Charles McPherson (musician)

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Charles McPherson

Photo by Ed Newman
Background information
Birth name Charles McPherson
Born July 24, 1939
Origin Joplin, Missouri
Genres Jazz
Instruments Alto saxophone
Labels Prestige Records
Arabesque Records
Xanadu Records
Associated acts Charles Mingus

Charles McPherson (born July 24, 1939) is an American jazz alto saxophonist born in Joplin, Missouri, and raised in Detroit, Michigan, most notable for his work from 1960 to 1972 with Charles Mingus.[1]

McPherson also was commissioned to help record ensemble renditions of pieces from Charlie Parker on the 1988 soundtrack for the film Bird.

Discography[2]

As leader

  • Bebop Revisited! (Prestige, 1964)
  • Con Alma! (Prestige, 1965)
  • The Quintet/Live! (Prestige, 1966) - also released as Live at the Five Spot
  • From This Moment On! (Prestige, 1968)
  • Horizons (Prestige, 1968)
  • McPherson's Mood (Prestige, 1969)
  • Charles McPherson (Mainstream, 1971)
  • Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (Mainstream, 1972)
  • Today's Man (Mainstream, 1973)
  • Beautiful! (Xanadu, 1975)
  • Live In Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976)
  • New Horizons (Xanadu, 1977)
  • Free Bop! (Xanadu, 1978)
  • The Prophet (Discovery, 1983) - also released as Follow the Bouncing Ball with additional tracks
  • Illusions in Blue (Chazz Jazz, 1990)
  • First Flight Out (Arabesque, 1994)
  • Come Play With Me (Arabesque, 1995)
  • Live at Vartan Jazz (Vartan Jazz, 1996)
  • Manhattan Nocturne (Arabesque, 1997)
  • Is That It? No, But... (Vega, 2000)
  • A Tribute to Charlie Parker (Clarion Jazz, 2001)
  • Live at the Cellar (Cellar Live, 2002)
  • But Beautiful (Venus, 2003)

As sideman

With Kenny Drew

With Clint Eastwood

With Art Farmer

With Barry Harris

With Charles Mingus

With Don Patterson

With Charles Tolliver

  • Impact (Strata-East, 1973)

With Toshiko Akiyoshi

References

  1. Allmusic
  2. Fitzgerald, M. Charles McPherson discography as leader accessed March 14, 2013
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