Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 (1968)
Genre: Documentary / Music
Duration: 58 minuten
Alternative title: Mingus
Country:
United States
Directed by: Thomas Reichman
Starst: Charles Mingus, Charles McPherson and Walter Bishop
IMDb score:
7,4 (174)
Releasedate: 2 April 1968
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Not a true documentary or concert film of the jazz legend, but a snapshot and intimate conversation with Mingus in the company of his daughter. The timing wasn't chosen at random, though. We see Mingus in 1966 (the title says 1968, but that's the year of release, not recording) as he's about to be evicted from his apartment. By 1966, Mingus was already a household name with a slew of albums, concerts, music, and more, yet he couldn't pay his rent and was simply thrown out onto the street. This gives the documentary a surreal quality. We see a captivating and sincere conversation with the man about his past, as he plays excerpts from his music, but we also see the man behind the legend as he plays with his daughter and, unfortunately, is also at the beginning of a dark period. It would be several years before Mingus would pick up the threads of his life again.
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