Charles Mingus Catalog - album index
1945 (age 23)
- Russell Jacquet - Penny's Worth Of Boogie / Look What You've Done To Me (Globe 105)
- Howard McGhee And His Orchestra 1945-1948 - 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 / Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (Golden Guinea 1020)
- Ernie Andrews - Paradise Lost / 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
- V.A. - Party Favorites (Tops L 1526)
- Wilbert Baranco - Night And Day / Weeping Willie (Black & White 41)
- Wilbert Baranco - Every Time I Think Of You / Baranco Boogie (Black & White 42)
- Wilbert Baranco And His Orchestra - Hot Piano (Tops L 930)
- The Songs Of Lena Horne And Ivie Anderson - Lena And Ivie (Jazztone J-1262)
- Ivie Anderson - I Thought You Ought To Know / The Voot Is Here To Stay (Black & White 772)
- Charles Mingus - The Young Rebel (Swingtime (E) ST 1010)
- Baron Mingus - God's Portrait / unknown title (Fentone 2001) not released
- V.A. - Modern Trumpet Leaders (IAJRC 25)
- Lady Will Carr - After Hours / Lady Will Carr, Baron Mingus - Pipe Dream (4 Star 1106)
- Baron Mingus - Ashby De La Zouch / Love On A Greyhound Bus (4 Star 1105)
- Gene Morris - Riff G.M. / Is It A Sin (Clear Tone 501)
- Gene Morris - G-Ing With Gene / Laughing At Life (Clear Tone 502)
1947
- 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: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy SJL 2212)
- Red Norvo - Move! (Savoy MG 12088)
- George Shearing Quintet, Red Norvo Trio - 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 & Trio - Debut Rarities Volume 2 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1808-2)
- Miles Davis, 'Lockjaw' Davis, Art Blakey - Rare Broadcast Performances (Ozone 7)
- Billy Taylor - Jazz At Storyville (Roost RLP 406)
- Charlie Mingus - Vital Savage Horizons (Alto AL 714)
- Melvin Moore - While I'm Gone / I'll Be There (King 4519)
- Melvin Moore - Possessed / 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 Groups - Debut Rarities Volume 4 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1829-2)
- Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz (Debut DEB-198)
- The George Wallington Trios (Prestige PRST 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 - 1953 Spring Sessions: Broadcast Performances (ESP-Disk' (J) SFX-10027)
- Hooray For 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)
- Charlie Parker - Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 (Verve MGV-8009)
- Bud Powell - 1953 Summer Sessions: Broadcast Performances (ESP-Disk' (J) SFX-10028)
- Charlie Parker - The Bird You Never Heard (Stash ST-CD-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 Volume 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 And His Jazz Groups - My Little Cello (Fantasy LP 6010)
1954
- Ada Moore - Jazz Workshop Volume Three (Original Jazz Classics OJC-1701)
- Ada Moore - Jazz Workshop Volume Three (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1701-2)
- Thad Jones (Debut DEB-127)
- Thad Jones (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-625-2)
- Jay & Kai (Savoy MG 12010)
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 1505)
- The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (Blue Note BLP 1506)
- Charlie Mingus, Wally Cirillo, Teo Macero, John La Porta - Jazz Composers Workshop (No. 2) (Savoy MG 12059)
- Charles Mingus - The Moods Of Mingus (Savoy MG 15050)
- Milt Buckner, Bobby Banks, Vin Strong - Organ...Sweet N' Swing (Regent MG 6004)
- Vin Strong - Heart Strings / Swingin' The Mambo (Savoy 1145)
- The Jazz Experiments Of Charlie Mingus (Bethlehem BCP-65)
- Charles Mingus, John LaPorta - Jazzical Moods (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1857-2)
1955
- Teddy Charles, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Mingus, Shelly Manne - Evolution (Prestige LP 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 Volume 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
- The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop - 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 - Word From Bird (Atlantic LP 1274)
- Don Heller - Blame It On My Youth (Epic LN 3220)
1957
- Charles Mingus - The Clown (Atlantic LP 1260)
- Charlie Mingus - Tonight At Noon (Atlantic LP 1416)
- Orchestra Conducted By Gunther Schuller And George Russell - Modern Jazz Concert (Columbia WL 127)
- Charles Mingus, Hampton Hawes, Danny Richmond - 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 Charlie Mingus (Bethlehem BCP-6019)
- East Coasting By Charlie Mingus (Bethlehem 20-30022)
- The Charles Mingus Group - Debut Rarities Volume 3 (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1821-2)
- Charles Mingus - The Rarest On Debut - Mingus Newly Discovered (Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 003)
- A Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music And Poetry With Charlie Mingus (Bethlehem BCP-6026)
1958
- The Weary Blues With Langston Hughes (MGM E-3697)
1959
- Charles Mingus - Jazz Portraits (United Artists UAL 4036)
- Charlie Mingus - Blues & Roots (Atlantic LP 1305)
- Charles Mingus - Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Parts 1 & 2 (Atlantic 45-5006)
- 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 And His Jazz Groups - 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)
- Mingus (Candid CJM 8021)
- The Complete Candid Recordings Of Charles Mingus (Mosaic MR4-111)
- V.A. - The Jazz Life! (Candid CJM 8019)
- Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy (Candid (Eu) CS 9033)
- Charles Mingus - Mysterious Blues (Candid (Eu) CS 9042)
- Jazz Artists Guild - Newport Rebels (Candid CJM 8022)
- Charles Mingus - Reincarnation Of A Love Bird (Candid (Eu) CS 9026)
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 (Eu) RLR 88661)
- Charlie Mingus - Oh Yeah (Atlantic LP 1377)
1962 (age 40)
- Hooray For Charlie Mingus (Session Disc 118)
- Charles Mingus - Tempo Di Jazz (Tempo Di Jazz (It) CDTJ 704)
- Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle (United Artists UAJ 14017)
- Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle (Blue Note BT 85129)
- Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle (Blue Note CDP 7 46398 2)
- Charlie Mingus - Town Hall Concert (United Artists UAJ 14024)
- Charles Mingus - The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28353 2 5)
- John Coltrane, Charlie Mingus Group - A Night In Birdland Live Vol. 2 (Yadeon 501)
- Charlie Mingus-Cecil Taylor - Rare Broadcast Performances (Ozone 19)
1963
- Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse! A-54)
- Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (Impulse! A-35)
- Mingus Plays Piano (Impulse! A-60)
- V.A. - The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 1 (Impulse! A-99)
1964
- Charles Mingus Sextet With Eric Dolphy - Cornell 1964 (Blue Note 0946 3 92210 2 8)
- Charles Mingus - Town Hall Concert, 1964 Vol. 1 (Charles Mingus JWS 005-S)
- 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 - Oslo 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)
- Charlie Mingus - Meditation (France's Concert (F) FC 102)
- Charles Mingus - Live In Paris 1964 Vol. 2 (France's Concert (F) FC 110)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe Vol. I (enja (G) 3049)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe Vol. I (enja (G) CD 3049-2)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe Vol. II (enja (G) 3077)
- Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe Vol. II (enja (G) CD 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)
- Mingus At Monterey (Charles Mingus JWS 001/002)
1965
- Charles Mingus - My Favorite Quintet Vol. 1, Tyrone Guthrie Theater (Charles Mingus JWS 009)
- Charles Mingus - Music Written For Monterey 1965. Not Heard... Played In Its Entirety At UCLA Vols. 1 & 2 (Charles Mingus JWS 013/014)
1970
- Charly Mingus - Dizzy Atmosphere: Slugs' Vol. 1 (Jazz Birdie's Of Paradise (G) J-Bop 043)
- Charly Mingus - Fables Of Faubus: Slugs' Vol. 2 (Jazz Birdie's Of Paradise (G) J-Bop 044)
- Charlie Mingus - Statements (Joker (J) UPS-2072-KR)
- Charles Mingus - Paris TNP (Ulysse Musique (F))
- Charles Mingus - In Paris 1970 (DIW (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 With Orchestra (Nippon 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 CK 48910)
1972 (age 50)
- Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert (Columbia KG 31614)
- Charles Mingus And Friends In Concert (Legacy C2K 64975)
- V.A. - Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions Vols. 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 (Polskie Nagrania 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
- Charles Mingus - Three Or Four Shades Of Blues (Atlantic SD 1700)
- Charles Mingus - Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (Atlantic SD 8801)
- Charles Mingus - Cumbia & Jazz Fusion (Rhino R2 71785)
- Charles Mingus - Changes Live (Blue Mark Music (J) BMM-053)
- Charles Mingus - Spain '77 (Excelsior ELP 100)
- Lionel Hampton Presents: The Music Of Charles Mingus (Who's Who In Jazz WWLP 21005)
- Charles Mingus, Earl Fatha Hines, Lionel Hampton - Giants Of Jazz Volume Two (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)