Charles Brackeen

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.

• Rhythm X (Strata-East, 1968)
• Bannar (Silkheart Records, 1987)
• Attainment (Silkheart, 1987)
• Worshippers Come Nigh (Silkheart, 1987)

As sideman

with Ahmed Abdullah

• Liquid Magic (Silheart, 1987)

with Don Cherry

• Relativity Suite (JCOA, 1973)

with Dennis González

• Namesake (Silkheart, 1987)
• Debenge, Debenge (Silkheart, 1988)
• The Desert Wind (Silkheart, 1989)

with Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society

• Eye On You (About Time, 1980)
• Nasty (Moers Music, 1981)

with Leroy Jenkins

• For Players Only (JCOA, 1975)

with Melodic Art-Tet

• Melodic Art–Tet (NoBusiness, 1974 [2013])

with Paul Motian

• Dance (ECM, 1977)
• Le Voyage
  (ECM, 1979)

with William Parker

• Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace (Centering Records, 1974–79)

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