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
all 23
Movies 21
self 10
TV Shows 2
Songs
Dos dies i l'eternitat (2023)
Movie
contrebasse
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964 (2022)
Movie
Music
Regarde, on ne voit rien (2020)
Movie
self
Billie (2020)
Movie
Himself
Mingus Erectus (2020)
Movie
Charles Mingus: Epitaph (2009)
Movie
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972 (2008)
Movie
himself
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 (2007)
Movie
Himself
Mingus in Greenwich Village (2005)
Movie
Self
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jazz (2001)
TV
6
Music
The Clown (1998)
Movie
Composer
Glint (1996)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Weird Nightmare (1993)
Movie
Composer
Stations of the Elevated (1981)
Movie
Composer
Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light (1980)
Movie
Composer
Vie et mort d'Untel (1980)
Movie
Himself
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 (1975)
Movie
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
TV
Self
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 (1968)
Movie
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (1964)
Movie
Himself - Bass
All Night Long (1962)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Musician
Shadows (1960)
Movie
6
Ratings
Average 4.75
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1960
1980
2001
2001
2023
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-04-22
Deathday1979-01-05 (56 years old)
Birth PlaceNogales, United States of America
ReligionHinduism
ChildrenCharles Mingus III, Eric Mingus
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesNew York · Arizona, United States of America, Cuernavaca, Mexico
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Grammy Hall of Fame
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