
Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1922-04-22 00:00:00
Birth Place:Arizona, USA
Known For:Acting
Death Date:1979-01-05 00:00:00
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Charles Mingus
Biography
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 â 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 (21)
â 4.2

Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Role: Himself1975

Charles Mingus Sextet
Role: Self1964

Charles Mingus: Epitaph
music1990
â 6

Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Role: Self (archive footage)1997
â 8

Weird Nightmare
original music composer1993
â 7.4

Stations of the Elevated
music1981

Dos dies i lâeternitat
songs2023
No Image
Regarde, on ne voit rien
music2020

The Clown
music1998
No Image
Mingus Erectus
Role: Himself2020
â 6.9

Shadows
musician1960
â 7.3

Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Role: Himself1968
â 5.5

Mingus in Greenwich Village
Role: Himself2005

Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
Role: himself2007

Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
Role: contrebasse2022

Charles Mingus: Epitaph
actor1990

Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
actor2008
â 6.9

Shadows
original music composer1960
â 6.8

Billie
Role: self2020

Youâre Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
actor1964
â 6.7

All Night Long
Role: Himself - Bass1962