Charles Mingus

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.

Known For

All Night Long

as Himself - Bass

Jazz

as Self (archive footage)

Billie

as self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968

as Himself

Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975

as Himself

Mingus in Greenwich Village

as Himself

Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog

as Himself (archive footage)

Charles Mingus: Epitaph

Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972