Charles Mingus
Birthday
1922/04/22
Day of death
1979/01/05 (56 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Arizona, USA
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(1990) Charles Mingus: Epitaph
as ---
(2008) Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
as ---
(1962) All Night Long
as Himself - Bass
(2022) Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
as contrebasse
(2007) Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
as himself
(2005) Mingus in Greenwich Village
as Himself
(1997) Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
as Himself
(1975) Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
as Himself
(1964) You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
as ---
(2020) Mingus Erectus
as Himself
(2020) Billie
as self
(1964) Charles Mingus Sextet
as Self
(2001) Jazz
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest