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Charlie Mariano
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Saxophonists · 1923–2009

Charlie Mariano

American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009)

Born
12 November 1923
Boston
Died
16 June 2009
Cologne
Country
United States
Record labels
ECM Records, Enja Records, Bethlehem Records
Discography
42 albums

Biography

Charlie Mariano was a jazz musician who played saxophone and oboe. Charlie Mariano was born on 12 November 1923 in Boston and died on 16 June 2009 in Cologne. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz fusion. Record labels: ECM Records, Enja Records and Bethlehem Records. The discography here lists 42 albums, from “Charlie Mariano” (1956) to “Barcelona Meeting” (2026). Honours include Ruth Music Award.

Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist who focused on the alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Charlie Mariano 1956 · London Records Charlie Mariano Plays 1956 · Bethlehem Records Beauties of 1918 1958 · Vogue Records A Jazz Portrait of Charlie Mariano 1963 · Regina Records Company Charlie Mariano & Sadao Watanabe 1967 · Victor Folk Soul 1967 · Nivico Mirror 1972 · Atlantic Charlie Mariano with the Chris Hinze Combination 1973 · Freedom
We Keep On 1973
Cascade 1974 · Keytone Records Reflections 1974 · RCA Victor
Transitory 1974
Jazz a confronto 15 1975
Helen 12 Trees 1976 · MPS October 1977 · Contemp Records Crystal Bells 1980 · CMP Records Jyothi 1983 · ECM Records Tea for Four 1984 · Leo Records Mariano 1987 · intuition Boston All Stars 1990 · Original Jazz Classics Charlie Mariano & The Karnataka College of Percussion feat. R.A. Ramamani "Live" 1990 · Verabra Music Musikverlag Vera Brandes Innuendo 1992 · Lipstick Records
Live 1992 · Live
Seventy 1993
Happy Sad 1995
Enjoy 1996 · Intersound Bangalore 1998 · intuition
Charlie Mariano's Nassim 1998
A LA CARTE 2001 · Fullfat Deep in a Dream 2002 · enja It's Standard Time 2004 · Fresh Sound Records
As time goes B.A.C.H. 2005
Due 2005
When the Sun Comes Out 2005 · Skip Records Charlie Mariano Quartet 2008 · JVC Sadaka 2008 · [no label] Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 2009 · Sommelier Du Son
Live in Osnabrück 2009 · Live
The Great Concert 2009 · Live
Barcelona Meeting 2026 · Fresh Sound Records Om Keshav
Rundfunkaufnahmen des SWF - Live in Karlsruhe · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Charlie Mariano is credited as a sideman

1955 Max Bennett — Max Bennett alto saxophone
1957 Go West, Man! — Quincy Jones alto saxophone
1957 Sextet — Mel Lewis saxophone
1958 In a Jazz Orbit — Bill Holman saxophone
1962 Town Hall Concert — Charles Mingus alto saxophone
1963 The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady — Charles Mingus alto saxophone
1964 Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus — Charles Mingus alto saxophone
1964 The Blues Roar — Maynard Ferguson reeds
1964 Live at Newport — McCoy Tyner alto saxophone
1965 Dear John C. — Elvin Jones alto saxophone
1966 Further Adventures of El Chico — Chico Hamilton alto saxophone
1966 Jazz Dialogue — The Modern Jazz Quartet And The All-Star Jazz Band alto saxophone
1967 Iberian Waltz — Sadao & Charlie alto saxophone
1973 Altissimo — Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Charlie Mariano, Jackie McLean alto saxophone
1974 Nan Madol — Edward Vesala alto saxophone, flute
1975 Guitars — Philip Catherine saxophone
1976 Yellow Fields — Eberhard Weber soprano saxophone
1979 Sleep My Love — Philip Catherine, Charlie Mariano & Jasper van ’t Hof woodwind
1980 Cucu Ear — Rolf Kühn reeds
1982 End of August — Philip Catherine flute
1987 Between Dusk and Dawn — Rabih Abou-Khalil soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
1987 Big Band in a Jazz Orbit — Bill Holman saxophone
1989 Pas de Trois — Wolfgang Dauner, Charlie Mariano & Dino Saluzzi performer, saxophone
1991 Meditation on a Landscape -Tagore — Wolfgang Dauner & Charlie Mariano alto saxophone, flute
1992 Blue Camel — Rabih Abou‐Khalil alto saxophone
1994 The Sultan's Picnic — Rabih Abou‐Khalil alto saxophone
1995 More Mellophonium Moods — Stan Kenton tenor saxophone
1998 Standards in Silhouette — Stan Kenton alto saxophone
1998 Theme Music From "The James Dean Story" featuring Chet Baker & Bud Shank — Johnny Mandel & Bill Holman alto saxophone
2005 Viva Kenton! — Stan Kenton alto saxophone

Awards

  • Ruth Music Award

Historic 78 rpm records

  • Babylon Charlie Mariano Octet · George Green · Nat Pierce · Frank Gallagher… archive.org ↗
  • Sheba Charlie Mariano Octet · George Green · Nat Pierce · Frank Gallagher… archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Charlie Mariano play?

Charlie Mariano is known for playing saxophone and oboe.

When and where was Charlie Mariano born?

Charlie Mariano was born 12 November 1923 in Boston.

What are Charlie Mariano's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Charlie Mariano (1956), Charlie Mariano Plays (1956), Beauties of 1918 (1958), A Jazz Portrait of Charlie Mariano (1963) and Charlie Mariano & Sadao Watanabe (1967).

External links

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