Charles Brackeen
Charles Brackeen (March 13, 1940, in Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States – November 5, 2021, Carson, California) was an American jazz saxophonist who primarily played tenor saxophone, but also played soprano saxophone. He was previously married to pianist Joanne Brackeen, with whom he had four children. Brackeen originally studied violin and piano before switching to saxophone at the age of 10.
Charles Brackeen
- Name
- Charles Brackeen
- Born
- 13 March 1940
- Birthplace
- Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States
- Died
- 5 November 2021
- Place of death
- Carson, California
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- jazz musician · saxophonist · composer
- Fields
- jazz
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Charles Brackeen (March 13, 1940, in Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States – November 5, 2021, Carson, California) was an American jazz saxophonist who primarily played tenor saxophone, but also played soprano saxophone. He was previously married to pianist Joanne Brackeen, with whom he had four children. Brackeen originally studied violin and piano before switching to saxophone at the age of 10.
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Charles Brackeen was an American composer, jazz musician and saxophonist. The composer died in Carson. Charles Brackeen was a member of Dennis Gonzalez New Dallas Sextet, Dennis Gonzalez New Dallasangeles and Melodic Art–Tet. Genres include jazz.
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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). He recorded again as a leader in 1987, when he recorded three albums for Silkheart Records.
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• Name — Charles Brackeen • Born — 13 March 1940 • Birthplace — Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States • Died — 5 November 2021 • Place of death — Carson, California • Instrument — Saxophone • Genre — Jazz • Label — Strata-East, Silkheart
As Leader =
As Leader =
• Rhythm X (Strata-East, 1968) • Bannar (Silkheart Records, 1987) • Attainment (Silkheart, 1987) • Worshippers Come Nigh (Silkheart, 1987)
As sideman
As sideman
• with Ahmed Abdullah • Liquid Magic (Silkheart, 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 • Melodic Art–Tet (NoBusiness, 1974 [2013]) • with Paul Motian • Dance (ECM, 1977) • Le Voyage (ECM, 1979) • with William Parker • Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (Centering Records, 1974–79)
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Charles Brackeen was born at Oklahoma City and sources differ (the article records Eufaula).
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Charles Brackeen died at Carson.
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- 1.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. 311. 1992. 0-85112-939-0.
- 2.arwulf, arwulf [sic]. Charles Brackeen. AllMusic.
- 3.Charles Brackeen. Jazzhot.
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