Charles Mingus

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Charles Mingus

Sound April 22, 1922

Arizona, USA

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…

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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

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  1. 2023
    Dos dies i l’eternitat

    Movie Songs

  2. 2022
    Jazz Club 2

    Movie

  3. 2022
  4. 2020
    Regarde, on ne voit rien

    Movie Music

  5. 2020
    Billie

    Movie self

  6. 2020
    Mingus Erectus

    Movie Himself

  7. 2011
    Photographic Memory

    Movie Music

  8. 2008
  9. 2007
  10. 2005
    Mingus in Greenwich Village

    Movie Himself

  11. 2001
    Jazz

    TV show Self (archive footage)

  12. 1998
    The Clown

    Movie Music

  13. 1997
    Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  14. 1993
    Weird Nightmare

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1991
    Last Date

    Movie Self

  16. 1990
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  1. 1981
    Stations of the Elevated

    Movie Music

  2. 1975
  3. 1968
    The Dick Cavett Show

    TV show Self - Guest

  4. 1968
    Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968

    Movie Himself

  5. 1964
  6. 1964
    Charles Mingus Sextet

    Movie Self

  7. 1962
    All Night Long

    Movie Himself - Bass

  8. 1960
    Shadows

    Movie Musician