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Sir Charles Thompson
Artist Biography For Sir Charles Thompson
Charles Phillip Thompson March 21 1918 – June 16 2016 Was An American Swing And Bebop Pianist Organist Composer And Arranger. Thompson Was Born In Springfield Ohio. His Father Was A Minister And His Stepmother Played The Piano. "He First Studied Violin And Briefly Played Tenor Saxophone But Took Up Piano As A Teenager." He Moved With His Family To Parsons Kansas And He Attended A Kansas City High School. By The Age Of Twelve Thompson Was Playing Private Parties With Bennie Moten And His Band In Colorado Springs. During This Time Count Basie Played Off And On With Moten's Band And During A Showing Basie Called The Young Thompson Up To Play. He Was Dubbed Sir Charles Thompson By Lester Young. Thompson Has Chiefly Worked With Small Groups Although He Belonged To The Coleman Hawkins/Howard McGhee Band In 1944–1945. Throughout The 1940s He Played And Recorded With Charlie Parker Dexter Gordon Miles Davis And J.C. Heard Among Others. He Played With Lucky Millinder's Big Band In 1946 And Under Illinois Jacquet In 1947–48 And 1952. He Worked Freelance Principally On Organ For Much Of The 1950s. He Played With Parker Again In 1953 And Recorded With Vic Dickenson And Buck Clayton In 1953–54. Thompson Worked With Earl Bostic In The Late 1950s Before Heading His Own Quartet In 1959. In The Early 1960s He Toured Europe And Canada With Clayton. Thompson Was In Europe Again In 1964 With Jazz At The Philharmonic And In 1967 For The Show Jazz From A Swinging Era. "Living Variously On The West Coast Where He Often Worked With Vernon Alley And In Toronto Paris And Zurich He Continued To Lead Small Groups Through The 1970s And 1980s." He Composed The Jazz Standard "Robbins' Nest". He Died On June 16 2016 At The Age Of 98 In A Hospital Near Tokyo Japan. He Had Lived In The Country With His Wife Makiko Since 2002. Discography As Leader
Takin' Off - Delmark Apollo Series
Sir Charles Thompson And Coleman Hawkins For The Ears 1954–56 - Vanguard
Sir Charles Thompson And The Swing Organ 1959 - Columbia
Sir Charles Rockin' Rhythm With Sir Charles At The Organ 1961 - Columbia
Hey There 1974 - Black & Blue
Robbins' Nest Live At The Jazz Showcase 2000 - Delmark
I Got Rhythm Live At The Jazz Showcase 2001 - Delmark As Sideman With Joe Newman The Count's Men Jazztone 1955 I Feel Like A Newman Storyville 1956 With Paul Quinichette Moods EmArcy 1954 With Harold Ashby And Paul Gonsalves Tenor Stuff 1961
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Biography - Sir Charles Thompson
Charles Phillip Thompson March 21 1918 – June 16 2016 Was An American Swing And Bebop Pianist Organist Composer And Arranger. Thompson Was Born In Springfield Ohio. His Father Was A Minister And His Stepmother Played The Piano. "He First Studied Violin And Briefly Played Tenor Saxophone But Took Up Piano As A Teenager." He Moved With His Family To Parsons Kansas And He Attended A Kansas City High School. By The Age Of Twelve Thompson Was Playing Private Parties With Bennie Moten And His Band In Colorado Springs. During This Time Count Basie Played Off And On With Moten's Band And During A Showing Basie Called The Young Thompson Up To Play. He Was Dubbed Sir Charles Thompson By Lester Young. Thompson Has Chiefly Worked With Small Groups Although He Belonged To The Coleman Hawkins/Howard McGhee Band In 1944–1945. Throughout The 1940s He Played And Recorded With Charlie Parker Dexter Gordon Miles Davis And J.C. Heard Among Others. He Played With Lucky Millinder's Big Band In 1946 And Under Illinois Jacquet In 1947–48 And 1952. He Worked Freelance Principally On Organ For Much Of The 1950s. He Played With Parker Again In 1953 And Recorded With Vic Dickenson And Buck Clayton In 1953–54. Thompson Worked With Earl Bostic In The Late 1950s Before Heading His Own Quartet In 1959. In The Early 1960s He Toured Europe And Canada With Clayton. Thompson Was In Europe Again In 1964 With Jazz At The Philharmonic And In 1967 For The Show Jazz From A Swinging Era. "Living Variously On The West Coast Where He Often Worked With Vernon Alley And In Toronto Paris And Zurich He Continued To Lead Small Groups Through The 1970s And 1980s." He Composed The Jazz Standard "Robbins' Nest". He Died On June 16 2016 At The Age Of 98 In A Hospital Near Tokyo Japan. He Had Lived In The Country With His Wife Makiko Since 2002. Discography As Leader
Takin' Off - Delmark Apollo Series
Sir Charles Thompson And Coleman Hawkins For The Ears 1954–56 - Vanguard
Sir Charles Thompson And The Swing Organ 1959 - Columbia
Sir Charles Rockin' Rhythm With Sir Charles At The Organ 1961 - Columbia
Hey There 1974 - Black & Blue
Robbins' Nest Live At The Jazz Showcase 2000 - Delmark
I Got Rhythm Live At The Jazz Showcase 2001 - Delmark As Sideman With Joe Newman The Count's Men Jazztone 1955 I Feel Like A Newman Storyville 1956 With Paul Quinichette Moods EmArcy 1954 With Harold Ashby And Paul Gonsalves Tenor Stuff 1961 read less
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Takin' Off - Delmark Apollo Series
Sir Charles Thompson And Coleman Hawkins For The Ears 1954–56 - Vanguard
Sir Charles Thompson And The Swing Organ 1959 - Columbia
Sir Charles Rockin' Rhythm With Sir Charles At The Organ 1961 - Columbia
Hey There 1974 - Black & Blue
Robbins' Nest Live At The Jazz Showcase 2000 - Delmark
I Got Rhythm Live At The Jazz Showcase 2001 - Delmark As Sideman With Joe Newman The Count's Men Jazztone 1955 I Feel Like A Newman Storyville 1956 With Paul Quinichette Moods EmArcy 1954 With Harold Ashby And Paul Gonsalves Tenor Stuff 1961 read less
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