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Charles McPherson

Charles McPherson has been played on NTS shows including Martyn's Darkest Light, with Feeling Good first played on 14 March 2017.

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. McPherson and his friend Lonnie Hillyer succeeded Eric Dolphy and Ted Curson as regular members of Mingus' band in 1961 and he worked with the bassist off and on up…

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Naima
Charles McPherson
Mainstream Records1973
Naima
Charles McPhersonMainstream Records1973
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What's Going On
Charles McPherson
Mainstream Records1971
What's Going On
Charles McPhersonMainstream Records1971
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Horizons
Charles McPherson
Prestige1969
Horizons
Charles McPhersonPrestige1969
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Feeling Good
Pat Bowie, Charles McPherson
Prestige1965
Feeling Good
Pat Bowie, Charles McPhersonPrestige1965
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