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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 22, 1922
Deathday: January 05, 1979
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Charles Mingus: Epitaph
2009-04-28
Charles Mingus: Epitaph
Overview: Conductor Gunther Schuller leads 30 renowned musicians in this spectacular world-premiere performance of Charles Mingus's epic composition, "Epitaph," filmed at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on June 3, 1989. Clocking in at more than two hours long, the landmark piece was unearthed only after the jazz legend's death in 1979. The orchestra includes such musical luminaries as Wynton Marsalis, Lew Soloff, Bobby Watson and Urbie Green.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-28
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Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
2008-01-01
Charles Mingus Quintet - Live in Berlin 1972
Overview: Joe Gardner, trumpet; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone sax & clarinet; John Foster, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Roy Brooks, drums. Cat Anderson, trumpet, guest star on "Perdido". Philarmonie, Berlie, Germany, November 5, 1972.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-01
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All Night Long
1962-02-06
All Night Long
Overview: Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambitious drummer, Johnny Cousin, attempts to tear the interracial couple apart.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-02-06
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Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
2022-03-02
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-03-02
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Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
2007-09-01
Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64
Overview: Charles Mingus showcases three exceptional concerts performed in April 1964 featuring his most celebrated lineup--Jaki Byard (piano), Dannie Richmond (drums), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Clifford Jordan (tenor sax) and the great Eric Dolphy (alto sax, flute and bass clarinet). Recorded within an eight-day span, less than three months before Dolphy's death, the three concerts showcase Mingus's visionary leadership and the band's incredible depth and diversity with unique performances and arrangements of classics including "So Long Eric" and the groundbreaking "Meditations On Integration".
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2007-09-01
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Mingus in Greenwich Village
2005-03-24
Mingus in Greenwich Village
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-24
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Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
2004-10-24
Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Overview: Don McGlynn's uncompromising and soulful documentary look at the tumultuous life of musician and rebel Charles Mingus is fascinating stuff. Mingus said of himself "I am half black man, half yellow man, but I claim to be a Negro. I am Charles Mingus, the famed jazz musician--but not famed enough to make a living in America." His statement summed up the conflict that plagued this musical genius his entire life: volatility, pain, prescience, and raw rage roiled inside a complex man, composer, bass player, and trombonist who transcended labels and refused to be pigeonholed into a single musical style--and who did not achieve real fame until late in his career.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-24
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Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
1968-04-02
Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968
Overview: A close-up of bass player and composer Charlie Mingus as he and his five-year-old daughter await eviction by the City of New York.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-04-02
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Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
1975-07-24
Charles Mingus: Live at Montreux 1975
Overview: Charles Mingus was one of the greatest jazz bassists of all time, but most of all he was an innovative composer and a leader with a clear vision of what he wanted and where his music had to go. In 1975 he made his first appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival, accompanied by musicians who had worked with him on the albums 'Changes One' and 'Changes Two', two milestones of music, from which the pieces performed in the show were taken. At the end of the concert, the band is joined by two special guests: the saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and Benny Bailey on trumpet.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-07-24
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You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
1964-12-31
You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Overview: Description by D.A Pennebaker: "This movie is something of a mystery. Timothy Leary was getting married to a model named Nena Von Schlebrugge up in Millbrook, New York at the Hitchcock house, where Leary had been carrying on his hallucinogenic revelries for the past year or so after leaving Harvard. It was rumored that this was going to be the wedding of the season, the wedding of Mr. And Mrs. Swing as Cab Calloway put it. Blackwood took me downtown to meet Monte Rock III who was singing at Trudy Heller’s but who was also a very pricey and off-the-wall hairdresser and was in fact going to be doing the bride’s hair. Nena’s brother, Bjorn, known as the “Baron” was a friend of the Hitchcock’s, as was I, and the idea of going along and filming the wedding seemed not unwarranted. I’ve always wanted to film someone getting married."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-31
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Mingus Erectus
2020-03-14
Mingus Erectus
Overview: Music can change the lives of those who listen to it. This was the case for author Noël Balen, who was inspired to write a collection of poems, accompanied by a record, as a tribute to legendary double bassist Charles Mingus. A genuine work of art, this documentary filmed in black and white hooks us into the bewitching world of jazz. Artists and singers give voice to Balen’s poems, accompanied by the immortal music of Mingus. A dazzling musical voyage, as bold as it is inventive.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2020-03-14
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Billie
2020-09-30
Billie
Overview: ‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-30
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