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Editorial Reviews - Jazz Double-Bassists by Genre From the Publisher Chapters: Avant-Garde Double-Bassists, Bebop Double-Bassists, Chamber Jazz Double-Bassists, Contemporary Jazz Double-Bassists, Cool Jazz Double-Bassists, Cuban Jazz (Genre) Double-Bassists, Early Creative Double-Bassists, Hard Bop Double-Bassists, Jazz Fusion Double-Bassists, Mainstream Jazz Double-Bassists, Modern Creative Double-Bassists, Orchestral Jazz Double-Bassists, Post-Bop Double-Bassists, Swing Double-Bassists, Third Stream Double-Bassists, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Steve Beresford, Alex Blake, Charlie Haden, Eldee Young, Peter Herbert, Karl E. H. Seigfried, Bruno Tommaso, Cachao López, Rodney Whitaker, Cleveland Eaton, Oscar Pettiford, Richard Davis, Paolo Damiani, Eberhard Weber, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Motoharu Yoshizawa, Milt Hinton, Art Davis, Buster Williams, Percy Heath, Art Phipps, Bob Cranshaw, Doug Watkins, Reggie Workman, Red Mitchell, William Parker, Sirone, Jymie Merritt, Slam Stewart, Henry Franklin, Tom Abbs, Butch Warren, Israel Crosby, John Farrell, Mads Vinding, George Duvivier, Martin Pizzarelli, Wilbur Ware, Red Callender, John Kirby, Henri Texier, Palle Danielsson, Chubby Jackson, Walter Page, Al Mckibbon, Monty Budwig, Johnny Raducanu, John Levy, Charles Fambrough, Jack Lesberg, Louis Vola, Curtis Counce, Simon Brehm, Pierre Michelot, Howard Rumsey, Herbie Lewis, Aladár Pege, Didier Levallet, Edgar Willis. Excerpt: Charles Mingus, Jr. (April 22, 1922 January 5, 1979) was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and human rights activist. Having released numerous records of high regard, Mingus is considered one of the most important composers and performers of jazz as well as a pioneer in bass technique. Dozens of musicians passed through his bands and later went on to impressive careers. Mingus was also i... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=7668 Synopsis Chapters: Avant-Garde Double-Bassists, Bebop Do