Charles McPherson
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz alto saxophonist (born 1939)
Film & TV
Known for
- Mingus in Greenwich Village — Himself2005
- Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall — Self1997
- The Price of Kissing — Saxophone Player1997
- Mingus: Charlie Mingus 1968 — Himself1968
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1939-07-24
hard bopjazz
Discography
- Deception
- Bebop Revisited!1964
- Con Alma!1965
- Feelin' Good!1965
- From This Moment On!1968
- Horizons1969
- McPherson's Mood1970
- Charles McPherson1971
- Today's Man1973
- New Horizons1978
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- Listeners
- 6,148
- Total plays
- 42,402
Tags
jazzsaxophoneclassic jazzbebopjazz saxophone
A Charlie Parker disciple who brings his own lyricism to the bebop language, Charles McPherson has been a reliable figure in modern mainstream jazz for more than 35 years. He played in the Detroit jazz scene of the mid-'50s, moved to New York in 1959, and within a year was working with Charles Mingus. McPherson and his friend Lonnie Hillyer succeeded Eric Dolphy and Ted Curson as regular members of Mingus' band in 1961 and he worked with the bassist off and on up until 1972. <a href="https://www
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- McPherson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Joplin
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- vocal music
- Instrument
- alto saxophone
- Official website
- www.charlesmcpherson.com
- Image
- Charles McPherson.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1939-07-24
- Commons category
- Charles McPherson
- influenced by
- Charlie Parker
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
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