Charles Mingus

Sound·Apr 22, 1922·Arizona, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Jazz Club 22022 · Actor	Actor
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 19642022 · contrebasse	contrebasse
Billie2020 · self	self
MMingus Erectus2020 · Himself	Himself
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 19722008 · Actor	Actor
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '642007 · himself	himself
Mingus in Greenwich Village2005 · Himself	Himself
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog1997 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Last Date1991 · Self	Self
Charles Mingus: Epitaph1990 · Actor	Actor
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 19751975 · Himself	Himself
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 19681968 · Himself	Himself
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You1964 · Actor	Actor
Charles Mingus Sextet1964 · Self	Self
All Night Long1962 · Himself - Bass	Himself - Bass