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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. All Night Long (1962) — Himself - Bass
2. Jazz (2001) — Self (archive footage)
3. Billie (2020) — self
4. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
5. Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 (1968) — Himself
6. Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1997) — Self (archive footage)
7. Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 (1975) — Himself
8. Mingus in Greenwich Village (2005) — Himself
9. Charles Mingus Sextet (1964) — Self
10. Last Date (1991) — Self
11. Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972 (2008)
12. Charles Mingus: Epitaph (1990)
13. Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964 (2022) — contrebasse
14. Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 (2007) — himself
15. You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (1964)
16. Mingus Erectus (2020) — Himself
17. Jazz Club 2 (2022)