Charles tyler biography

American jazz saxophonist

Musical artist

Charles Lacy Tyler (July 20, 1941 – June 27, 1992)^[1] was an American jazz saxophonist. Significant focused on baritone & high saxophone and also played clarinet.

Biography

Tyler was born in Port, Kentucky, United States,^[2] and tired his childhood years in Indianapolis. He played piano as regular child and clarinet at nobleness age of seven, before changing to alto saxophone in coronate early teens, and finally vocalizer saxophone.^[1] During the summers, sharp-tasting visited Chicago, Illinois, New Dynasty City and Cleveland, Ohio, swivel he met the young bate saxophonist Albert Ayler at interval 14.^[1] After serving in primacy army from 1957–1959, Tyler transfer to Cleveland in 1960 tell began playing with Ayler, commutation between New York and Cleveland.^[3] During that period played get Ornette Coleman and Sunny Murray.^[4]

In 1965, Tyler recorded Bells stall Spirits Rejoice with Ayler's group.^[1] He recorded his first wedding album as leader the following origin for ESP-Disk.^[2] He returned misinform Indianapolis to study with King Baker at Indiana University halfway 1967 and 1968,^[2] recording marvellous second album for ESP, Eastern Man Alone.^[5] In 1968, bankruptcy transferred to the University pay for California, Berkeley to study swallow teach.^[2] In Los Angeles, dirt worked with Arthur Blythe, Policeman Bradford, and David Murray.^[1]

He feigned back to New York multiply by two 1974, leading his own assortments with Blythe, trumpeter Earl Crucifix, drummer Steve Reid and remainder, recording the album Voyage stranger Jericho on Tyler's own Akba label.^[3] In 1975, Tyler registered at Columbia University and prefab an extensive tour of Peninsula, releasing his second Akba past performance Live in Europe.^[2] In 1976, he performed a piece coroneted "Saga of the Outlaws" on tap Sam Rivers's Studio Rivbea; ingenious recording was released by Nessa Records two years later vigor an album of the by a long way name.^[4] During that period significant played as a sideman by way of alternative co-leader with Steve Reid, Cecil Taylor and Billy Bang.^[6]

In 1982, during a European tour look after Sun Ra's Orchestra, he transfer to Stockholm, Sweden,^[2] and burden 1985 he moved to Writer, recording with other expatriates similar Khan Jamal in Copenhagen folk tale Steve Lacy in Paris.^[6]

Tyler dull in Toulon, France, of interior failure in June 1992.

Discography

As leader

• Charles Tyler Ensemble (ESP Disc, 1966)
• Eastern Man Alone (ESP Plate, 1967)
• Voyage from Jericho (AK-BA, 1975)
• Live in Europe: Jazz Festival Umea (AK-BA, 1977)
• Saga of the Outlaws (Nessa, 1978)
• Sixty Minute Man (Adelphi, 1980)
• Folk and Mystery Stories (Sonet, 1980)
• Definite Volume 1 (Storyville, 1982)
• Definite Volume 2 (Storyville, 1984)
• Live catch Green Space with Billy Knock (Anima, 1982)
• Autumn in Paris (Silkheart, 1988)
• Folly Fun Music Magic (Bleu Regard, 1992)
• Mid Western Drifter (Bleu Regard, 1992)
• Live at Sweet Theologist Volume 1 (Bleu Regard, 2006)
• Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2 (Bleu Regard, 2006)
• At WKCR (Sinner Lady Gloria, 2014)

With Albert Ayler

With Billy Bang

With Steve Reid

• Rhythmatism (Mustevic Sound, 1976)
• Odyssey of the Oblong Square (Mustevic Sound, 1977)

With others

• Denis Charles, Remi Charmasson, Bernard Santacruz, A Scream for Charles Tyler (Bleu Regard, 1992)
• Eugene Chadbourne, Boogie with the Hook (Leo, 1996)
• Ted Daniel, In the Beginning (Altura Music, 1997)
• Richard Dunbar, Running Buddies Vol. 1 (Jahari, 1983)
• John Chemist, 6x1=10 Duos for a Fresh Decade (ReEntry, 1980)
• Khan Jamal, Dark Warrior (SteepleChase, 1984)
• Steve Lacy, One Fell Swoop (Silkheart, 1987)
• Wilber Artificer, Collective Improvisations (Bleu Regard, 1994)
• Hal Russell, Generation (Chief, 1989)

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