Charles Mingus

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 5

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Jazz 2001TV show as Self (archive footage)

Shadows 1960Movie Composer

All Night Long 1962Movie as Himself - Bass

Charles Mingus: Epitaph 1990Movie

Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog 1997Movie as Self (archive footage)