- Charles Tolliver
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Charles Tolliver 
Charles Tolliver at The Town Hall in 2009.Background information Born March 6, 1942
Jacksonville, Florida, USOrigin New York City Genres Jazz Instruments Trumpet Years active 1960s–present Labels Strata-East Website charlestolliver.com Charles Tolliver (born March 6, 1942) is an American jazz trumpeter and composer. Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where, as a child, he received his first trumpet as a gift from his grandmother. He attended Howard University in the early 1960s as a pharmacy student, when he decided to pursue music as a career and moved to New York City. He came to prominence in 1964, playing and recording on Jackie McLean's Blue Note albums. In 1971, he and Stanley Cowell founded Strata-East Records, one of the pioneer artist-owned jazz record labels. Tolliver himself released many albums and collaborations on Strata.[1] Following a long hiatus, he reemerged in the late 2000s, releasing two albums arranged for big band. With Love was nominated in 2007 for a Grammy award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble.[2]
He would later describe his experience: "There was so much going on with the music. Like with bebop, we had a long period of just salivating on. There were all these different idioms within a genre, the avant-garde and free music, bebop still, and of course the music of John Coltrane and Miles. It was just a hell of a period. And then there was also the political scene going on..."[3]
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Discography
As leader
- 1968: Charles Tolliver and His All Stars (Black Lion) aka Paper Man (Freedom) with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Gary Bartz
- 1969: The Ringer (Freedom) with Stanley Cowell, Steve Novosel, Jimmy Hopps
- 1970: Live at Slugs (Strata-East) with Cecil McBee, Jimmy Hopps, Stanley Cowell
- 1971: Music Inc. (Strata-East) with Stanley Cowell, Ron Mathewson, Alvin Queen
- 1972: Live at the Loosdrechdt Jazz Festival (Strata-East), aka Grand Max (Black Lion) with John Hicks, Reggie Workman, Alvin Queen
- 1972: Impact (Strata-East) with Jon Faddis, Charles McPherson, James Spaulding, Stanley Cowell, Cecil McBee
- 1973: Live in Tokyo (Strata-East) with Clint Houston, Clifford Barbaro, Stanley Cowell
- 1977: Compassion (Strata-East) with Steve Novosel, Alvin Queen, Nathan Page
- 1988: Live in Berlin at the Quasimodo (Strata-East) with Alain Jean-Marie, Ralph Van Duncan, Ugonna Okegwa
- 2007: With Love (Blue Note) with big band including Craig Handy, Robert Glasper, Stanley Cowell, Victor Lewis, Billy Harper, Howard Johnson, et al
- 2009: Emperor March: Live at the Blue Note (Half Note) with big band
As a sideman
With Booker Ervin
- Structurally Sound (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
- Booker 'n' Brass (Pacific Jazz, 1967)
With Andrew Hill
- Dance with Death (Blue Note, 1968 [1980])
- Time Lines (Blue Note, 2006)
With Jackie McLean
- It's Time! (Blue Note, 1964)
- Action Action Action (Blue Note, 1964)
- Jacknife (Blue Note, 1965)
With Max Roach
- Members, Don't Git Weary (Atlantic, 1968)
With Horace Silver
- Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note, 1968)
With McCoy Tyner
- Song for My Lady (Milestone, 1972)
References
- ^ Allmusic biography
- ^ With Love review
- ^ Interview, Laurence Donohue-Greene, All About Jazz Online
External links
Categories:- American jazz composers
- American jazz trumpeters
- Howard University alumni
- Strata-East Records artists
- Enja Records artists
- Freedom Records artists
- 1942 births
- Living people
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