Charles Mingus
Birthday: 1922-04-22
Place of Birth: Arizona, USA
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
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
Conductor Gunther Schuller leads 30 renowned musicians in this spectacular world-premiere performanc...
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Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
Joe Gardner, trumpet; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax & clarinet; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, b...
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All Night Long
Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic par...
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Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
Charles Mingus showcases three exceptional concerts performed in April 1964 featuring his most celeb...
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Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Don McGlynn's uncompromising and soulful documentary look at the tumultuous life of musician and reb...
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Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
A close-up of bass player and composer Charlie Mingus as he and his five-year-old daughter await evi...
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Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Charles Mingus was one of the greatest jazz bassists of all time, but most of all he was an innovati...
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You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Description by D.A Pennebaker: "This movie is something of a mystery. Timothy Leary was getting mar...
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Mingus Erectus
Music can change the lives of those who listen to it. This was the case for author Noël Balen, who w...
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Billie
‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Li...
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