Charles Owens (saxophonist, 1939)
Charles M. Owens (born May 4, 1939 in Phoenix , Arizona ) is an American jazz musician ( English horn , oboe , bassoon , clarinet , saxophone ) and music teacher. He is also known as Charles M. Brown .
Owens played in the bands of Buddy Rich , Mongo Santamaría , Bobby Bryant , Henry Franklin , Patrice Rushen , Gerald Wilson , James Newton ( Water Mystery , 1985), John Carter , Horace Tapscott , Frank Zappa (1972), in the Duke Ellington Orchestra and in the Clayton / Hamilton Jazz Orchestra . As a session musician, he participated in the recordings of Marvin Gaye , Dave Grusin , Eddie Harris , Gladys Knight and Barbra Streisand . In 1978 Discovery Records released his debut album The Two Quartets (with Teddy Saunders, John Heard and Alex Acuña , among others ); In 1980 the album New York Art Ensemble Plays the Music of Harry Warren followed , on which Ray Brown , George Cables and Roy McCurdy participated. As a music teacher he held private tuition for many years and founded Wind College with James Newton, Red Callender and John Carter in 1981 ; he also worked on the Jazz in Schools program of the Los Angeles Jazz Society.
Charles Owens should not be confused with the saxophonist Charles Owens , born in 1972, of the same name .
Web links
- Works by Charles Owens in the catalog of the German National Library
- Charles Owens at Discogs (English)
- Portrait at UCLA - Herb Alpert School of Music
- Charles Owens at Allmusic (English)
Remarks
- ↑ Owens played in Zappa's 20-piece The Grand Wazoo band, but did not take part in the album of the same name ; see. also Niel Slaven: Electric Don Quixote: the definitive story of Frank Zappa
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| SURNAME | Owens, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Owens, Charles M .; Brown, Charles M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Phoenix (Arizona) |