Charles_Fambrough

Charles Fambrough

Charles Fambrough

American jazz bassist, composer and producer

Charles Fambrough (August 25, 1950 – January 1, 2011[1]) was an American jazz bassist, composer and record producer[2] from Philadelphia.[3][4]

Fambrough was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers during the early 1980s.[5][6][7]

Suffering from kidney failure, congestive heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension, he died in 2011 at the age of 60.[8]

Discography

As leader

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As sideman

With Kei Akagi

  • Mirror Puzzle (1994)[10]

With Art Blakey

With Craig Handy

With Wynton Marsalis

With Eric Mintel

  • Impressions of Jazz (Jazz Lions, 1996)

With Pharoah Sanders

With McCoy Tyner

With Roland Kirk

References

  1. [1]
    "Jassed.com". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
  2. [2]
    Karl Stark, "Musician Refashions Career As A Producer He Helps Others Record Their Jazz", Philly.com, August 27, 1995.
  3. [3]
    "Charles Fambrough | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Charles Fambrough | jazzleadsheets.com by Second Floor Music". jazzleadsheets.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Jazz Messengers Alumni | Art Blakey". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  6. [6]
    Johnson, David. "Late Art: Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers In The 1980s". Night Lights Classic Jazz - Indiana Public Media. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Charles Fambrough | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  8. [8]
    Mergner, Lee. "Jazz Bassist Charles Fambrough Dies". JazzTimes.
  9. [9]
    "Charles Fambrough - Keeper of the Spirit". Valley-entertainment.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Kei Akagi - Mirror Puzzle". Valley-entertainment.com. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
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