Charles Mingus
Acting • Born 1922-04-22 – Died 1979-01-05
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.
Filmography
15 credits
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
Movie • 1990
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
Movie • 2008
All Night Long
Movie • 1962
Himself - Bass
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
Movie • 2022
contrebasse
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
Movie • 2007
himself
Mingus in Greenwich Village
Movie • 2005
Himself
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Movie • 1975
Himself
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Movie • 1968
Himself
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage)
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Movie • 1964
Mingus Erectus
Movie • 2020
Himself
Billie
Movie • 2020
self
Charles Mingus Sextet
Movie • 1964
Self
Jazz
TV • 2001
Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest