Charles Mingus: Epitaph

(1990)

Genres: Music

Year: 1990

Runtime: 131 мин

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Director: Хамфри Бертон

Cast: Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Randy Brecker, Уинтон Марсалис, Lew Soloff, Jack Walrath, Urbie Green, Britt Woodman, John Handy, Jerome Richardson

Plot

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.