Sound · Arizona, USA · Born April 22, 1922
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.
MovieJazz Club 2
2022
MovieJazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
2022
as contrebasse
MovieBillie
2020
as self
Mingus Erectus
2020
as Himself
MovieCharles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008
MovieJazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
2007
as himself
MovieMingus in Greenwich Village
2005
as Himself
TVJazz
2001
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCharles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLast Date
1991
as Self
MovieCharles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
MovieCharles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
1975
as Himself
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieMingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
1968
as Himself
MovieYou’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
MovieCharles Mingus Sextet
1964
as Self
MovieAll Night Long
1962
as Himself - Bass
