abstract:Mingus Dynasty was an American jazz ensemble formed in 1979, just after the death of Charles Mingus, which featured many musicians Mingus recorded or played with. The group was named after the 1959 album Mingus Dynasty.
Mingus has contributed greatly to keeping Mingus's music alive, both in the U.S. and internationally, through the Mingus Big Band, the Mingus Orchestra and the 7-piece MingusDynasty, along with the competition.
Among Mingus's notable albums including "Pithecanthropus Erectus, " "New Tijuana Moods" and "Mingus Dynasty" "Mingus Ah Um" stands out as the purest and most affecting expression of his aesthetic, a moment when his ever-shifting music and musicians came into perfect alignment.