Charles McPherson (musician)
Appearance
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Background information | |
Born | Joplin, Missouri,U.S. | July 24, 1939
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Alto saxophone |
Years active | 1960–present |
Labels | Prestige,Mainstream,Xanadu,Arabesque |
Website | charlesmcpherson |
Charles McPherson(born July 24, 1939)[1]is an Americanjazzalto saxophonist born inJoplin, Missouri,United States, and raised inDetroit,Michigan,who worked intermittently withCharles Mingusfrom 1960 to 1974, and as a performer leading his own groups.[1]
McPherson also was commissioned to help record ensemble renditions of pieces fromCharlie Parker,on the 1988 soundtrack for the filmBird.[1]
In 2020, theJazzTimesmagazine readers’ poll named McPherson Artist of the Year, and also selected his albumJazz Dance Suitesas Best New Release.[2]
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]- Bebop Revisited!(Prestige,1965)
- Con Alma!(Prestige, 1965)
- The Quintet/Live!(Prestige, 1967)
- From This Moment On!(Prestige, 1968)
- Horizons(Prestige, 1969)
- 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, 1978)
- Free Bop!(Xanadu, 1979)
- The Prophet(Discovery, 1983)
- Follow the Bouncing Ball(Discovery, 1989)
- Illusions in Blue(Chazz Jazz, 1990)
- First Flight Out(Arabesque,1994)
- Come Play With Me(Arabesque, 1995)
- Live at Vartan Jazz(Vartan, 1997)
- Manhattan Nocturne(Arabesque, 1998)[3]
- But Beautiful(Venus, 2004)
- Charles McPherson with Strings(Clarion, 2005)
- The Journey(Capri Records, 2015)
- Jazz Dance Suites(Chazz Mack, 2020)
As sideman
[edit]WithBarry Harris
- Newer Than New(Riverside,1961)
- Bull's Eye!(Prestige, 1968)
- Stay Right with It(Milestone, 1978)
- Tokyo 1976(Xanadu, 1980)
WithCharles Mingus
- Mingus(Candid, 1961)
- Mingus at Monterey(Jazz Workshop, 1965)
- Music Written for Monterey 1965(Jazz Workshop, 1966)
- My Favorite Quintet(Fantasy, 1964)
- Let My Children Hear Music(Columbia,1972)
- Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert(Columbia, 1973)
- Mingus at Carnegie Hall(Atlantic,1974)
- The Complete 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,Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus(Workshop Jazz,1964)
- Toshiko Akiyoshi,Just Be Bop(Discomate [Japan], 1980)
- Ray Appleton,Killer Ray Rides Again(Sharp Nine, 1996)
- Jeannie &Jimmy Cheatham,Sweet Baby Blues(Concord Jazz, 1985)
- Kenny Drew,For Sure!(Xanadu, 1981)
- Clint Eastwood,Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall(Warner Bros.,1997)
- Art Farmer,The Many Faces of Art Farmer(Scepter,1964)
- Lionel Hampton,At Newport '78(Timeless, 1980)
- Eddie Jefferson,Come Along with Me(Prestige, 1969)
- Eddie Jefferson,There I Go Again(Prestige, 1980)
- LaMont Johnson,New York Exile(Masterscores, 1980)
- Bobby Jones,Arrival of Bobby Jones(Cobblestone, 1972)
- Sam Jones,Cello Again(Xanadu, 1976)
- Dave Pike,Bluebird(Timeless, 1989)
- Jimmy Raney,The Complete Jimmy Raney in Tokyo(Xanadu, 1988)
- Red Rodney,Bird Lives!(Muse,1974)
- Sonny Stitt& Don Patterson,Sonny Stitt/Don Patterson Vol. 2(Prestige, 1998)
- Charles Tolliver,Impact(Strata-East,1976)
- Charlie Parker,Bird(CBS, 1988)
- Don Patterson,Boppin' & Burnin'(Prestige, 1968)
- Don Patterson,Funk You!(Prestige, 1968)
- Larry Vuckovich,City Sounds, Village Voices(Palo Alto, 1982)
- Larry Vuckovich,Blues for Red(Hothouse, 1985)
- Dee Dee Bridgewater,Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album(Phillips, 1996)
References
[edit]- ^abc"Charles McPherson | Biography & History".AllMusic.RetrievedJuly 29,2021.
- ^JazzTimes (2021-02-04)."2020 Readers' Poll Results".JazzTimes.Retrieved2023-09-02.
- ^Fitzgerald, M.Charles McPherson discography as leader,Jazzdiscography.com, accessed March 14, 2013
External links
[edit]- Charles McPhersonNAMM Oral History Interview (2008)
Categories:
- 1939 births
- Living people
- People from Joplin, Missouri
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American saxophonists
- American jazz alto saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- American male jazz musicians
- Arabesque Records artists
- DIW Records artists
- Mainstream Records artists
- Prestige Records artists
- Xanadu Records artists