Charles Brackeen

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Charles Brackeen (born 1940 in Oklahoma) is a jazz saxophonist who primarily plays tenor saxophone, but also plays soprano saxophone. He was married to pianist Joanne Brackeen, they have since divorced[1], and they have four children.

He originally studied violin and piano before switching to saxophone. He played in a recording with members of the Ornette Coleman Quartet in 1968 and on Jazz Composer's Orchestra recordings by Don Cherry (1973) and Leroy Jenkins (1975), but did not record anything else until 1987 when he produced three albums. He also has a quartet which produced Worshippers Come Nigh, among other works, in 1995. He has worked with Paul Motian, Ronnie Boykins and Ahmed Abdullah.

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• Biography at All Music Guide

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