Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1922-04-22
Day of Death
1979-01-05
Place of Birth
Arizona, USA
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.
Filmography (14)
⭐ 0
Role:
contrebasse
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
2022
⭐ 6.8
Role:
self
Billie
2020No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Himself
Mingus Erectus
2020
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008
⭐ 0
Role:
himself
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
2007
⭐ 5.5
Role:
Himself
Mingus in Greenwich Village
2005
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
1997
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Self
Last Date
1991
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
⭐ 4.2
Role:
Himself
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
1975
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Himself
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
1968
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Self
Charles Mingus Sextet
1964
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Himself - Bass