DENIS CHARLES

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Jazz drummer

Born : December 04, 1933 in St. Croix, Virgin Islands.

Passed : March 25, 1998 in New York City

Before he passed away at the age of 64 from pneumonia, drummer Denis Charles enjoyed a diverse and nomadic career. Born in St. Croix, Charles began his professional musical career at the age of seven playing bongos with a local band. Charles moved to New York in 1945. Enamored deeply with Art Blakey's physical style, Charles began playing anywhere and everywhere. He met Cecil Taylor in 1954 and the two began to play together, culminating in Taylor's 1958 set, Looking Ahead. After this stint with Taylor, Charles met and played with Steve Lacy, Gil Evans, and Jimmy Giuffre (Charles was the drummer that Giuffre decided was his last and began recording without one). Charles also met drummer Ed Blackwell, who would become his greatest influence. Blackwell's polyrhythmic approach sat well with
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DENIS CHARLES Queen Mary album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Queen Mary
World Fusion 1989
DENIS CHARLES Dennis Charles, Remi Charmasson, Bernard Santacruz : A Scream For Charles Tyler album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dennis Charles, Remi Charmasson, Bernard Santacruz : A Scream For Charles Tyler
Avant-Garde Jazz 1992

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Captain Of The Deep
Avant-Garde Jazz 1998

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