Charles Fox (pianist)

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Charles W. Fox (* around 1920; † 2001 or early 2002) was an American jazz pianist of the bebop era.

Live and act

Fox worked in the American jazz scene from the mid-1940s; The first recordings were made in St. Louis in 1946 with the Stuff Smith Quartet ("Won't You Take a Lesson in Love?", with Bill Jennings and Wendell Marshall ). In the following years he played in California a. a. with Dexter Gordon ("Lullaby in Rhythm", 1947) and with Sonny Criss , in the 1950s with Jimmy Forrest ("Big Dip"). With the Jimmy Forrest Quartet / Quintet, he also appeared with Miles Davis on his guest appearance in 1952 in his hometown ( Our Delight ). 1953 recorded in Chicago with the saxophonist Chris Woods ( Somebody Done Stole My Blues , Delmark). In the field of jazz he was involved in eight recording sessions between 1946 and 1994, most recently with Clark Terry / Al Gray ( Shades of Blues ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Requiem. Local 802, February 5, 2002, accessed July 5, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 5, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Fox, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fox, Charles W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American bebop-era jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH around 1920
DATE OF DEATH 2001 or 2002