Charles Mingus

Composer

Born: April 22, 1922
Died: January 5, 1979 (age 56)
From: Arizona, USA

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,…

Filmography (15)

Jazz Club 2 (2022)
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964 (2022)
contrebasse
Billie (2020)
self
Mingus Erectus
Mingus Erectus (2020)
Himself
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972 (2008)
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 (2007)
himself
Mingus in Greenwich Village (2005)
Himself
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1997)
Self (archive footage)
Last Date (1991)
Self
Charles Mingus: Epitaph (1990)
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 (1975)
Himself
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 (1968)
Himself
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (1964)
Charles Mingus Sextet (1964)
Self
All Night Long (1962)
Himself - Bass