2011Nominee
Best Performance
Photographic Memory
Charles Mingus
Actor
Arizona, USA
April 22, 1922
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1960Nominee
Best Performance
Shadows
1993Winner
Best Performance
Weird Nightmare
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Performance
Billie
2022Highlight
Best Performance
Jazz Legends: Charles Mingus & Eric Dolphy - 1964
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Photographic Memory
Shadows
Billie