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- Janet Coleman and Al Young first met Charles Mingus in the 1950s at the University of Michigan.
- About the Author: Janet Coleman is a writer, actor, and radio personality.
- 187 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Music
- Series Name: Limelight
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Originally published: Berkeley: Creative Arts Book Co., 1989.Book Synopsis
Janet Coleman and Al Young first met Charles Mingus in the 1950s at the University of Michigan. From there they followed him to New York, sitting in on Mingus's workshops and meeting leading jazz artists. Throughout, their friendship gave them a rare view into Mingus and the social and creative forces that informed his art. This joint memoir provides a candid, unforgettable portrait of Mingus suffused with warmth, affection, and humor.
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"Mingus was a genius and eccentric; Janet Coleman has written about both aspects in a portrait as perfect as anything done by a member of my generation "--Edmund White, author of Genet, A Boy's Own Story, City Boy, and A Married Man
About the Author
Janet Coleman is a writer, actor, and radio personality. She is also the author of The Compass, a history of improvisational theatre in America.
Al Young was a poet, novelist, screenwriter, and educator. A former poet laureate of California, he died in 2021.Shipping details
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