard → memberOf → Charles Mingus Quintet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Charles Mingus Sextet