In late June 1960, Charles Mingus had one of his famous faux meltdowns. Miffed at George Wein's Newport Jazz Festival over an ad listing him as one of the performers (rather than the center of the universe), Mingus demanded a raise from his agreed-upon $700 to $5,000, a fee he'd heard Benny Goodman was receiving.
When Wein explained that the $5,000 for G…
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