Charles McPherson

American jazz alto saxophonist (born 1939)

Born: 24 July 1939
Joplin
Country: United States
Active: 1960–
Record labels: Prestige, DIW Records, Arabesque Records
Discography: 22 albums

Biography

Charles McPherson is a jazz musician who plays saxophone and alto saxophone. Charles McPherson was born on 24 July 1939 in Joplin. The music is usually filed under jazz and vocal music. Record labels: Prestige, DIW Records and Arabesque Records. The discography here lists 22 albums, from “Bebop Revisited!” (1964) to “Reverence” (2024).

Charles McPherson (born July 24, 1939) is an American jazz alto saxophonist born in Joplin, Missouri, United States; raised in Detroit, Michigan; and now lives in San Diego, California. He 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. In 2020, the JazzTimes magazine readers' poll named McPherson Artist of the Year, and also selected his album Jazz Dance Suites as Best New Release.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Bebop Revisited! 1964 · Prestige Con Alma! 1965 · Prestige

Feelin' Good! 1965

The Quintet / Live! - Recorded Live at the Five Spot 1967 · Live

From This Moment On! 1968 · Prestige Horizons 1969 · Prestige McPherson's Mood 1970 · Prestige Charles McPherson 1971 · Mainstream Records Today's Man 1973 · Mainstream Records

Live in Tokyo 1976 · Live

New Horizons 1978 · Xanadu Records Free Bop! 1979 · Xanadu Records

Siku Ya Bibi (Day Of The Lady) 1991

First Flight Out 1994

Beautiful 1995

Come Play With Me 1995

Manhattan Nocturne 1998

Live at the Cellar 2003 · Live

Charles McPherson With Strings - "A Tribute To Charlie Parker" 2005 · Live

What Is Love 2010

Reverence 2024

Deception

Also plays on

Albums where Charles McPherson is credited as a sideman

1960	Mingus — Charles Mingus	alto saxophone
1961	Newer Than New — Barry Harris	alto saxophone
1962	Town Hall Concert — Charles Mingus	alto saxophone
1963	Reincarnation of a Love Bird — Charles Mingus	alto saxophone
1964	Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus — Pepper Adams	alto saxophone
1965	Mingus at Monterey — Charles Mingus	alto saxophone
1971	Blue Bird — Charles Mingus	alto saxophone
1972	Let My Children Hear Music — Charles Mingus	reeds, alto saxophone
1972	Bull's Eye! — Barry Harris	tenor saxophone
1973	Charles Mingus and Friends — Charles Mingus	alto saxophone
1974	Mingus at Carnegie Hall — Charles Mingus	alto saxophone
1975	Work of Art — Art Farmer	alto saxophone
1976	Cello Again — Sam Jones	alto saxophone
1980	Something Like a Bird — Charles Mingus	alto saxophone
1989	At Newport '78 — Lionel Hampton	alto saxophone
1989	Candid Dolphy — Eric Dolphy	alto saxophone
1998	Legends of Acid Jazz, Vol. 2 — Sonny Stitt & Don Patterson	alto saxophone
2022	The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott's — Charles Mingus	alto saxophone