A Charles Mingus Special: Harmony Holiday in conversation with Carolyn “Keki” Mingus 22nd April 2024

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SOPHIA ZHURAVKOVA

Organic soundscapes, field recordings and melodic ambience from composer Sophia Zhuravkova.

As Panbers sings in Haai: "Every music and melody I love I am in the high I am in the blind" A selection of psychedelic songs from around the world that convey the joy of music running through your veins and shooting you into space.

Post Bop Interview

Poet and writer Harmony Holiday speaks to Mingus' daughter Keki. Over the conversation they dispel some myths about the man, and unravel some uneasy realities about Mingus' career, including pressure and threats to his family from the mob in New York, and the tense navigation of an artist channeling creative power amongst audiences that may not respect it.

Tracklist

Charles MingusCharles Mingus
Carolyn ''Keki'' Mingus
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Charlie Mingus 1968 (Edit) (Charlie Mingus 1968, Dir. Thomas Reichman, 1968)
The Charles Mingus Quintet, The Charles Mingus Quintet, Max RoachMax Roach
Haitian Fight Song

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Roy Haynes, Roy Haynes, Archie Shepp, Archie Shepp, Charles MingusCharles Mingus
The Inflated Tears & Haitian Fight Song Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, January 24, 1971
Charles MingusCharles Mingus
Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love
Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, Charles Mingus, Max RoachMax Roach
Hallelujah
Charles Mingus QuintetCharles Mingus Quintet
Live In Chateauvallon, France, 1976
Charles MingusCharles Mingus
Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting