Charles Mingus
Acting
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
2022Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
contrebasse
2020Billie
self
2008Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2007Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
himself
2005Mingus in Greenwich Village
Himself
1997Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Self (archive footage)
1990Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1975Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Himself
1968Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Himself
1964You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964Charles Mingus Sextet
Self
1962All Night Long
Himself - Bass