Known For
Sound
Born
Apr 22, 1922
Died
Jan 05, 1979
Place of Birth
Arizona, USA
Credits
24 titles
Charles Mingus
Biography
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
Filmography
Dos dies i l'eternitat
Songs
Jazz Club 2
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
contrebasse
Regarde, on ne voit rien
Music
Billie
self
Mingus Erectus
Himself
Photographic Memory
Music
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
himself
Mingus in Greenwich Village
Himself
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
The Clown
Music
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Self (archive footage)
Weird Nightmare
Original Music Composer
Last Date
Self
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
Stations of the Elevated
Music
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Himself
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Himself
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Charles Mingus Sextet
Self
All Night Long
Himself - Bass
Shadows
Original Music Composer