Charles Brackeen

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]

Charles Brackeen
Born (1940-03-13) March 13, 1940
Oklahoma
GenresJazz
InstrumentsSaxophone
LabelsStrata-East, Silkheart

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

As sideman

with Ahmed Abdullah
with Don Cherry
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 Paul Motian

References

  1. arwulf, arwulf [sic]. "Charles Brackeen". Allmusic. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
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