James Maycock, The Independent, 28 November 1997
A traumatic childhood and a dramatic life characterised the career of the bassist Charles Mingus. James Maycock looks at a documentary on a 'phenomenal musician and generous bandleader'.
Total word count of piece: 1081
Becoming a member is easy. Membership gives you access to all the thousands of articles in the library.
Click here to go to Subscribe page.
Click here for academic and other group subscriptions.
To access Rock’s Backpages through your non-UK university or college, please use your library page via the below menu.
If your local library has signed up with Rock's Backpages, please enter your card number below:
