Charles Mingus Catalog - album index
1945 (age 23)
- Russell Jacquet - Penny's Worth Of Boogie b/w Look What You've Done To Me (Globe 105)
- V.A. - McGhee Special (Jazz Circle Basel (Swi) JCB 20)
- Baron Mingus - West Coast 1945-49 (Uptown UPCD 27.48)
- The Complete Illinois Jacquet Sessions 1945-50 (Mosaic MR6-165)
- Rex Stewart Plays Duke Ellington/Illinois Jacquet And His All-Stars Play Uptown Jazz (Grand Award GA 33-315)
- Ernie Andrews - You Go To My Head b/w Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (Golden Guinea 1020)
- Ernie Andrews - Paradise Lost b/w I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance (Golden Guinea 1021)
- Tenor Sax Of Lucky Thompson - The Beginning Years (IAJRC CD 1001)
- Dinah Washington Sings The Blues (Grand Award GA 33-318)
- Dinah Washington - Mellow Mama (Delmark DL 451)
1946
- Wilbert Baranco And His Rhythm Bombardiers - Hot Piano (Tops L 1639)
- Lena Horne Sings And Ivie Anderson - Lena And Ivie (Jazztone J 1262)
- Ivie Anderson And Her All Stars (Storyville (E) SLP 804)
- Charles Mingus - The Young Rebel (Swingtime (E) ST 1010)
- Baron Mingus - God's Portrait b/w unknown title (not released) (Fentone 2001)
- V.A. - Modern Trumpet Leaders (IAJRC 25)
- Lady Will Carr - After Hours b/w Lady Will Carr/Baron Mingus - Pipe Dream (4 Star 1106)
- Baron Mingus - Ashby De La Zouch b/w Love On A Greyhound Bus (4 Star 1105)
- Gene Morris - Riff G.M. b/w Is It A Sin (Clear Tone 501)
- Gene Morris - G-Ing With Gene b/w Laughing At Life (Clear Tone 502)
1947 (age 25)
- Lionel Hampton 3 - Sweatin' With Hamp 1945.1950 (MCA (F) 510.103)
- Lionel Hampton - Hamp's Golden Favorites (Decca DL 4296)
- Lionel Hampton 5 - Swinging Sessions! 1945.1950 (MCA (F) 510.117)
- Lionel Hampton 7 - Hamp's Small Combos 1947-1950 (MCA (F) 510.181)
1948
- Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra 1948 (Weka (Swi) Jds 12-1)
- Lionel Hampton In Concert (Cicala Jazz Live (It) BLJ 8015)
1950
- The Red Norvo Trio With Tal Farlow And Charles Mingus (Savoy SJL 2212)
- Red Norvo - Move! (Savoy MG 12088)
- Red Norvo/George Shearing - Midnight On Cloud 69 (Savoy MG 12093)
- Red Norvo Trio (Standard Q 261)
- The Red Norvo Trio (Natural Organic 7001)
- Red Norvo Trio (Rond-Lette A 28)
- Red Norvo Trio (Standard Q 262)
- Red Norvo Trio (Standard Q 266)
1951
- The Charles Mingus Duo And Trio - Debut Rarities, Vol. 2 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1808-2)
- Miles Davis - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Art Blakey (Ozone 7)
- Billy Taylor - Jazz At Storyville (Roost RLP 406)
- Charles Mingus - Vital Savage Horizons (Alto AL 714)
- Melvin Moore - While I'm Gone b/w I'll Be There (King 4519)
- Melvin Moore - Possessed b/w Hold Me, Kiss Me, Squeeze Me (King 4539)
1952 (age 30)
- The Rarest On Debut: Charles Mingus (Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001)
- The Charles Mingus Group Featuring Jackie Paris, The Gordons, And Bob Benton - Debut Rarities, Vol. 4 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1829-2)
- Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut DEB 198)
- The George Wallington Trios Featuring Charles Mingus, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach (Prestige PR 7587)
- Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut (J) DEB 198)
- Charlie Parker - Ballads And Birdland (Klacto (E) MG 101)
- V.A. - Operation Jazz (Roost OJ 1)
- From Barrelhouse To Bop: A History Of Jazz Piano - Narrated And Played By John Mehegan With Charles Mingus, Bassist (Perspective PR 1)
- Charlie Parker - The Happy "Bird" (Charlie Parker PLP 404)
1953
- The Complete Roost Sonny Stitt Studio Sessions (Mosaic MD9-208)
- Bud Powell - Spring Broadcasts 1953 (ESP-Disk' ESP 3022)
- The Bud Powell Trio (Session Disc 109)
- Bud Powell - Inner Fires (Elektra/Musician E1 60030)
- Earl Bud Powell, Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55 (Mythic Sound MS 6002-1)
- Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings (Debut 12DCD 4402-2)
- The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 1 (Debut DLP 2)
- The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall (Debut DEB 124)
- The Bud Powell Trio (Fantasy LP 6006)
- Miles Davis - Blue Haze (Prestige PRLP 7054)
- The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
- The Magnificent Charlie Parker (Clef MGC 646)
- The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #7 - Jazz Perennial (Verve MGV 8009)
- Bud Powell - Summer Broadcasts 1953 (ESP-Disk' ESP 3023)
- Charlie Parker - The Bird You Never Heard (Stash STCD 10)
- Charlie Parker - Dance Of The Infidels (S.C.A.M. JPG 1)
- Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 2 (Original Jazz Classics OJC 111)
- Bud Powell Trio - Jazz At Massey Hall, Vol. 2 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 111-2)
- Jazz Workshop - Trombone Rapport / Trombone Workshop (Debut (D) DEB 130)
- Four Trombones (Debut DEB 126)
- The Charles Mingus Octet/The Jimmy Knepper Quintet - Debut Rarities, Vol. 1 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1807-2)
- Charles Mingus Octet (Debut DEP 450)
- Introducing Paul Bley (Original Jazz Classics OJC 201)
- Introducing Paul Bley (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 201-2)
- Teo Macero - Explorations (Debut DLP 6)
- Oscar Pettiford - My Little Cello (Fantasy LP 6010)
1954
- Ada Moore (Original Jazz Classics OJC 1701)
- Ada Moore (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1701-2)
- Thad Jones (Debut DEB 127)
- The Fabulous Thad Jones (Original Jazz Classics OJC 625)
- The Fabulous Thad Jones (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 625-2)
- V.A. - The Many Faces Of Blues (Savoy MG 12125)
- J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding - Jay And Kai (Savoy MG 12010)
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1505)
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1506)
- Charles Mingus - Jazz Composers Workshop, #2 (Savoy MG 12059)
- Charles Mingus - Jazz Workshop (Savoy SJL 1113)
- V.A. - Organ - Sweet And Swingin' (Regent MG 6004)
- Vin Strong - Heart Strings b/w Swingin' The Mambo (Savoy 1145)
- The Jazz Experiments Of Charles Mingus (Bethlehem BCP 65)
- Charles Mingus/John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1857-2)
1955
- Teddy Charles - Evolution (Prestige PRLP 7078)
- Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods (Original Jazz Classics OJC 1702)
- Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1702-2)
- V.A. - I Just Love Jazz Piano - Down And Out (Savoy MG 12100)
- The John Mehegan Trio/Quartet (Savoy MG 15054)
- Jimmy Scott - Very Truly Yours (Savoy MG 12027)
- The Fabulous Thad Jones (Fantasy LP 6004)
- John Dennis - New Piano Expressions (Debut DEB 121)
- John Dennis - New Piano Expressions: Debut Rarities, Vol. 5 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1843-2)
- Ralph Sharon - Easy Jazz (London (US) LL 1488)
- Miles Davis - Blue Moods (Debut DEB 120)
- The Rarest On Debut: Charles Mingus Sideman (Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 002)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia (Debut DEB 123)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 045-2)
- Charles Mingus - Chazz! (Debut (D) DEB 139)
- The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach (Fantasy LP 6009)
1956
- Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (Atlantic LP 1237)
- Metronome All-Stars 1956 (Clef MGC 743)
- Quincy Jones - This Is How I Feel About Jazz (ABC-Paramount ABC 149)
- Teddy Charles - The Word From Bird (Atlantic LP 1274)
- Don Heller - Blame It On My Youth (Epic LN 3220)
1957 (age 35)
- Charles Mingus - The Clown (Atlantic LP 1260)
- Charles Mingus - Tonight At Noon (Atlantic LP 1416)
- Gunther Schuller/George Russell - Brandeis Jazz Festival (Columbia WL 127)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus Three (Jubilee JLP 1054)
- Charles Mingus - New Tijuana Moods (RCA Bluebird 5635-1-RB)
- Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods (RCA Bluebird 09026 63840-2)
- Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods (RCA Victor LPM 2533)
- V.A. - RCA Victor 80th Anniversary: The First Label In Jazz (bonus disc) (RCA Victor RCMJ 68969-2)
- East Coasting By Charles Mingus (Bethlehem BCP 6019)
- East Coasting By Charles Mingus (Bethlehem 20-30022)
- The Charles Mingus Group Featuring Wynton Kelly And Pepper Adams - Debut Rarities, Vol. 3 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD 1821-2)
- Charles Mingus - The Rarest On Debut: Mingus Newly Discovered (Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003)
- Charles Mingus - A Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music And Poetry (Bethlehem BCP 6026)
1958
1959
- Charles Mingus - Jazz Portraits (Wonderland) (United Artists UAJ 14005)
- Charles Mingus - Blues And Roots (Atlantic LP 1305)
- Charles Mingus - Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting, Pt. 1&2 (Atlantic 5006)
- Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings 1956-1961 (Rhino R2 72871)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um (Columbia CL 1370)
- Charles Mingus - Newport 1959 & More (Cool Jazz (J) 2123)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus Dynasty (Columbia CL 1440)
1960
- Charles Mingus - Pre-Bird (Mercury MG 20627)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus At Antibes (Atlantic SD 2-3001)
- Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus (Candid CJM 8005)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus (Candid CJM 8021)
- The Complete Candid Recordings Of Charles Mingus (Mosaic MR4-111)
- Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy (Candid CCD 79033)
- Charles Mingus - Mysterious Blues (Candid CCD 79042)
- V.A. - The Jazz Life! (Candid CJM 8019)
- Charles Mingus - Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (Candid CJM 8026)
- Jazz Artists Guild - Newport Rebels (Candid CJM 8022)
1961
- V.A. - Music From The Soundtrack 'All Night Long' (Fontana (E) TFL 5179)
- Dave Brubeck - Summit Sessions (Columbia C 30522)
- Charles Mingus - The Complete 1961-1962 Birdland Broadcasts (Rare Live Recordings RLR 88661)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus Oh, Yeah! (Atlantic LP 1377)
1962 (age 40)
- Charles Mingus - Thelonious Monk - John Coltrane - Eric Dolphy (Europa Jazz (It) EJ 1013)
- Hooray For Charles Mingus (Session Disc 118)
- Charles Mingus - Tempo Di Jazz (Tempo Di Jazz (It) CDTJ 704)
- Duke Ellington - Money Jungle (United Artists UAJ 14017)
- Duke Ellington - Money Jungle (Blue Note BT 85129)
- Duke Ellington - Money Jungle (Blue Note CDP 7 46398-2)
- Charles Mingus - Town Hall Concert (United Artists UAJ 14024)
- Charles Mingus - The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28353-2)
- Charles Mingus - A Night In Birdland Live, Vol. 2 (Yadeon (J) 501)
- Charles Mingus - Cecil Taylor (Ozone 19)
1963
- Charles Mingus - Five Mingus (Impulse! A 54)
- Charles Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Impulse! A 35)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus Plays Piano (Impulse! A 60)
- V.A. - The Definitive Jazz Scene, Vol. 1 (Impulse! A 99)
1964
- Charles Mingus Sextet With Eric Dolphy - Cornell 1964 (Blue Note CDP 0946 3 92210-2-8)
- Charles Mingus - Town Hall Concert 1964, Vol. 1 (Mingus JWS 005)
- Charles Mingus - Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Vol. 1 (Ulysse Musique (F) AROC 50506/07)
- Charles Mingus - Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Vol. 2 (Ulysse Musique (F) AROC 50608)
- Charles Mingus Sextet Live In Oslo 1964, Vol. 1 (Landscape (F) LS2 913)
- Charles Mingus - Live In Oslo 1964 Featuring Eric Dolphy (Jazz Up (It) JU 307)
- Charles Mingus Sextet Live In Oslo 1964, Vol. 2 (Landscape (F) LS2 919)
- Charles Mingus Sextet Live In Stockholm 1964 (Royal Jazz (D) RJD 518)
- Charles Mingus Sextet Live In Copenhagen 1964 (Landscape (F) LS2 905)
- Charles Mingus - Astral Weeks (Moon (It) MLP 016-1)
- Charles Mingus Orchestra With Eric Dolphy 1964, Vol. 1 - Hope So Eric (Ingo (It) ten)
- Charles Mingus Sextet Live In Europe (Unique Jazz UJ 23)
- Charles Mingus Orchestra With Eric Dolphy, Vol. 2 - Fables Of Faubus (Ingo (It) thirteen)
- Charles Mingus Orchestra With Eric Dolphy, Vol. 3 - Parkeriana (Ingo (It) fifteen)
- The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus (America (F) 30 AM 003-005)
- Charles Mingus - Meditation (Esoldun (F) FC 102)
- Charles Mingus - Live In Paris 1964, Vol. 2 (Esoldun (F) FC 110)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe, Vol. I (Enja (G) 3049)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe, Vol. I (Enja (G) ENJ 3049-2)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe, Vol. II (Enja (G) 3077)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe, Vol. II (Enja (G) ENJ 3077-2)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus In Stuttgart, April 28, 1964 Concert (Unique Jazz UJ 007/08)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus In Stuttgart, April 28, 1964 Concert (Unique Jazz UJ 009)
- Charles Mingus - Right Now: Live At The Jazz Workshop (Fantasy LP 6017)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus At Monterey (Mingus JWS 001/02)
1965
- Charles Mingus - My Favorite Quintet, Vol. 1: Tyrone Guthrie Theater (Mingus JWS 009)
- Charles Mingus - Music Written For Monterey 1965. Not Heard... Played In Its Entirety At UCLA, Vol. 1&2 (Mingus JWS 013/014)
1970 (age 48)
- Charles Mingus - Dizzy Atmosphere: Live At Historic Slug's, Vol. 1 (Jazz View (G) J-Bop 043)
- Charles Mingus - Fables Of Faubus: Live At Historic Slug's, Vol. 2 (Jazz View (G) J-Bop 044)
- Charles Mingus - Statements (Joker (J) UPS 2072)
- Charles Mingus - Paris TNP (Ulysse Musique (F))
- Charles Mingus - In Paris 1970 (DIW Records (J) DIW-326)
- Charles Mingus In Paris: The Complete America Session (Sunnyside SSC 3065)
- Charles Mingus - Blue Bird (America (F) 30 AM 6110)
- Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (America (F) 30 AM 6109)
- Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (Beppo (E) BEP 508)
1971
- Charles Mingus (Columbia (J) NCB 7008)
- Charles Mingus - Newport 1971 (Cool Jazz (J) 798)
- Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia KC 31039)
- Charles Mingus - Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia/Legacy CK 48910)
1972 (age 50)
- Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert (Columbia KG 31614)
- Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert (Columbia/Legacy C2K 64975)
- V.A. - Newport In New York '72: The Jam Sessions, Vol. 1&2 (Cobblestone CST 9025-2)
- Charles Mingus - Nice Jazz Festival 1972 (Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-025)
- V.A. - After Hours: The Great Pescara Jam Sessions (Port's Song (It) CD L1003)
- Charles Mingus - Live In Holland 1972 (Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-041/042)
- Charles Mingus - Lost Ronnie Scott's Jam (Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-047/048/049)
- Charles Mingus - Rare Live Broadcasts 1972 & 1973 (Cool Jazz (J) 2156)
- Charles Mingus - Stormy And Funky Blues (Moon (It) MCD 064-2)
- Charles Mingus - Live In Chateauvallon, 1972 (France's Concert (F) FCD 134)
- Charles Mingus Quintet Featuring Dexter Gordon (White Label)
- Charles Mingus - Blue Skylark (Original Revival Collection 8256)
- V.A. - Jazz Jamboree '72 (Muza (Polish) XL 0929)
- Charles Mingus - Stockholm 1964 And Berlin 1972 (Tribal Blast (J) DVD-007)
1973
- Charles Mingus - Jazz Workshop 1973 (Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-032)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus Moves (Atlantic SD 1653)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus Moves (Rhino R2 71454)
1974
- Charles Mingus - Mingus At Carnegie Hall (Atlantic SD 1667)
- Charles Mingus - Midnight Jam (Cool Jazz (J) 2187)
- Charles Mingus - Umbria Jazz Festival 1974 (Deep Thought (J) DTVD-0006)
- Charles Mingus - Changes One (Atlantic SD 1677)
- Charles Mingus - Changes Two (Atlantic SD 1678)
1975
- Charles Mingus - Village Vanguard 1975 (Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-017/018)
- Charles Mingus - Bremen 1975 (Cool Jazz (J) 346/347)
- Charles Mingus - Live At Montreux (Eagle Vision EREVDV449)
- Charles Mingus - Berliner Jazztage 1975 (Cool Jazz (J) 2250)
- Charles Mingus - Jazz Jamboree And More (Cool Jazz (J) 966)
- Charles Mingus - Passions Of A Man: An Anthology Of His Atlantic Recordings (Atlantic SD 3-600)
1976
- Charles Mingus - Keystone Korner (Jazz Door (G) JD 1219)
- Charles Mingus - Live At Sankei Hall 1976 (Couriers Of Jazz (J) COJ-006)
1977 (age 55)
- Charles Mingus - Three Or Four Shades Of Blues (Atlantic SD 1700)
- Charles Mingus - Cumbia And Jazz Fusion (Atlantic SD 8801)
- Charles Mingus - Cumbia And Jazz Fusion (Rhino R2 71785)
- Charles Mingus - Changes Live (Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-053)
- Charles Mingus - Spain '77 (Excelsior ELP 100)
- The Music Of Charles Mingus (Baystate (J) RVJ 6037)
- Lionel Hampton Presents The Music Of Charles Mingus (Who's Who In Jazz WWLP 21005)
- V.A. - Giants Of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Who's Who In Jazz WWLP 21014)
1978
- Charles Mingus - Something Like A Bird (Atlantic SD 8805)
- Charles Mingus - Me, Myself An Eye (Atlantic SD 8803)