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 (17 titles)
MovieJazz Club 2
2022
MovieJazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
contrebasse · 2022
6.8MovieBillie
self · 2020
Mingus Erectus
Himself · 2020
MovieCharles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008
MovieJazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
himself · 2007
5.5MovieMingus in Greenwich Village
Himself · 2005
7.5ShowJazz
Self (archive footage) · 2001
7.5MovieCharles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Self (archive footage) · 1997
10.0MovieLast Date
Self · 1991
MovieCharles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
4.2MovieCharles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Himself · 1975
6.8ShowThe Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1968
7.3MovieMingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Himself · 1968
MovieYou’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
7.0MovieCharles Mingus Sextet
Self · 1964
6.8MovieAll Night Long
Himself - Bass · 1962