Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog

Name: Charles Mingus: Triumph of the Underdog
Director: Don McGlynn
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Music, Musical
Released: 1997-01-01
Duration: 4680 s
Cast: Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Wynton Marsalis

Directed by Don McGlynn

Not Rated

1997 78m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary), [Biography](/on-demand/category/biography)

7.490%7.5

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.