Charles Fambrough (August 25, 1950January 1, 2011) was an American

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. Fambrough was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers during the early 1980s. Suffering from kidney failure, congestive heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension, he died in 2011 at the age of 60.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With

Kei Akagi is a Japanese American jazz pianist. In particular, he is known for his work with the Airto Moreira/ Flora Purim group and in Miles Davis's band in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was born in Japan, but lived in Cleveland, Ohio, for part o ...

* ''Mirror Puzzle'' (1994) With

Art Blakey Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1 ...

* '' Live at Montreux and Northsea'' (Timeless, 1980) * ''

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'' (Timeless, 1981) * '' Straight Ahead'' (Concord Jazz, 1981) * '' Killer Joe'' (Union Jazz, 1981) - with George Kawaguchi * '' Keystone 3'' (Concord Jazz, 1982) * ''

Oh-By the Way ''Oh-By the Way'' is an album by the drummer Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers recorded in 1982 in the Netherlands and released on the Dutch Timeless label.

'' (Timeless, 1982) With

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Introducing Three for All + One ''Introducing Three for All + One'' is the second album led by saxophonist Craig Handy which was recorded in 1993 and released on the Arabesque label. Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "The improvisations are explorative yet melo ...

'' (Arabesque, 1993) With

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awar ...

* ''Fathers and Sons'' (1982) * ''

'' (Columbia, 1982) With Eric Mintel * ''Impressions of Jazz'' (Jazz Lions, 1996) With

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* '' Crescent with Love'' (Venus, 1992) With

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz piano, jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Masters, NEA ...

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'' (1978) * ''

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'' (1979) With

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Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real ''Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real'' is the final album recorded by jazz multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk featuring performances by Kirk with string section and orchestra.

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References

External links

Charles Fambrough Obituary, Last Moments

at ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''.
Additional biographical material
at ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fambrough, Charles 1950 births 2011 deaths American jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Hard bop double-bassists The Jazz Messengers members Musicians from Philadelphia Post-bop double-bassists Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania American male jazz musicians CTI Records artists