
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

1968
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · tv

2001
Jazz
2001 · tv

2020
Billie
2020 · movie

1962
All Night Long
1962 · movie

1997
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
1997 · movie

1975
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
1975 · movie

2007
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
2007 · movie

2005
Mingus in Greenwich Village
2005 · movie

1968
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
1968 · movie

1991
Last Date
1991 · movie

2022
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
2022 · movie

1990
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990 · movie

1964
Charles Mingus Sextet
1964 · movie

1964
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964 · movie

2022
Jazz Club 2
2022 · movie

2008
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008 · movie