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Charles Mingus Jr. 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 legends such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dannie Richmond, and Herbie Hancock.
Birth Name
Charles Barron Mingus
Born
Saturday, 22 April 1922
Died
Friday, 05 January 1979
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pretend It's a City | Self | 2021 |
| Billie | Self - Musician / self | 2020 |
| Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President | Self | 2020 |
| King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story | Self | 2018 |
| Beware of Mr. Baker | Self | 2012 |
| Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz | Self | 2010 |
| Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog | Self / Himself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Jazz | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self | 2001 |
| A Great Day in Harlem | Self | 1994 |
| De laatste sessie | Self | 1991 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pretend It's a City | Self | 2021 |
| Billie | Self - Musician / self | 2020 |
| Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President | Self | 2020 |
| King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story | Self | 2018 |
| Beware of Mr. Baker | Self | 2012 |
| Io sono Tony Scott, ovvero come l'Italia fece fuori il più grande clarinettista del jazz | Self | 2010 |
| Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog | Self / Himself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Jazz | (archive footage) / Self (archive footage) / Self | 2001 |
| A Great Day in Harlem | Self | 1994 |
| De laatste sessie | Self | 1991 |
| All You Need Is Love | Self | 1977 |
| Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975 | Himself | 1975 |
| Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 | Himself / Self | 1968 |
| All Night Long | Himself - Bass / Charles Mingus - Bass | 1962 |
| The Hazel Scott Show | bassist (Hazel Scott Trio) | 1950 |
