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Mingus

A portrait of this great bassist/jazz composer and some of the hard times that came his way. Shows scenes of him conducting his big band, composing, singing and reciting his own poetry.

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  • "Charlie Mingus--1968"@en
  • "Mingus in Greenwich Village"
  • "Charles Mingus"
  • "Mingus (Charlie Mingus) 1968"@en
  • "Mingus (Charlie Mingus) 1968"

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  • "This documentary is a self portrait, filmed mostly during one night in November 1966, while Mingus was waiting for the police to deliver an eviction order to him at his Greenwich Village apartment."
  • ""Charles Mingus, jazz bassist/composer, performs and talks about his life, work, and politics." -- RES."
  • "An excellent cinema-verite of Charlie Mingus, a great bassist/composer, and some of the hard times that have come his way."
  • "A portrait of this great bassist/jazz composer and some of the hard times that came his way. Shows scenes of him conducting his big band, composing, singing and reciting his own poetry."
  • "A portrait of this great bassist/jazz composer and some of the hard times that came his way. Shows scenes of him conducting his big band, composing, singing and reciting his own poetry."@en
  • "Charles Mingus, jazz composer, discusses his philosophy, experiences, music, and poetry. Background music composed and played by Mingus."
  • "A cinema vérité portrait of jazz bassist/ composer Charlie Mingus. Most of the film takes place in his cluttered New York loft where he is awaiting eviction."
  • "Charlies Mingus, jazz bassist and composer, performs and talks about his life, work and politics. A portrait of the bassist/composer mixing performance footage with an interview conducted by Reichman as Mingus waited to be evicted from his New York apartment in 1968."@en
  • "This interview with jazz musician Charlie Mingus was made at the time of his eviction from his New York City apartment. With his five-year-old daughter and amidst the clutter of his belongings, the famed double bass player, pianist, composer and bandleader, addresses the camera and discusses his work, the discrimination he experienced in the U.S. and abroad, and the often complicated relationships of men and women. Mingus' monologue is intercut with footage of him and various groups performing in clubs with numbers including: "All the things you are," "Secret love," and "Take the A train." At the conclusion, Mingus is evicted from his home and arrested for suspected drug use. His double bass is abandoned on the city street."
  • "Charlie Mingus, jazz bassist/composer, performs and talks about his life, work, and politics."
  • "Charlie Mingus, jazz bassist/composer, performs and talks about his life, work, and politics."@en
  • "Charles Mingus, jazz bassist and composer, performs, recites poetry, and talks about his life, work, racism, politics, aspirations. Footage includes Mingus being interviewed in his rented loft space in New York City with the company of his young daughter, followed by his publicized eviction; various performances in clubs and with an orchestra; Mingus and his wife strolling in New York City; Mingus with children in Central Park."@en

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  • "Music"
  • "Music"@en
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Nonfiction films"@en
  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "Interviews"
  • "Interviews"@en
  • "Biography"

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  • "Mingus"@en
  • "Mingus"

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