Charles Mingus archive
Read Downshift on the Downbeat: A Jazz Road Trip WESA
June 17, 2008 – After filling the gas tank, you may need this road-ready jazz mix to get in the right frame of mind. WESA
Read Five Albums I Can't Do Without
May 27, 2008 – Arturo O'Farrill, leader of the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, picks his five desert-island jazz albums.
Listen Charles Mingus: 'Fables of Bass,' Part 2
April 30, 2008 – In the mid-'50s, the bassist emerged as a truly innovative composer and uncompromising bandleader.
Listen Charles Mingus: 'Fables of Bass,' Part 1
April 23, 2008 – The powerful bassist was a prolific composer of extraordinarily innovative, highly personal music.
Read Sunshine Through the Clouds: Tom Moon's Top Ten CDs for 2007
December 20, 2007 – All Things Considered Reviewer Tom Moon offers his picks for the year's best albums.
Listen Jazz Greats Return to Glory on DVD
September 11, 2007 – The Jazz Icons series captures seven American legends at the height of their powers.
Listen Charles Mingus with Eric Dolphy, Fats Domino, Thurston Moore
August 3, 2007 – The hilarious Flight of the Conchords; A Swedish pop set with Sambassadeur; 1920s electronica: T...
Listen Guest DJ Tom Verlaine
May 18, 2006 – Guitarist Tom Verlaine, best known for his work with the New York punk band Television, talks ab...
Listen Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead: Best of 2004
December 23, 2004 – Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead gives the lowdown on 2004 jazz releases — and also a book and calendar.
Listen Charles Mingus: 'Pithecanthropus Erectus'
August 1, 2001 – Mingus' Pithecanthropus Erectus was one of the precursors of the 1960s free jazz movement.
Listen Red Norvo: 'The Savoy Sessions'
August 1, 2001 – "Mr. Swing" became a jazz star while playing an unconventional instrument: the jazz xylophone.