Charles Brackeen
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Charles Brackeen | |
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| Born | March 13, 1940 Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States |
| Died | November 5, 2021 Carson, California |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
| Labels | Strata-East, Silkheart |
Charles Brackeen (born March 13, 1940 in Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States; died November 5, 2021, Carson, California)[1][2][3] was an American jazz saxophonist who primarily played tenor saxophone, but also played soprano saxophone. He was previously married to pianist Joanne Brackeen,[1] with whom he had four children.[2]
Brackeen originally studied violin and piano before switching to saxophone at the age of 10.[1] He played in a recording with members of the Ornette Coleman Quartet in 1968 and on Jazz Composer's Orchestra recordings by Don Cherry (1973), Leroy Jenkins (1975), and Paul Motian for ECM (1978 and 1979).[1] He recorded again as a leader in 1987, when he recorded three albums for Silkheart Records.[1]
Discography
As Leader
- Rhythm X (Strata-East, 1968)
- Bannar (Silkheart Records, 1987)
- Attainment (Silkheart, 1987)
- Worshippers Come Nigh (Silkheart, 1987)
As sideman
- with Ahmed Abdullah
- Liquid Magic (Silheart, 1987)
- with Don Cherry
- Relativity Suite (JCOA, 1973)
- with Dennis González
- Namesake (Silkheart, 1987)
- Debenge, Debenge (Silkheart, 1988)
- The Desert Wind (Silkheart, 1989)
- with Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society
- Eye On You (About Time, 1980)
- Nasty (Moers Music, 1981)
- with Leroy Jenkins
- For Players Only (JCOA, 1975)
- with Melodic Art-Tet
- Eponymous (NoBusiness, 1974)
- with Paul Motian
- with William Parker
- Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (Centering Records, 1974–79)
References
- ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 311. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b arwulf, arwulf [sic]. "Charles Brackeen". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ^ "Charles Brackeen". Jazzhot (in French). Retrieved June 3, 2022.
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