Article: 'Epitaph' gives new life to Mingus' legacy: Concert marks a Chicago first.

Article: MINGUS' `EPITAPH' // Forgotten since 1962, jazz ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 18, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... During his life, Mingus had referred to "Epitaph" obliquely, saying ... to the discovery of "Epitaph" began in Sue Mingus' New York apartment ... well be the reason "Epitaph" disappeared for 25 years. Mingus had talked his label ...

Article: Jazzmen join in Mingus `Epitaph'
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 26, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... dissected was "Epitaph," an orchestral ... force Charles Mingus. The mood, a ... various times during Mingus' lifetime (he died in 1979), "Epitaph" is intended ... compositions among Mingus' papers - many of them with "Epitaph" written across ...

Article: Charles Mingus's Unknown Jazz Symphony; `Epitaph': ...
The Washington Post;  June 4, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... composer was Charles Mingus, though, it ... t know about "Epitaph," the recently ... these two concerts, Mingus' "Epitaph" has proved to ... writing. And while Mingus did write a number ... on the scale of "Epitaph," scored for an ...

Article: Charles Mingus' monumental 'Epitaph' gets full ...
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  May 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... At the same time, Mingus in "Epitaph" addresses practically ... expanded version of "Epitaph" suffers from an unsatisfying ... conclusion. Perhaps if Mingus had lived to hear the ... the complete work. Mingus' "Epitaph" deserves no less ...

Article: Mingus: Epitaph.(Concert review)
Daily Variety;  April 27, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... April 25, 2007. Charles Mingus is said to have described the epic jazz allegory "Epitaph" as something he'd ... the main score, which Mingus allowed to surface at multiple junctures. Mingus intended "Epitaph" to be something of ...

Article: Mingus' 'Epitaph' elephantine, messy yet often a ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 21, 2007 ;     581 words ...CHARLES MINGUS: 'EPITAPH' At Symphony Center The highlight ... occurred Friday evening: Charles Mingus' "Epitaph," played by a 31-piece ... and also an endurance test. Mingus' ambitions were massive, so "Epitaph" moved from extravagance ...

Article: Gunther Schuller to direct Charles Mingus Epitaph ...
Chicago Defender;  May 17, 2007 ;     569 words ... ... will pay tribute to the bass virtuoso Charles Mingus Friday when he fronts the Mingus Epitaph Orchestra at the Chicago Symphony Center. The performance marks Mingus' 85th birthday and the 28th year since he died ...