By 1966, work slowed considerably for bassist and leader Charles Mingus. He hadn't recorded a studio album since 1963 (Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus for Impulse), and live dates in 1965 were largely in Europe. Unable to pay the rent on his loft on Manhattan's Great Jones St. in 1966, he was evicted that November along with his furnishings, musi…
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