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Charles Earland

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jazz musician (1941–1999)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1941-05-24
Active to
1999-12-11
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Charles Earland (24 May 1941–11 December 1999) was an American jazz composer, organist, and saxophonist. Earland was born in Philadelphia, and learnt to play the saxophone at high school. He played tenor with Jimmy McGriff at the age of seventeen, and in 1960 started his first group. He started playing the organ after playing with Pat Martino, and joined Lou Donaldson's band from 1968 to 1969. The group that he led from 1970, including Grover Washington, was successful, and he eventually start

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Charles
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Kansas City
Occupation
saxophonist
Genre
bebop
Instrument
electric piano
Record label
Prestige
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date of birth
1941-05-24
date of death
1999-12-11
start of work period
1966-00-00
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