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Charles Mingus
Also Known As: Charles Mingus Jr.
Birth Date
April 22, 1922
Death Date
January 5, 1979
(passed away at 56)
Place of Birth
Arizona, USA
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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.
Photos
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TV Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968 • 1 episode
star7.5
TV Show
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
2001 • 10 episodes
Movie
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
contrebasse
2022
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Movie
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Himself
1968
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Movie
All Night Long
Himself - Bass
1962
Movie
Jazz Club 2
2022
Movie
Mingus Erectus
Himself
2020
Movie
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
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Movie
Mingus in Greenwich Village
Himself
2005
Movie
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
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Movie
Last Date
Self
1991
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Movie
Charles Mingus Sextet
Self
1964
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Movie
Billie
self
2020
star7.5
Movie
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Self (archive footage)
1997
Movie
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
himself
2007
star4.2
Movie
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Himself
1975
Movie
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008