Charles Mingus
Known for ActingBorn 1922-04-22 — died 1979-01-05Arizona, 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.
Known for
All Night Long
1962 · as Himself - Bass
Jazz Club 2
2022
Mingus Erectus
2020 · as Himself
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
1968 · as Himself
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
Billie
2020 · as self
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Mingus in Greenwich Village
2005 · as Himself
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
2007 · as himself
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
1997 · as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
2022 · as contrebasse
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
1975 · as Himself
Charles Mingus Sextet
1964 · as Self
Last Date
1991 · as Self
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008