Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of

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Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus is one of the most importantâ€”and most mythologizedâ€”composers and performers in jazz history. Classically trained and of mixed race, he was an outspoken innovator as well as a bandleader, composer, producer, and record-label owner. His vivid autobiography, Beneath the Underdog, has done much to shape the image of Mingus as something of a wild man: idiosyncratic musical genius with a penchant for skirt-chasing and violent outbursts. But, as the autobiography reveals, he was also a hopeless romantic. After exploring the most important events in Mingusâ€™s life, Krin Gabbard takes a careful look at Mingus as a writer as well as a composer and musician. He digs into how and why Mingus chose to do so much self-analysis, how he worked to craft his racial identity in a world that saw him simply as â€œblack,â€ and how his mental and physical health problems shaped his career. Gabbard sets aside the myth-making and convincingly argues that Charles Mingus created a unique language of emotionsâ€”and not just in music. Capturing many essential moments in jazz history anew,Â Better Git It in Your SoulÂ will fascinate anyone who cares about jazz, African American history, and the artistâ€™s life.

Country	USA
Author	Krin Gabbard
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780520963740
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
NumberOfPages	335
PublicationDate	2016-02-08
Publisher	University of California Press
ReleaseDate	2016-01-12
Studio	University of California Press

Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of Charles Mingus

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