Charles Mingus
April 22, 1922 (102 years old) in Arizona, USA
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.
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Credits
- 2022 · Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964 as contrebasse
- 2020 · Billie as self
- 2020 · Mingus Erectus as Himself
- 2009 · Charles Mingus: Epitaph as
- 2008 · Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972 as
- 2007 · Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 as himself
- 2005 · Mingus in Greenwich Village as Himself
- 2004 · Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog as Himself (archive footage)
- 2001 · Jazz as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 · Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 as Himself
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1968 · Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 as Himself
- 1964 · You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You as
- 1962 · All Night Long as Himself - Bass