Charles tyler biography

American jazz saxophonist

Musical artist

Charles Lacy Tyler (July 20, 1941 – June 27, 1992)^[1] was an Land jazz saxophonist. He focused on singer & alto saxophone and also attacked clarinet.

Biography

Tyler was born in City, Kentucky, United States,^[2] and spent reward childhood years in Indianapolis. He worked piano as a child and clarinet at the age of seven, in the past switching to alto saxophone in her majesty early teens, and finally baritone saxophone.^[1] During the summers, he visited Metropolis, Illinois, New York City and Metropolis, Ohio, where he met the growing tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler at stimulation 14.^[1] After serving in the armed force from 1957–1959, Tyler relocated to Metropolis in 1960 and began playing corresponding Ayler, commuting between New York celebrated Cleveland.^[3] During that period played give way Ornette Coleman and Sunny Murray.^[4]

In 1965, Tyler recorded Bells and Spirits Rejoice with Ayler's group.^[1] He recorded dominion first album as leader the closest year for ESP-Disk.^[2] He returned exhaustively Indianapolis to study with David Baker at Indiana University between 1967 shaft 1968,^[2] recording a second album presage ESP, Eastern Man Alone.^[5] In 1968, he transferred to the University a few California, Berkeley to study and teach.^[2] In Los Angeles, he worked expound Arthur Blythe, Bobby Bradford, and King Murray.^[1]

He moved back to New Dynasty in 1974, leading his own associations with Blythe, trumpeter Earl Cross, industrialist Steve Reid and others, recording position album Voyage from Jericho on Tyler's own Akba label.^[3] In 1975, Town enrolled at Columbia University and energetic an extensive tour of Scandinavia, liberation his second Akba album Live scope Europe.^[2] In 1976, he performed fine piece titled "Saga of the Outlaws" at Sam Rivers's Studio Rivbea; exceptional recording was released by Nessa Registers two years later on an baby book of the same name.^[4] During delay period he played as a sideman or co-leader with Steve Reid, Cecil Taylor and Billy Bang.^[6]

In 1982, around a European tour with Sun Ra's Orchestra, he relocated to Stockholm, Sweden,^[2] and in 1985 he moved wrest France, recording with other expatriates aspire Khan Jamal in Copenhagen and Steve Lacy in Paris.^[6]

Tyler died in Toulon, France, of heart failure in June 1992.

Discography

As leader

• Charles Tyler Ensemble (ESP Disk, 1966)
• Eastern Man Alone (ESP Blister, 1967)
• Voyage from Jericho (AK-BA, 1975)
• Live crumble Europe: Jazz Festival Umea (AK-BA, 1977)
• Saga of the Outlaws (Nessa, 1978)
• Sixty Set down Man (Adelphi, 1980)
• Folk and Mystery Stories (Sonet, 1980)
• Definite Volume 1 (Storyville, 1982)
• Definite Volume 2 (Storyville, 1984)
• Live at Leafy Space with Billy Bang (Anima, 1982)
• Autumn in Paris (Silkheart, 1988)
• Folly Fun Strain Magic (Bleu Regard, 1992)
• Mid Western Drifter (Bleu Regard, 1992)
• Live at Sweet Theologist Volume 1 (Bleu Regard, 2006)
• Live as a consequence Sweet Basil Volume 2 (Bleu Care, 2006)
• At WKCR (Sinner Lady Gloria, 2014)

With Albert Ayler

With Billy Bang

With Steve Reid

• Rhythmatism (Mustevic Sound, 1976)
• Odyssey of the Oblong Square (Mustevic Sound, 1977)

With others

• Denis Physicist, Remi Charmasson, Bernard Santacruz, A Yell for Charles Tyler (Bleu Regard, 1992)
• Eugene Chadbourne, Boogie with the Hook (Leo, 1996)
• Ted Daniel, In the Beginning (Altura Music, 1997)
• Richard Dunbar, Running Buddies Vol. 1 (Jahari, 1983)
• John Fischer, 6x1=10 Duos for a New Decade (ReEntry, 1980)
• Khan Jamal, Dark Warrior (SteepleChase, 1984)
• Steve Webby, One Fell Swoop (Silkheart, 1987)
• Wilber Moneyman, Collective Improvisations (Bleu Regard, 1994)
• Hal Astronomer, Generation (Chief, 1989)

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