Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
April 22, 1922
Died
January 5, 1979 (age 56)
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.
Known For
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
TV
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
2001
Film
All Night Long
Himself - Bass
1962
Film
Billie
self
2020
Film
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Himself
1968
Film
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Self (archive footage)
1997
Film
Mingus in Greenwich Village
Himself
2005
Film
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
contrebasse
2022
Film
Mingus Erectus
Himself
2020
Film
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964
Film
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Himself
1975
Film
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
himself
2007
Film
Charles Mingus Sextet
Self
1964
Film
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990
Film
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008
Filmography
2022FilmJazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964as contrebasse2020FilmBillieas self2020FilmMingus Erectusas Himself2008FilmCharles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 19722007FilmJazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64as himself2005FilmMingus in Greenwich Villageas Himself2001TVJazzas Self (archive footage)1997FilmCharles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdogas Self (archive footage)1990FilmCharles Mingus: Epitaph1975FilmCharles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975as Himself1968TVThe Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest1968FilmMingus: Charlie Mingus 1968as Himself1964FilmYou’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You1964FilmCharles Mingus Sextetas Self1962FilmAll Night Longas Himself - Bass