Charles Mingus
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-04-22
Day of Death
1979-01-05 (56 years old)
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
Acting
(2022)
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
as contrebasse
(2020)
Billie
as self
(2020)
Mingus Erectus
as Himself
(2009)
(2008)
(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)
(1975)
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
as Himself
(1968)
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
as Himself
(1964)
(1962)
All Night Long
as Himself - Bass
Crew
(2023)
(2020)
(1998)
The Clown
Music
(1993)
Weird Nightmare
Original Music Composer
(1981)
(1960)
Shadows
Musician, Original Music Composer