Search - Artist/Band: Mingus Big Band

• Band Name: Mingus Big Band
• Formed: 1991
• Decades Active: 1990,2000
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Big Band, Experimental Big Band, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Bop
• Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Circular, Fiery, Literate, Cathartic, Complex, Elegant, Energetic, Rousing, Ambitious, Boisterous, Volatile, Cerebral, Confident, Earthy, Elaborate, Exuberant, Gritty, Intense, Passionate, Playful, Reverent, Rollicking, Sentimental, Sophisticated, Aggressive, Cheerful, Confrontational, Freewheeling, Provocative, Uncompromising, Wistful

Title	Release
I Am Three	06/07/2005
Tonight at Noon: Three of Four Shades of Love WA	04/09/2002
The Essential Mingus Big Band	07/10/2001
Blues & Politics	08/17/1999
Que Viva Mingus!	1997
Gunslinging Bird	1995
Nostalgia in Times Square	03/1993

A major expansion on Mingus Dynasty, beginning in 1991 the Mingus Big Band (which often uses more than 20 musicians) has explored the great bassist's music at least once a week. They played regularly at the Time Spot Café in New York and their series of recordings for Dreyfus are often remarkable. The huge group performs some of Mingus' most complex works with spirit, virtuosity, and plenty of color. Such musicians as Randy Brecker, Ryan Kisor, Lew Soloff, Jack Walrath, Philip Harper, Art Baron, Frank Lacy, Ronnie Cuber, Alex Foster, Craig Handy, Chris Potter, Steve Slagle, John Stubblefield, James Carter, Kenny Drew, Jr., Michael Formanek, and Marvin "Smitty" Smith are among the many involved in this worthy and exciting project. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide