Charles Brackeen

Charles Brackeen
Born(1940-03-13)March 13, 1940
Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States
Died(2021-11-05)November 5, 2021
Carson, California
GenresJazz
InstrumentSaxophone
LabelsStrata-East, Silkheart

Charles Brackeen (March 13, 1940, in Eufaula, Oklahoma, United States – November 5, 2021, Carson, California)[1][2][3] was an American jazz saxophonist who primarily played tenor saxophone, but also played soprano saxophone. He was previously married to pianist Joanne Brackeen,[1] with whom he had four children.[2]

Brackeen originally studied violin and piano before switching to saxophone at the age of 10.[1] He played in a recording with members of the Ornette Coleman Quartet in 1968 and on Jazz Composer's Orchestra recordings by Don Cherry (1973), Leroy Jenkins (1975), and Paul Motian for ECM (1978 and 1979).[1] He recorded again as a leader in 1987, when he recorded three albums for Silkheart Records.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 311. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference arwulf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Charles Brackeen". Jazzhot (in French). Retrieved June 3, 2022.