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Charles Davis (bookseller)
Charles or Charlie Davis may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Charles Davis (saxophonist) (1933–2016), American jazz saxophonist * Charles Davis (flute player) (born 1946), American jazz flautist * Charles Crawford Davis (1893–1966), American audio engineer and innovator * Charles Edward Davis (1827–1902), English architect and antiquarian * Charles Harold Davis (1856–1933), American landscape painter * Charles Davis (actor) (1925–2009), Irish character actor * Charles Michael Davis (born 1981), American actor and model * Charles Belmont Davis, writer, drama critic, and publisher * Charles K.L. Davis, Native Hawaiian opera singer and musician * Charlie Davis, American bandleader of The Charlie Davis Orchestra * The real name of the Scorpio Killer in ''Dirty Harry'' (1971) Law and politics * Charles Davis (land purchase agent) ( – 1887), New Zealand interpreter, writer and land purchase agent * Charles B. Davis (1877–1943), U.S. federal judge * Charles H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Davis (saxophonist)
Charles Davis (May 20, 1933 – July 15, 2016) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Davis played alto, tenor and baritone saxophone, and performed extensively with Archie Shepp and Sun Ra. Biography Born in Goodman, Mississippi, Davis was raised in Chicago. After being sent to boarding school at St Benedict's in Milwaukee, he graduated from DuSable High School before studying at the Chicago School of Music. Davis also studied privately with John Hauser. During the 1950s, he played with Billie Holiday, Ben Webster, Sun Ra and Dinah Washington. Davis also performed and recorded with Kenny Dorham, with whom he associated musically for many years. During the 1960s, he performed and recorded with Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, Illinois Jacquet, Freddie Hubbard, Johnny Griffin, Steve Lacy and Ahmad Jamal, also working with Blue Mitchell, Erskine Hawkins, John Coltrane and Clifford Jordan. In 1964, Davis topped ''DownBeat'' magazine's International Jazz Critics Poll for bariton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |