Birthday:
Apr 22, 1922
Place of Birth: Arizona, USA
Place of Birth: Arizona, USA
Charles Mingus
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Mingus: Epitaph | 2009 | |
| Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972 | 2008 | |
| All Night Long | Himself - Bass | 1962 |
| Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964 | contrebasse | 2022 |
| Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 | himself | 2007 |
| Mingus in Greenwich Village | Himself | 2005 |
| Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 | Himself | 1975 |
| Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 | Himself | 1968 |
| Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog | Himself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You | 1964 | |
| Mingus Erectus | Himself | 2020 |
| Billie | self | 2020 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Jazz | Self (archive footage) | 2001 |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | 1968 |
