Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of Charles Mingus
Krin Gabbard • University of California Press • ISBN-13 978‑0520260375
Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of Charles Mingus
Krin Gabbard • University of California Press
ISBN-10: 0520260376 · ISBN-13: 978‑0520260375 · 2016
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Krin Gabbard offers a nuanced examination of the life and creative output of jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus. By synthesizing biographical detail with critical analysis, the text explores the complex interplay between Mingus’s volatile personal history and his profound contributions to American music, situating his work within the broader cultural landscape of the twentieth century.
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