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Artist: Charles Mingus

The following channels include songs by Charles Mingus

Blue Note Records

The recorded legacy of Jazz music’s greatest record company.

Nothin' But the Blues

Jazz interpretations of the classic twelve bar blues

Pure Jazz

The rich art of Jazz: classic and modern, vocal and instrumental

New School Jazz

Jazz after bop!

Instrument: Jazz Bass

Covering all the bassists

A Great Day in Harlem

Jazz greats in the famous 1958 "Great Day in Harlem” photo

Bebop

The masters of swing rhythm and adventurous improvisation

Vocal Jazz

Legendary Jazz singers and their signature songs

Composers: Ellington

The timeless music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn

1960s Jazz

Post-bop, free jazz, and early fusion

Avant Garde Jazz

Jazz way outside the box

Straight Ahead Jazz

The 'lingua franca' of the jam session: 4/4 time and walking bass

Big Band Jazz

The large ensemble sound

Instrument: Jazz Drummers

The legends behind the kit

1950s Jazz

The golden age of bebop, hard bop, and cool jazz

Live Jazz

On stage recordings of Jazz greats

Third Stream

Where Jazz and Classical meet

1970s Jazz

When fusion was king, and the birth of the modern giants

1990s Jazz

Exciting new voices and elder statesmen in their later years

Spiritual Jazz

Jazz that explores the nature of God

Jazz

Only the very finest Jazz of all time

Top 50 Jazz Albums of All Time

Every track from the landmark LPs of Jazz history

Instrument: Solo Jazz Piano

The pure sound of piano: no pesky bass, drums, or horns

25 Greatest Jazz Standards

Lots of versions of 25 tunes in every musician's repertoire

Jazz and the Black Experience

Spirituals, protest songs, and music that highlights the African roots of Jazz

Composers: Strayhorn

Compositions by Ellington's right-hand man, Billy Strayhorn

Fifty/Fifty Jazz Holiday Blend

Great Jazz and Jazz renditions of holiday tunes at a 1-to-1 ratio

This Is Jazz: 1959

We look back six decades to what is arguably the greatest single year in recorded Jazz

Cocktails with Kurt

Great jazz for cocktail time, this month featuring pianist-vocalist Blossom Dearie

House Blend: Blue Note Records + 1960s Jazz

A blend of late '50s and '60s hard bop, modal, and avant garde Jazz

House Blend: Vocal Jazz + Smooth Jazz Vocals

A sweet collage of vocal inventors with textures from the modern breed.

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