Charles McPherson (musician)
Charles McPherson is an American jazz alto saxophonist born in Joplin, Missouri, and raised in Detroit, Michigan, who worked intermittently with Charles Mingus from 1960 to 1974, and as a performer leading his own groups.
McPherson also was commissioned to help record ensemble renditions of pieces from Charlie Parker on the 1988 soundtrack for the film Bird.Discography
As leader
- Bebop Revisited!
- Con Alma!
- The Quintet/Live!
- From This Moment On!
- Horizons
- McPherson's Mood
- Charles McPherson
- Siku Ya Bibi
- Today's Man
- Beautiful!
- Live in Tokyo
- New Horizons
- Free Bop!
- The Prophet
- Follow the Bouncing Ball
- Illusions in Blue
- First Flight Out
- Come Play With Me
- Live at Vartan Jazz
- Manhattan Nocturne
- But Beautiful
- Charles McPherson with Strings
- The Journey
As sideman
With Barry Harris
- Newer Than New
- Bull's Eye!
- Stay Right with It
- Tokyo 1976
With Charles Mingus
With others
' Art Farmer, The Many Faces of Art Farmer Lionel Hampton, At Newport '78 Eddie Jefferson, Come Along with Me Eddie Jefferson, There I Go Again LaMont Johnson, New York Exile Bobby Jones, Arrival of Bobby Jones Sam Jones, Cello Again Dave Pike, Bluebird Jimmy Raney, The Complete Jimmy Raney in Tokyo Red Rodney, Bird Lives! Sonny Stitt & Don Patterson, Sonny Stitt/Don Patterson Vol. 2 Charles Tolliver, Impact Charlie Parker, Bird Don Patterson, Boppin' & Burnin Don Patterson, Funk You! Larry Vuckovich, City Sounds, Village Voices Larry Vuckovich, Blues for Red'' Dee Dee Bridgewater, '
