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Charles Mingus: Epitaph

Release1990
Runtime2H 11M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

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.

Principal Cast8

Full Cast & Crew (21)

Media1

Posters

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Director

Humphrey Burton

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Certification

NR
Countries:United States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
Production:Dennis Woolf ProductionsChannel 4 Television