Charles Tolliver

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Charles Tolliver

Charles Tolliver (born March 6, 1942 in Jacksonville , Florida ) is an American jazz musician ( trumpet , flugelhorn , composition ) and band leader of modern jazz .

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Tolliver grew up in Harlem and attended Hartnet Musical School in New York. He studied pharmacy in Washington, DC. In 1960 he played with Gary Bartz in Max Roach's band (album member Don't Git Weary ). Then Tolliver played in the band of Jackie McLean , on whose Blue Note albums It's Time (1964) and Jacknife he participated in 1965. McLean introduced him not only as a trumpeter, but also as a composer of the titles "Cancellation", "Revillot" and "Truth". The tracks "Brilliant Corners" and "Plight", which he recorded under his own name in 1965 with James Spaulding , Bobby Hutcherson , Cecil McBee and Billy Higgins , appeared on the compilation New Wave in Jazz (HMV).

Then Tolliver worked in the bands of Booker Ervin , Roy Ayers , Joe Henderson , Edgar Bateman , Art Blakey (1965) and finally Horace Silver . In 1966 he went to Los Angeles with Willie Bobo and was briefly a member of Gerald Wilson's orchestra . In 1968 he was honored as a trumpeter in Down-Beat- Poll and was able to make his first European tour with his own formation. In that year he also played in the band of his long-time partner Gary Bartz and recorded his album Libra / Anothers Earth (Milestone) with him in 1968 . In addition, recordings were made under his own name (on Polydor ), with Herbie Hancock , Ron Carter and Joe Chambers . The album ( Charles Tolliver and His All Stars ) also contained his compositions Paper Man and Peace By Myself .

The trumpeter and composer is an important voice in avant-garde jazz ; Together with Stanley Cowell , with whom he founded the Music Inc. quartet in 1969 and also led a big band reinforced by strings , he founded the Strata-East label and released around 60 albums with it. At the beginning 90% of the earnings were mainly passed on to the musicians, who also held their rights. As an indie label, it served as a role model in the 1970s. The label was very successful with Gil Scott-Heron. Max Roach commissioned him to compose for the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1972 ( Singin 'Wid A Sword In Ma Han' ). The New York Jazz Repertory Company gave the world premiere of his Collection Suite in 1974 at Carnegie Hall . In the late 1980s he performed with the Louis Hayes sextet . In the 1990s he played with Grachan Moncur III, Gary Bartz, John Hicks , Mickey Bass and Billy Hart in the Reunion Legacy Band ; he also worked with Wendell Harrison , Andrew Hill and Donald Bailey . In 2003 he revived his big band project, whose album With Love was released in 2007 on Bue Note Records . In 2008 the live recording Emperor March - Live at the Blue Note was made . In the field of jazz, he was involved in 57 recording sessions between 1964 and 2008, according to Tom Lord .

His style on the trumpet is reminiscent of Clifford Brown ; but he also processed influences from Kenny Dorham , Freddie Hubbard and free jazz .

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  1. ↑ a b Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 25, 2019)
  2. ↑ after Martin Kunzler
personal data
SURNAME Tolliver, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Jacksonville , Florida