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Charles Mingus
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22 Apr 1922
† 05 Jan 1979
Arizona, USA
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.
Also Known As
Charles Mingus Jr.
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Charles Mingus's Movies
68%
All Night Long
06 Feb 1962
68%
Billie
30 Sept 2020
73%
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
02 Apr 1968
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Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
01 Jan 1997
42%
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
24 Jul 1975
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Mingus in Greenwich Village
24 Mar 2005
70%
Charles Mingus Sextet
12 Apr 1964
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Last Date
13 Dec 1991
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Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
01 Jan 2008
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Charles Mingus: Epitaph
01 Jan 1990
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Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
02 Mar 2022
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Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
01 Sept 2007
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You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
31 Dec 1964
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Mingus Erectus
14 Mar 2020
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Jazz Club 2
26 Jun 2022
