Charles Mingus
Biography
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist, pianist, composer, and bandleader. 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 musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Herbie Hancock.
Movie Appearances
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
All Night Long
as Himself - Bass
1962
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
as contrebasse
2022
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
as himself
2007
Mingus in Greenwich Village
as Himself
2005
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
as Himself
1968
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
as Himself
1975
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Mingus Erectus
as Himself
2020
Billie
as self
2020
Charles Mingus Sextet
as Self
1964
Last Date
as Self
1991
