Lord, Lord will my travail ever cease??
Mingus was one of the great Jazz composers. This is the source of his fame. His leadership of the group was through his compositions and arrangements, not his bass playing.
Roach and Blakey were known primarily through the people that played with them. Such as Brownie and the multitudes that played and matured with Blakey.
Haden?? No Comment, since his 'sounds' were / are not Jazz.
All this is covered in Jazz-Jazz 101.
Cheers
Mingus was one of the great Jazz composers. This is the source of his fame. His leadership of the group was through his compositions and arrangements, not his bass playing.
Roach and Blakey were known primarily through the people that played with them. Such as Brownie and the multitudes that played and matured with Blakey.
Haden?? No Comment, since his 'sounds' were / are not Jazz.
All this is covered in Jazz-Jazz 101.
Cheers