Charles Mingus : triumph of the underdog / a Shanachie presentation ; [presented by] Winter Moon Productions and Jazz Workshop Inc. ; produced by Don McGlynn, Sue Mingus ; directed by Don McGlynn.

The first comprehensive documentary of Afro-American jazz bassist, bandleader and composer Charles Mingus who led a tumultuous life filled with trauma and frustration, joy and creativity. Nine years in the making and exhaustively researched, virtually everything used in the film is extraordinarily...

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Corporate Authors: Jazz Workshop, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) (Producer)
Winter Moon Productions (Producer)
Shanachie Entertainment Corp (Publisher)
Other Authors: McGlynn, Don (Producer, Director)
Mingus, Sue (Producer)
Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979 (Instrumentalist)
Richmond, Dannie (Performer)
Schuller, Gunther (Performer)
Butterfield, Don (Performer)
Young, Snooky (Performer)
Knepper, Jimmy, 1927-2003 (Performer)
Walrath, Jack (Performer)
Soloff, Lew (Performer)
Woodman, Britt (Performer)
Handy, John, 1933- (Performer)
Adams, George, 1940-1992 (Performer)
Richardson, Jerome (Performer)
Bert, Eddie (Performer)
Brecker, Randy (Performer)
Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- (Performer)
Language:English
Published: Newton, NJ : Shanachie Entertainment Corp., [1999], ℗1999.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Mingus, Charles, > 1922-1979.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
Double bassists > United States > Biography.
African American musicians > Biography.
Double bassists.
African American musicians.
Jazz musicians.
United States.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Triumph of the underdog.
Format: Video DVD

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