Charlie Mariano
- Type: Influential Sideman
- Born: November 12, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Died: June 16, 2009 in Cologne, Germany
Biography
American alto saxophonist from Boston (1923–2009) whose career crossed jazz's whole postwar map: *Stan Kenton*, *Charles Mingus* and *Shelly Manne* in the United States, then decades in Europe and Asia with *Embryo*, *Pork Pie*, *Eberhard Weber*'s Colours and the *United Jazz + Rock Ensemble*. He settled in Cologne and mastered the South Indian nadaswaram alongside the saxophone. He died in Cologne in 2009.
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Charlie Mariano Discography
- Boston All Stars (1953) - Album - rated 3.12/5
- Charlie Mariano (1956) - Album - rated 3.6/5
- A Jazz Portrait of Charlie Mariano (1963) - Album - rated 4.02/5
- Reflections (1974) - Album - rated 3.8/5
- Helen 12 Trees (1976) - Album - rated 3.62/5