Charles McPherson (born July 24, 1939) is an American
jazz
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alto saxophonist born in
Joplin, Missouri
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, United States, and raised in
Detroit
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,
Michigan
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, who worked intermittently with
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and ...
from 1960 to 1974, and as a performer leading his own groups.
McPherson also was commissioned to help record ensemble renditions of pieces from
Charlie Parker
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...
, on the 1988 soundtrack for the film ''
Bird
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''.
Discography
As leader
* ''
Bebop Revisited!
''Bebop Revisited!'', is the debut album led by American jazz alto saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1964 and released on the Prestige label.Fitzgerald, MJazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entryaccessed May 15, 2018
Reception
Al ...
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Prestige
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* ''Prestige'' (film), a 1932 American film directed by Tay Garnet ...
From This Moment On!
''From This Moment On!'' is the fourth album led by saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label.Fitzgerald, MJazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entryaccessed May 15, 2018
Reception
Allmusic awarded t ...
McPherson's Mood
''McPherson's Mood'' is the sixth album led by saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.Fitzgerald, MCharles McPherson discography as leaderaccessed March 14, 2013
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 ...
Mainstream
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First Flight Out
''First Flight Out'' is an album by saxophonist Charles McPherson which was recorded in 1994 and released on the Arabesque label.Arabesque
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, 1994)
* '' Come Play With Me'' (Arabesque, 1995)
* ''Live at Vartan Jazz'' (Vartan, 1997)
* '' Manhattan Nocturne'' (Arabesque, 1998)Fitzgerald, M Charles McPherson discography as leader Jazzdiscography.com, accessed March 14, 2013
* ''But Beautiful'' (Venus, 2004)
* ''Charles McPherson with Strings'' (Clarion, 2005)
* ''The Journey'' (Capri Records, 2015)
* ''Jazz Dance Suites'' (Chazz Mack, 2020)
As sideman
With
Barry Harris
Barry Doyle Harris (December 15, 1929 – December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. He was an exponent of the bebop style.
Life and career
Harris was born in Detroit, Michigan, on December ...
* ''
Newer Than New
''Newer Than New'' is an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1961 and released on the Riverside label.Riverside
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, 1961)
* '' Bull's Eye!'' (Prestige, 1968)
* ''Stay Right with It'' (Milestone, 1978)
* ''Tokyo 1976'' (Xanadu, 1980)
With
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz upright bassist, pianist, composer, bandleader, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered to be one of the greatest jazz musicians and ...
Music Written for Monterey 1965
''Music Written for Monterey 1965'' (subtitled ''Not Heard... Played in its Entirety, at UCLA'') is a live album by the American bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus, recorded at Royce Hall in Los Angeles and released on Mingus's own J ...
'' (Jazz Workshop, 1966)
* ''
My Favorite Quintet
''My Favorite Quintet'' is a live album by the American bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus, recorded at Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and released on Mingus's own Jazz Workshop label in 1966.Let My Children Hear Music
''Let My Children Hear Music'' is an album released by Columbia Records in 1972 of music by composer Charles Mingus, produced by Teo Macero. The music is scored for large jazz orchestra and Mingus worked with several arrangers, orchestrators and c ...
Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert
''Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert'' is a live album by the jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus, recorded at the Philharmonic Hall of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 1972 and released on the Columbia label.Mingus at Carnegie Hall'' (
Atlantic
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, 1974)
* ''
The Complete Town Hall Concert
''The Complete Town Hall Concert'' is a live album by the American bassist, composer and bandleader Charles Mingus, recorded at The Town Hall in New York City and first released on the United Artists label in 1962 as ''Town Hall Concert''.
'' (United Artists, 1983)
* ''The Complete Candid Recordings of Charles Mingus'' (Mosaic, 1985)
* ''Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife'' (Columbia, 1988)
* ''Charles Mingus Sextet Paris, TNP October 28th 1970'' (Ulysse Musique, 1988)
* ''Live in Chateauvallon, 1972'' (France's Concert, 1989)
* '' Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session'' (Sunnyside, 2007)
* ''Pithycanthropus Erectus'' (America, 1971)
* ''Reincarnation of a Lovebird'' (Prestige, 1974)
* ''Something Like a Bird'' (Atlantic, 1980)
With others
*
Pepper Adams
Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a s ...
, ''
Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus
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Toshiko Akiyoshi
is a Japanese–American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader.
Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in ''Down Beat'' magazine's annual Readers' Poll. ...
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1980)
* Ray Appleton, ''Killer Ray Rides Again'' (Sharp Nine, 1996)
* Jeannie &
Jimmy Cheatham
James Rudolph Cheatham (June 18, 1924 – January 12, 2007) was an American jazz trombonist and teacher who played with Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, and Ornette Coleman.
In 1978, Cheatham was invited to lead the jazz program at Universit ...
, ''Sweet Baby Blues'' (Concord Jazz, 1985)
*
Kenny Drew
Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist.
Biography
Drew was born in New York City, United States, and received piano lessons from the age of five.Feather, Leonard, & Ira Gitler (2 ...
Clint Eastwood
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, 1997)
*
Art Farmer
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Lionel Hampton
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, ''At Newport '78'' (Timeless, 1980)
*
Eddie Jefferson
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, ''Come Along with Me'' (Prestige, 1969)
* Eddie Jefferson, ''There I Go Again'' (Prestige, 1980)
*
LaMont Johnson
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Early years
Johnson was born in Stoc ...
, ''New York Exile'' (Masterscores, 1980)
* Bobby Jones, ''Arrival of Bobby Jones'' (Cobblestone, 1972)
* Sam Jones, ''
Cello Again
''Cello Again'' is an album by bassist and cellist Sam Jones which was recorded in 1976 and released on the Xanadu label.Dave Pike
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, ''Bluebird'' (Timeless, 1989)
*
Jimmy Raney
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, ''The Complete Jimmy Raney in Tokyo'' (Xanadu, 1988)
*
Red Rodney
Robert Roland Chudnick (September 27, 1927 – May 27, 1994), known professionally as Red Rodney, was an American jazz trumpeter.
Biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he became a professional musician at 15, working in the mid-1940 ...
, ''
Bird Lives!
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Muse
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, 1974)
*
Sonny Stitt
Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his ...
& Don Patterson, ''Sonny Stitt/Don Patterson Vol. 2'' (Prestige, 1998)
* Charles Tolliver, ''
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Charlie Parker
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Funk You!
''Funk You!'' is an album by organist Don Patterson (organist), Don Patterson recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige Records, Prestige label.Larry Vuckovich
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Career
Born in Kotor, a small Montenegrin coastal town in the former Yugoslavia, the pianist was classically trained as a child but was also drawn to the jazz ...
, ''City Sounds, Village Voices'' (Palo Alto, 1982)
* Larry Vuckovich, ''Blues for Red'' (Hothouse, 1985)
*
Dee Dee Bridgewater
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