Beneath the Underdog
by Charles Mingus
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarymusic/dancefresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosionhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeRealistic and emotional: a fresh biography, heavy rather than light. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
Introduction by Richard Williams. Mingus by Mingus. From the shabby roadhouses to fabulous estates, from the psychiatric ward of Bellevue to worlds of mysticism and solitude, these are the celebrated, demonic, anguished and, above all, profoundly moving memoirs of the great jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus.
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- Author
- Charles Mingus
- Published
- 1971
- Pages
- 335
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- Open Library
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