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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.
Top Filmography
6.7
All Night Long
1962 // MOVIE
7.5
Jazz
2001 // TV
6.8
Billie
2020 // MOVIE
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 // TV
7.0
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
1968 // MOVIE
4.2
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
1975 // MOVIE
5.5
Mingus in Greenwich Village
2005 // MOVIE
6.0
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
1997 // MOVIE
0.0
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008 // MOVIE
0.0
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
1990 // MOVIE
0.0
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
2022 // MOVIE
0.0
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
2007 // MOVIE
0.0
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964 // MOVIE
0.0
Mingus Erectus
2020 // MOVIE
0.0
Charles Mingus Sextet
1964 // MOVIE