Charles
McPherson was born in Joplin, Missouri and moved to Detroit at age
nine. After growing up in Detroit, he studied with the renowned pianist
Barry Harris and started playing jazz professionally at age 19. He moved
from Detroit to New York in 1959 and performed with Charles Mingus from
1960 to 1972. While performing with Mingus, he collaborated frequently
with Harris, Lonnie Hillyer (trumpet), and George Coleman (tenor sax).
Mr.
McPherson has performed at concerts and festivals with his own variety
of groups, consisting of quartets, quintets to full orchestras. Charles
was featured at Lincoln Center showcasing his original compositions 15
years ago, and once again joined Wynton Marsalis and J@LC Orchestra in
April, 2019 honoring his 80th Birthday where they arranged and performed
7 of Charles’ iconic original compositions. Charles has toured the
U.S., Europe, Japan, Africa and South America with his own group, as
well as with jazz greats Barry Harris, Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton,
Nat Adderly, Jay McShann, Phil Woods, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Harrell,
Randy Brecker, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, and others.
McPherson
has recorded as guest artist with Charlie Mingus, Barry Harris, Art
Farmer, Kenny Drew, Toshiko Akiyoshi, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Orchestra,
and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. He has
recorded as a leader on Prestige, Fantasy, Mainstream, Discovery,
Xanadu, Arabesque, Capri and several smaller labels in Europe and Japan.
Charles
was the featured alto saxophonist in the Clint Eastwood film “Bird,” a
biopic about Charlie Parker. Charles has received numerous awards,
including the prestigious Don Redman Lifetime Achievement Award and an
Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from California State University San
Marcos. Charles performed this past April at the NEA Jazz Master’s 2019
performance during Stanley Crouch’s tribute. Widely recognized as a
prolific composer, Charles is now Resident Composer for the San Diego
Ballet, where he has written three original suites for chamber music and
jazz combos. In the summer of 2019, Dr. Donnie Norton will compile the
entire book of Charles’ compositions for publication.
McPherson
remains a strong, viable force on the jazz scene today. Throughout his
six decades of being an integral performer of the music, Charles has not
merely remained true to his Be Bop origins but has expanded on them.
Stanley Crouch says in his New York Times article on Charles, “he is a
singular voice who has never sacrificed the fluidity of his melody
making and is held in high esteem by musicians both long seasoned and
young.” Charles is a frequent guest at universities all over the world
and also teaches privately. Many of his former students have gone on to
have careers of their own in jazz, and have earned National Jazz
Student Awards. Charles had the honor of being the subject of the Ph.D.
candidate Dr. Donnie Norton’s Doctoral Dissertation: “The Jazz Saxophone
Style of Charles McPherson: An Analysis through Biographical
Examination and Solo Transcription.”
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McPherson ha actuado en conciertos y festivales con su propia variedad de grupos, que consisten en cuartetos, quintetos y orquestas completas. Charles apareció en el Lincoln Center mostrando sus composiciones originales hace 15 años, y una vez más se unió a Wynton Marsalis y J@LC Orchestra en abril de 2019 en honor a su 80 cumpleaños, donde arreglaron e interpretaron 7 de las icónicas composiciones originales de Charles. Charles ha realizado giras por Estados Unidos, Europa, Japón, África y Sudamérica con su propio grupo, así como con grandes del jazz Barry Harris, Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, Nat Adderly, Jay McShann, Phil Woods, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Harrell, Randy Brecker, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie y otros.
McPherson sigue siendo una fuerza fuerte y viable en la escena del jazz de hoy. A lo largo de sus seis décadas de ser un intérprete integral de la música, Charles no solo se ha mantenido fiel a sus orígenes Be Bop, sino que se ha expandido sobre ellos. Stanley Crouch dice en su artículo del New York Times sobre Charles: "Es una voz singular que nunca ha sacrificado la fluidez de su melodía y es muy apreciada por músicos jóvenes y experimentados."Charles es un invitado frecuente en universidades de todo el mundo y también enseña en privado . Muchos de sus antiguos alumnos han tenido carreras propias en el jazz y han ganado Premios Nacionales de Estudiantes de Jazz. Charles tuvo el honor de ser el tema de la Tesis Doctoral del candidato a doctorado Dr. Donnie Norton: "El Estilo de Saxofón de Jazz de Charles McPherson: Un Análisis a través del Examen Biográfico y la Transcripción Solista.”
1 - Lynns Grins - 3:59
2 - Lizabeth - 5:42
3 - Blues For Chuck - 6:53
4 - Nostalgia In Times Square - 7:38
5 - Well You Needn't - 5:17
6 - 7th Dimension - 6:10
7 - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - 7:14
8 - Deep Night - 5:56
9 - Portrait - 5:02
10 - Karen - 4:14
11 - My Funny Valentine - 5:32
12 - First Flight Out - 3:48
Credits:
Alto Saxophone, Producer – Charles McPherson
Bass – Peter Washington
Drums – Victor Lewis
Executive-Producer – Marvin M. Reiss
Piano – Michael Weiss (2)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Tom Harrell
Recorded on 25-26 Jan, 1994 in NYC
Label: Arabesque Jazz – AJ0113
Format:
CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/4811273-Charles-McPherson-First-Flight-Out
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