外文名：Charlie Mingus 国籍：美国 出生地：亚利桑那州诺加莱斯 生日：1922年4月22日 简介：Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, and Eric Dolphy. Mingus's work ranged from advanced bebop and avant-garde jazz with small and midsize ensembles to pioneering the post-bop style on seminal recordings like Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) and Mingus Ah Um (1959) and progressive big band experiments such as The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963). Mingus's compositions continue to be played by contemporary musicians ranging from the repertory bands Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra to high school students who play the charts and compete in the Charles Mingus High School Competition. In 1993, the Library of Congress acquired Mingus's collected papers—including scores, sound recordings, correspondence and photos—in what it called "the most important acquisition of a manuscript collection relating to jazz in the Library's history". 从艺历程：1971年，获古根海姆奖学金，入选DownBeat爵士乐名人堂，任纽约大学布法罗分校斯利音乐讲座教授。1988年，美国国家艺术基金会资助明格斯非盈利组织，其作品被纽约公共图书馆收藏。1993年，国会图书馆收购明格斯文件，称之为最重要爵士乐手稿收藏。1995年，美国邮政局发行明格斯邮票。1997年，明格斯获格莱美终身成就奖。1999年，专辑《明格斯王朝》入选格莱美名人堂。2005年，入选林肯中心爵士乐团Nesuhi Ertegun爵士乐名人堂。