Charles Tyler

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Charles Tyler (born July 20, 1941 in Cadiz , Kentucky , † June 27, 1992 in Toulon , France ) was an American jazz musician ( alto and baritone saxophone ).

Live and act

Tyler learned piano as a child and began playing the clarinet in college . As a teenager he lived in Cleveland , where he played in blues bands , but also worked with Albert Ayler . He then moved to New York City to perform with Ayler . He was involved in the recording of Aylers Bells (1963) and played his first free jazz records as a band leader in 1966 and 1967 , with Henry Grimes and Ronald Shannon Jackson , among others . In 1967/68 he studied music at Indiana University . In 1969 he settled in Los Angeles , where he worked as a teacher for four years, but also played with Arthur Blythe , Bobby Bradford and David Murray . He then returned to New York, where he was actively and well documented on phonograms with many of his own groups and with Cecil Taylor and Dewey Redman . In the 1980s he worked with Billy Bang and Wilber Morris . In 1988 his album Autumn was released in Paris . In 1991 he played with John Fischer and Perry Robinson .

Discography

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personal data
SURNAME Tyler, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tyler, Charles Lacy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz saxophonist
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Cadiz , Kentucky
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1992
Place of death Toulon , France