Two of Charles Mingus's friends have written these memoirs, published together.

"..a breezy but heartfelt tribute to an irascible talent, a collection as passionate and unruly as its subject." - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

"Mingus was capable of violent, outrageous actions... Coleman and Young illuminate this ominous side of their subject but call attention to other facets as well... that have seldom been described and certainly never quite so well as in these pages." - SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

JANET COLEMAN is a writer and actress.

AL YOUNG is an award-winning author of several screenplays and more than fifteen books.

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