Charles Mingus
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- April 22, 1922
- Died
- January 5, 1979
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Zoizeau Mingus
Zoizeau Mingus TBA
Sound
Two Days and Eternity 2023
Songs
Jazz Club 2 2022
Actor
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964 2022
as contrebasse
- Regarde, on ne voit rien
Regarde, on ne voit rien 2020
Music
Billie 2020
as self
- Mingus Erectus
Mingus Erectus 2020
as Himself
Photographic Memory 2011
Music
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972 2008
Actor
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 2007
as himself
Mingus in Greenwich Village 2005
as Himself
The Clown 1998
Music
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog 1997
as Self (archive footage)
Weird Nightmare 1993
Original Music Composer
Last Date 1991
as Self
Charles Mingus: Epitaph 1990
Actor, Music
Stations of the Elevated 1981
Music
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 1975
as Himself
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 1968
as Himself
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You 1964
Actor
Charles Mingus Sextet 1964
as Self
All Night Long 1962
as Himself - Bass
Shadows 1960
Musician, Original Music Composer
Credits from TMDB.