Charles Mingus
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- April 22, 1922, Arizona, USA
- Died
- January 5, 1979
- Movies
- 15
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.
Best-Known Movies
All Night Long
1962
Billie
2020
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
1968
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
1997
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
1975
Mingus in Greenwich Village
2005
Charles Mingus Sextet
1964
Last Date
1991
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008
Filmography
| 2022 | Jazz Club 2 | |
| 2022 | Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964 | contrebasse |
| 2020 | Billie | self |
| 2020 | Mingus Erectus | Himself |
| 2008 | Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972 | |
| 2007 | Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 | himself |
| 2005 | Mingus in Greenwich Village | Himself |
| 1997 | Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog | Self (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Last Date | Self |
| 1990 | Charles Mingus: Epitaph | |
| 1975 | Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 | Himself |
| 1968 | Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 | Himself |
| 1964 | You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You | |
| 1964 | Charles Mingus Sextet | Self |
| 1962 | All Night Long | Himself - Bass |
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