Charles McPherson (musician)

Charles McPherson (born July 24, 1939) is an American jazz alto saxophonist born in Joplin, Missouri, and raised in Detroit, Michigan, most notable for his work from 1960 to 1972 with Charles Mingus.

Contents

• As leader
• As sideman
• References

McPherson also was commissioned to help record ensemble renditions of pieces from Charlie Parker on the 1988 soundtrack for the film Bird.

As leader

Bebop Revisited! (Prestige, 1964)

Con Alma! (Prestige, 1965)

The Quintet/Live! (Prestige, 1966, also released as Live at the Five Spot)

From This Moment On! (Prestige, 1968)

Horizons (Prestige, 1968)

McPherson's Mood (Prestige, 1969)

Charles McPherson (Mainstream, 1971)

Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (Mainstream, 1972)

Today's Man (Mainstream, 1973)

Beautiful! (Xanadu, 1975)

Live in Tokyo (Xanadu, 1976)

New Horizons (Xanadu, 1977)

Free Bop! (Xanadu, 1978)

The Prophet (Discovery, 1983, also released as Follow the Bouncing Ball with additional tracks)

Illusions in Blue (Chazz Jazz, 1990)

First Flight Out (Arabesque, 1994)

Come Play With Me (Arabesque, 1995)

Live at Vartan Jazz (Vartan Jazz, 1996)

Manhattan Nocturne (Arabesque, 1997)

Is That It? No, But... (Vega, 2000)

A Tribute to Charlie Parker (Clarion Jazz, 2001)

Live at the Cellar (Cellar Live, 2002)

But Beautiful (Venus, 2003)

The Journey (Capri, 2015)

As sideman

With Pepper Adams

Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (Workshop Jazz, 1964)

With Kenny Drew

For Sure! (Xanadu Records)

With Clint Eastwood

Eastwood After Hours

With Art Farmer

The Many Faces of Art Farmer (Scepter, 1964)

With Barry Harris

Newer Than New (Riverside, 1961)

Bull's Eye! (Prestige, 1968)

With Sam Jones

Cello Again (Xanadu, 1975)

With Charles Mingus

Live at Birdland 1962 (Jazz View)

The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note, 1962 [1994])

Music Written for Monterey 1965 (Jazz Workshop, 1965)

My Favorite Quintet (Jazz Workshop, 1965) (Fantasy 1969)

Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (Prestige, 1970) (Sunnyside 2007)

Charles Mingus Sextet Paris, TNP October 28th 1970 (Ulysse Musique) 1988

Let My Children Hear Music (Columbia, 1971)

At Chateauvallon (1972)

Parkeriana (Bandstand 1972)

Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (Columbia, 1972)

Mingus at Carnegie Hall (Atlantic, 1974)

With Don Patterson

Boppin' & Burnin' (Prestige, 1968)

Funk You! (Prestige, 1968)

With Red Rodney

Bird Lives! (Muse, 1973)

With Charles Tolliver

Impact (Strata-East, 1975)

With Toshiko Akiyoshi

Just Be Bop (1980)

With Dave Pike

Bluebird (1988)