the charts and compete in the Charles Mingus High School Competition. In 1993, the Library of Congress acquired Mingus's collected papers--including scores, sound recordings, correspondence, and photos--in what it called "the most important acquisition of a manuscript collection relating to jazz in the Library's history".

Biography

Early life and career

Mingus was born in Nogales, Arizona, in 1922, to Charles Mingus Sr., a staff

1.Previous
3.Next