Charles Williams (album)

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Studio album by Charles Williams
Released 1971
Recorded 1971 in NYC
Genre Jazz
Label Mainstream
MRL 312
Producer Bob Shad
Charles Williams chronology
Charles Williams
(1971)		 Trees and Grass and Things
(1972)

Charles Williams is the eponymous debut album recorded by American saxophonist Charles Williams in 1971 for the Mainstream label. [1] [2]

Charles Isaac Williams is an alto saxophonist based in New York City.

Mainstream Records was an American record company and independent record label founded by music producer Bob Shad in 1964.

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AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Jason Ankeny states "Williams proves a deceptively commanding presence, eschewing pyrotechnics and histrionics on a series of earthy yet accomplished solos that ripple with imagination. The organic groove extends across the record, and while each player shines, the music is far greater than the sum of its parts". [3]

AllMusic online music database

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Track listing

All compositions by Charles Williams except as indicated

  1. "You Got Me Running" (Jimmy Reed) - 7:53
  2. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 7:51
  3. "Bacon Butt Fat" - 5:33
  4. "Country Mile" - 3:50
  5. "Catfish Sam'ich" - 5:05
  6. "There Is No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) - 8:39
  7. "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" (Carl Sigman, Francis Lai) - 2:44 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

Alto saxophone type of saxophone

The alto saxophone, also referred to as the alto sax, is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, and patented in 1846. It is pitched in E♭, and is smaller than the tenor, but larger than the soprano. The alto sax is the most common saxophone and is commonly used in concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, military bands, marching bands, and jazz. The fingerings of the different saxophones are all the same so a saxophone player can play any type of saxophone.

Bubba Brooks American musician

David Kenneth Brooks, Jr., better known as Bubba Brooks or Bubber Brooks was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was the brother of Tina Brooks.

Tenor saxophone type of saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B♭ (while the Alto is pitched in the key of E♭), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef, sounding an octave and a major second lower than the written pitch. Modern tenor saxophones which have a high F♯ key have a range from A♭2 to E5 (concert) and are therefore pitched one octave below the soprano saxophone. People who play the tenor saxophone are known as "tenor saxophonists", "tenor sax players", or "saxophonists".

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References

  1. ↑ Charles Williams discography accessed November 11, 2014
  2. ↑ Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Mainstream Label (Preview), accessed October, 18, 2014
  3. 1 2 Ankeny, J., Allmusic Review accessed November 11, 2014
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