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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
Character: contrebasse
MOVIE • 2022
Billie
Character: self
MOVIE • 2020
Mingus Erectus
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2020
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
Character:
MOVIE • 2009
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
Character:
MOVIE • 2008
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
Character: himself
MOVIE • 2007
Mingus in Greenwich Village
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2005
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Character: Himself (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2004
Jazz
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2001
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 1975
The Dick Cavett Show
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 1968
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 1968
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Character:
MOVIE • 1964
All Night Long
Character: Himself - Bass
MOVIE • 1962
Crew
Crew Credits
Dos dies i l’eternitat
Role: Songs
MOVIE • 2023
Regarde, on ne voit rien
Role: Music
MOVIE • 2020
The Clown
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1998
Weird Nightmare
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 1993
Stations of the Elevated
Role: Music
MOVIE • 1981
Shadows
Role: Musician
MOVIE • 1960
Shadows
Role: Original Music Composer
MOVIE • 1960