Charles Brackeen
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| Charles Brackeen | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1940 Oklahoma |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Labels | Strata-East, Silkheart |
Charles Brackeen (born March 13, 1940 in Oklahoma[1]) is a jazz saxophonist who primarily plays tenor saxophone, but also plays soprano saxophone. He was married to pianist Joanne Brackeen; they have since divorced, and they have four children.[1]
Brackeen originally studied violin and piano before switching to saxophone. 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 & 1979). He recorded again as a leader in 1987, when he recorded three albums for Silkheart Records. He also has a quartet which produced Worshippers Come Nigh, among other works, in 1995.
Discography
As Leader
- Rhythm X (Strata-East, 1968) with Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell
- Charles' Concept (1974)
- Bannar (Silkheart Records, 1987) with Dennis Gonzalez, Malachi Favors
- Attainment (Silkheart,1987)
- Worshippers Come High (Silkheart, 1987) with Fred Hopkins, Andrew Cyrille and Olu Dara
As sideman
- with Paul Motian
- Prelude (1977)
- Dance (ECM, 1977)
- Le Voyage (ECM, 1979)
- with Ahmed Abdullah
- Liquid Magic (Silkheart, 1987)
- Mystery of Two (1987)
- with Dennis González
- Nameshake (Silkheart, 1987)
- Debenge, Debenge (Silkheart, 1987)
- The Desert Wind (Silkheart, 1989)
- with Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society
- Eye On You (About Time, 1980)
- Nasty (Moers Music, 1981)
