Mark Charig (born 22 February 1944 in

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) is a British

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er and

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ist. He was particularly active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he played in settings as diverse as

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's group,

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, and

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's group and his

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big band. Charig also featured on several

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albums, being particularly prominent in a long solo on the title track of ''

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'', on the title track of

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and on the track "Fallen Angel" on the ''

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'' album, as well as in a work-in-progress version of " Starless". In the mid-1970s he also toured with the group Red Brass, which featured singer

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. He also appeared with the

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and recorded with

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, as well as releasing his own ''Pipedream'' LP on

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. He is also a member of the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra. He now lives in Germany and is a member of the Wuppertal-based Conduction Orchestra. More recently, he has recorded ''KJU:'' a CD of quartet improvisations with the group "Quatuohr".

Discography

As leader

* ''Pipedream'' with Keith Tippett, Ann Winter, (Ogun, 1977) * ''Amore'' with Taya Fisher, Floros Floridis (J.N.D., 1985) * ''Live in Mestre'' with Radu Malfatti, Evan Parker, Tony Rusconi (WM Boxes, 2011) * ''Free Music On a Summer Evening'' with Jörg Fischer, Georg Wolf (sporeprint, 2014)

As sideman

With

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* ''Rif'' (Claxon, 1987) * ''Quotl'' (hat ART, 1989) * ''Cities & Streets'' (hat ART, 1991) With

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* ''Elton Dean'' (CBS, 1971) * ''Oh! for the Edge'' (Ogun, 1976) * ''Happy Daze'' (Ogun, 1977) * ''Boundaries'' (Japo, 1980) * ''Live at the BBC'' (Hux, 2003) * ''Ninesense Suite'' (Jazzwerkstatt, 2011) * ''The 100 Club Concert 1979'' (Reel, 2012) With

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/London Jazz Composers' Orchestra * ''Ode'' (Incus, 1972) * ''Zurich Concerts'' (Intakt, 1988) * ''

Harmos ''Harmos'' is an album by Barry Guy and the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra that features a recording of a large-scale, 44-minute composition by Guy. It was recorded in April 1989, just before the LJCO's 20th anniversary, in Zürich, Switzerland, ...

'' (Intakt, 1989) * '' Double Trouble'' (Intakt, 1990) * ''

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'' (Intakt, 1992) * ''Portraits'' (Intakt, 1994) * ''Three Pieces for Orchestra'' (Intakt, 1997) * ''

Double Trouble Two ''Double Trouble Two'' is an album by Barry Guy and the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra with guest artists Irène Schweizer (piano), Marilyn Crispell (piano), and Pierre Favre (drums). Documenting a large-scale, 47-minute composition by Guy, i ...

'' (Intakt, 1998) * ''Study II/Stringer'' (Intakt, 2005) With

* ''Lizard'' (Island, 1970) * ''Islands'' (Island, 1971) * ''Red'' (Island, 1974) With Chris McGregor * ''Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath'' (RCA/Neon, 1970) * ''Brotherhood'' (RCA Victor, 1972) * ''Live at Willisau'' (Ogun, 1974) * ''Procession'' (Ogun, 1978) * ''Yes Please'' (In and Out, 1981) * ''Travelling Somewhere'' (Cuneiform, 2001) * ''Bremen to Bridgwater'' (Cuneiform, 2004) * ''Eclipse at Dawn'' (Cuneiform, 2008) With Harry Miller * ''Family Affair'' (Ogun, 1977) * ''Down South'' (Varajazz, 1984) * ''Full Steam Ahead'' (Reel, 2009) * ''Different Times, Different Places'' (Ogun, 2013) With

* ''Fourth'' (CBS, 1971) * ''BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert'' (Windsong, 1972) * ''The Peel Sessions'' (Strange Fruit, 1990) * ''Fourth/Fifth'' (Columbia, 1999) * ''Backwards'' (Cuneiform, 2002) * ''BBC Radio 1967–1971'' (Hux, 2003) With

* ''You Are Here...I Am There'' (Polydor, 1970) * ''Dedicated to You, But You Weren't Listening'' (Vertigo, 1971) * ''Frames Music for an Imaginary Film'' (Ogun, 1978) * ''A Loose Kite in a Gentle Wind Floating with Only My Will for an Anchor'' (Ogun, 1986) * ''Live at Le Mans'' (Red Eye, 2007) With others * Graham Bell, ''Graham Bell'' (Charisma, 1972) *

, ''Septober Energy'' (RCA/Neon, 1971) *

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, ''Hells Angels'' (Openian, 1975) *

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, ''1969'' (Polydor, 1971) *

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, ''Eddy Grant'' (Torpedo, 1975) *

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, ''Hopper Tunity Box'' (Compendium, 1977) *

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, ''Reg King'' (United Artists, 1971) *

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, ''Scoop'' (In and Out, 1983) *

, ''Marcel's Muse'' (Ogun, 1977) *

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, ''Soft Heap'' (Charly, 1979) *

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, ''Sunset Glow'' (Utopia, 1975) *

Gary Windo Gary Windo (7 November 1941, in Brighton, England – 25 July 1992, in New York City) was an English jazz tenor saxophonist. Career Windo came from a musical family in England. By age six he took up drums and accordion, then guitar at twelve and ...

, ''His Master's Bones'' (Cuneiform, 1996) * Gary Windo, ''Anglo American'' (Cuneiform, 2004) *

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, ''The End of an Ear'' (CBS, 1970)

References

External links

Biography
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Calyx, the Canterbury website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charig, Mark 1944 births Living people British jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters Soft Machine members Canterbury scene British rhythm and blues boom musicians Centipede (band) members 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century British male musicians British male jazz musicians Brotherhood of Breath members Bluesology members