Charles Mingus
Sound
April 22, 1922
Died January 5, 1979 (56 years old)
Arizona, USA
17
Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
2022
as contrebasse
Jazz Club 2
2022
Mingus Erectus
2020
as Himself
Billie
2020
as self
6.9
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
2007
as himself
Mingus in Greenwich Village
2005
as Himself
5.5
Jazz
2001
as Self (archive footage)
7.4
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
1997
as Self (archive footage)
7.5
Last Date
1991
as Self
10
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
1975
as Himself
4.2
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
1968
as Himself
7.3
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
6.8
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Charles Mingus Sextet
1964
as Self
7
All Night Long
1962
as Himself - Bass
6.8