Mingus

[ming-guhs]

noun

1. Charles Charlie, 1922–79, U.S. jazz bass player and composer.

Mingus

/ ˈmɪŋɡəs /

noun

1. Charles, known as Charlie Mingus. 1922–79, US jazz double bassist, composer, and band leader

Example Sentences

The grim remark came just one day after Mingus Reedus was taken into custody by police who responded to a Saturday morning report of an assault in progress, according to USA Today.

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Mingus Reedus, son of “The Walking Dead” star Norman Reedus and Danish model Helena Christensen, made a concerning statement to a reporter in the wake of his arrest Saturday on suspicion of assault.

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Kirchheimer doesn’t call upon talking heads or voice-over to explain the higher purpose of graffiti artists; he merely photographs the trains, gliding over the boroughs on elevated tracks like rolling canvases, accompanied by the appropriately chaotic music of Charles Mingus.

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Macklemore may be to hip-hop what fellow Seattleite Kenny G is to jazz, but it should not go unnoticed that he and the saxophonist share another key commonality: the ears and hearts of white folks who claim to love their versions of jazz and rap, and who may also think Charles Mingus is a medical condition and J. Cole manufactures sensible footwear.

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Davis mentions a dazzling array of influences from other great African American composers as well, such as Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Charles Mingus and McCoy Tyner.

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