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Charles McPherson

Born: Jul 24, 1939 in Joplin, MO

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Genre: Jazz

Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Bop, Ballads, Mainstream Jazz, Standards

Biography: A Charlie Parker disciple who brings his own lyricism to the bebop language, Charles McPherson has been a reliable figure in modern mainstream jazz for more than 35 years. He played in the Detroit jazz scene of the mid-'50s, moved to New York in 1959, and within a year was working with Charles Mingus. ...Read full biography

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Come Play With Me

Released: 1995

Label: Arabesque

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Charles McPherson, who will always be best known for his roots in Charlie Parker's style and his period with Charles Mingus, proves on this CD to still be in his musical prime decades later. Although he ...Read full review

Free Bop!

Released: 1978

Label: Xanadu

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Entertaining hard-bop workout. This is perhaps his fiercest, most exciting playing as a leader. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide ...Read full review

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