Charles McPherson
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 60 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. Although he and Hillyer had a short-lived quintet in 1966, McPherson was not a full-time leader until 1972. In 1978, he moved to San Diego, which has been his home ever since and sometimes he uses his son, Chuck McPherson, on drums. Charles McPherson, who helped out on the film Bird by playing some of the parts not taken from Charlie Parker records, has led dates through the years for Prestige (1964-1969), Mainstream, Xanadu, Discovery, and Arabesque. In 2024, he made his Smoke Sessions debut with Reverence, which found him paying homage to his mentor, the late-pianist Barry Harris.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Live At The Five Spot (Live)
Jazz - Released by Prestige on 1 Oct 1966
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From This Moment On! (Instrumental)
Jazz - Released by Original Jazz Classics on 1 Sep 1968
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Manhattan Nocturne
Jazz - Released by Arabesque Recordings on 1 Jan 2006
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Pu**y Cat Dues - The Music of Charles Mingus
Wolfgang Niedecken , Kevin Mahogany, Jimmy Knepper, Charles McPherson, Bill Dobbins
Jazz - Released by ENJA RECORDS Matthias Winckelmann on 2 May 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Killer Ray Rides Again
Jazz - Released by Sharp Nine Records on 1 Jan 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Charles McPherson
Jazz - Released by Mainstream Records on 3 Nov 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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oranje (Live Rotterdam '70)
Charles Mingus, Jaki Byard, Charles McPherson
Jazz - Released by Wolf Tree on 2 Dec 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo