Charles Mingus
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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.
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Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 (1968)
as Himself
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964 (2022)
as contrebasse
Mingus Erectus (2020)
as Himself
All Night Long (1962)
as Himself - Bass
Jazz Club 2 (2022)
Actor
Charles Mingus: Epitaph (1990)
Actor
Billie (2020)
as self
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Charles Mingus Sextet (1964)
as Self
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You (1964)
Actor
Last Date (1991)
as Self
Mingus in Greenwich Village (2005)
as Himself
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972 (2008)
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Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 (1975)
as Himself
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 (2007)
as himself