Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog

Name: Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Director: Don McGlynn
Genre: Biography, Music, Musical, Documentary
Released: 1997
Duration: 78 min
Cast: Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Wynton Marsalis, Sue Mingus, Celia Zaentz

1997 · Biography · 1h 18m

★7.4/ 10

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Nine years in the making, CHARLES MINGUS - Triumph of the Underdog is the first comprehensive documentary about jazz bassist, bandleader and composer Charles Mingus. A lucid involving portrait showing the many faces and tortured heart of a music genius, the film also features an abundance of clips of Mingus in performance.

Director Don McGlynnGenres Biography, Music, Musical, Documentary