Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity.

Charles Mingus Jr. (1922 CE-1979 CE), Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and composers in history, with a career spanning three decades and collaborations with other jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, and Eric Dolphy.