Charles Mingus: Epitaph(1990)

movie - first aired/released 1990-01-01 - 131 min

Music

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.

Cast

Charles Mingus
Gunther Schuller
Randy Brecker
Wynton Marsalis
Lew Soloff
Jack Walrath
Urbie Green
Britt Woodman
John Handy
Jerome Richardson
Bobby Watson
Roger Rosenberg
Reggie Johnson
John Abercrombie
Victor Lewis
Sue Mingus

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