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Charles Mingus: Epitaph

1990 · 2h 11m · 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.

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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

Details

Director

Humphrey Burton

Released

January 1, 1990

Runtime

2h 11m

Genres

Music

Studio

Dennis Woolf Productions and Channel 4 Television

Status

Released