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