
Charles Mingus
Born
April 22, 1922
Died
January 5, 1979 (56 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Arizona, USA
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.

Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
contrebasse
0.0
2022

Billie
self
6.9
2020
Mingus Erectus
Himself
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2020

Charles Mingus: Epitaph
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2009

Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
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2008

Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
himself
0.0
2007

Mingus in Greenwich Village
Himself
5.5
2005

Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Himself (archive footage)
6.0
2004

Jazz
Self (archive footage) · (10 episodes)
8.0
2001

Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Himself
4.2
1975

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
6.7
1968

Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Himself
7.0
1968

You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
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1964

All Night Long
Himself - Bass
6.7
1962