According to Miles Davis, on a cross-country road trip with Charlie Mingus and Max Roach, Mingus declares he’d rather crash a car than hit an animal that ran in front of him — which was swiftly tested on that same trip when Mingus drove Max’s car into a fire hydrant to avoid a dog.

“After… driving many of my friends away by making weird noises while experimenting with my voice, I finally learned a few of the basic techniques of this fascinating group of vocal styles … of the blues greats of the past – especially Charlie Patton, Tommy McClennan, and Chester “Howlin’ Wolf” Burnett.” – Artist Paul Pena

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