Charles Mingus
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
- Sound
- Born
- 1922-04-22 · Arizona, USA
- Died
- 1979-01-05
Known for
- Shadows (1960) — Musician
- All Night Long (1962) — Himself - Bass
- Jazz (2001) — Self (archive footage)
- Billie (2020) — self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
- Stations of the Elevated (1981) — Music
- Photographic Memory (2011) — Music
- Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 (1968) — Himself
- Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 (1975) — Himself
- Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1997) — Self (archive footage)
- Mingus in Greenwich Village (2005) — Himself
- Charles Mingus Sextet (1964) — Self
- Last Date (1991) — Self
- Weird Nightmare (1993) — Original Music Composer
- Charles Mingus: Epitaph (1990)
- Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972 (2008)