Charles McGhee
Charles E. McGhee (also Charles McGee , born October 10, 1942 in Laurel (Mississippi) , † September 5, 2002 in New York City ) was an American jazz trumpeter and arranger .
McGhee attended Oak Park High School and earned a bachelor's degree in music from Jackson State University before moving to New York in the late 1960s. With different formations from Archie Shepp (up to the Attica Blues Big Band ) and the Sam Wooding Orchestra he went on a European tour. He also worked with his own group, with which he a. a. occurred in the Bahamas . In 2002 he released the album Finally under his own name . In the course of his career he worked as a musician or as an arranger / orchestra conductor with Max Roach , Lionel Hampton , Lou Rawls , Pearl Bailey , Frank Foster , Roland Kirk ( Blacknuss 1971), Eubie Blake , Heiner Stadler and briefly in 1973 with Charles Mingus . He died in September 2002 in New York's St. Vincent's Hospital.
Discographic notes
- Roland Kirk: Volunteered Slavery (Atlantic, 1968)
- Roland Kirk: Prepare Thyself to Deal With a Miracle (Atlantic, 1973)
- Frank Foster - The Loud Minority (Mainstream Records, 1974)
- Heiner Stadler Featuring Charles McGhee / Richard Davis / Brian Brake - Jazz Alchemy - Six Pieces For Trumpet, Bass and Drums (Labor, 1976)
- Archie Shepp Sextet - Passport to Paradise (1981)
- Archie Shepp: Down Home in New York ( Soul Note , 1984)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Discography Archie Shepp
- ↑ Charles McGhee at Discogs (English)
- ^ Brian Priestley Mingus. A Critical Biography. Paladin Books, London 1985, pp. 202f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McGhee, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McGee, Charles E. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laurel (Mississippi) |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 5, 2002 |
| Place of death | New York City |