Quick Burst

I started reading Minguses Biography today. I was amazed by the first 20 pages! This guy had a completely different up bringing than Miles had. This might explain why he was such a different musician than Miles was. I wonder what my upbringing means when it comes to my musicianship.  In order to show the comparison here is a piece by Mingus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7CoJEyiSfE

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  1. UnknownJuly 11, 2018 at 9:27 AM

    I like the link and your enthusiasm into jazz!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 11, 2018 at 9:42 AM

    I love how passionate you are about this topic! keep it up!

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