Charles Mingus: Epitaph

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Charles Mingus: Epitaph (1990)

Directed by Humphrey Burton

Music · 2h 11m

Conductor Gunther Schuller leads 30 renowned musicians in this spectacular world-premiere performance of Charles Mingus's epic composition, "Epitaph," filmed at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on June 3, 1989. Clocking in at more than two hours long, the landmark piece was unearthed only after the jazz legend's death in 1979. The orchestra includes such musical luminaries as Wynton Marsalis, Lew Soloff, Bobby Watson and Urbie Green.

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Cast

Charles Mingus Gunther Schuller Randy Brecker Wynton Marsalis
L
Lew Soloff
J
Jack Walrath
U
Urbie Green
B
Britt Woodman
J
John Handy Jerome Richardson
B
Bobby Watson
R
Roger Rosenberg

Crew

Director
Humphrey Burton
Producer
Sue Mingus, Dennis Woolf

Details

Release date
1990-01-01
Runtime
2h 11m
Genres
Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom
Production
Dennis Woolf Productions, Channel 4 Television