About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1922-04-22
Place of birth:
Arizona, USA
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Charles Mingus

Overview

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 Actor contrebasse N/A
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2020 Billie Actor self 59
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2020 Mingus Erectus Actor Himself N/A
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2009 Charles Mingus: Epitaph Actor N/A
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2008 Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972 Actor N/A
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2007 Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 Actor himself N/A
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2005 Mingus in Greenwich Village Actor Himself 59
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2004 Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog Actor Himself (archive footage) 59
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2001 Jazz Actor Self (archive footage) 72
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1975 Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 Actor Himself 59
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1968 Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 Actor Himself 59
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1964 You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You Actor N/A
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1962 All Night Long Actor Himself - Bass 59
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Sound
2023 Dos dies i l’eternitat Sound Songs N/A
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2020 Regarde, on ne voit rien Sound Music N/A
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1998 The Clown Sound Music N/A
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1993 Weird Nightmare Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1981 Stations of the Elevated Sound Music 59
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1960 Shadows Sound Musician 62
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1960 Shadows Sound Original Music Composer 62
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