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'''Mark Charig''' (born 22 February 1944 in [[London]]) is a British [[trumpet]]er and [[cornet]]ist.
'''Mark Charig''' (born 22 February 1944 in [[London]]) is a British [[trumpet]]er and [[cornet]]ist.


He was particularly active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he played in settings as diverse as [[Long John Baldry]]'s group, [[Bluesology]], [[Soft Machine]], and [[Keith Tippett]]'s group and his [[Centipede (band)|Centipede]] big band. Charig also featured on several [[King Crimson]] albums, being particularly prominent in a long solo on the title track of ''[[Islands (King Crimson album)|Islands]]'', on the title track of [[Lizard (album)|Lizard]] and on the track "Fallen Angel" on the ''[[Red (King Crimson album)|Red]]'' album, as well as in a work-in-progress version of "[[Starless]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dgmlive.com/albums/starless-featuring-marc-charig-cornet |title = DGM Live}}</ref>
He was particularly active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he played in settings as diverse as [[Long John Baldry]]'s group, [[Bluesology]], [[Soft Machine]], and [[Keith Tippett]]'s group and his [[Centipede (band)|Centipede]] big band. Charig also featured on several [[King Crimson]] albums, being particularly prominent in a long solo on the title track of ''[[Islands (King Crimson album)|Islands]]'', on the title track of [[Lizard (album)|Lizard]] and on the track "Fallen Angel" on the ''[[Red (King Crimson album)|Red]]'' album, as well as in a work-in-progress version of "[[Starless]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dgmlive.com/albums/starless-featuring-marc-charig-cornet |title = DGM Live| date=4 May 2020 }}</ref>


In the mid-1970s he also toured with the group Red Brass, which featured singer [[Annie Lennox]]. He also appeared with the [[Brotherhood of Breath]] and recorded with [[Mike Osborne]], as well as releasing his own ''Pipedream'' LP on [[Ogun Records]].
In the mid-1970s he also toured with the group Red Brass, which featured singer [[Annie Lennox]]. He also appeared with the [[Brotherhood of Breath]] and recorded with [[Mike Osborne]], as well as releasing his own ''Pipedream'' LP on [[Ogun Records]].


He is also a member of the [[London Jazz Composers Orchestra]]. He now lives in Germany and is a member of the Wuppertal-based Conduction Orchestra.
He is also a member of the [[London Jazz Composers' Orchestra]]. He now lives in Germany and is a member of the Wuppertal-based Conduction Orchestra.


More recently, he has recorded ''KJU:'' a CD of quartet improvisations with the group "Quatuohr".
More recently, he has recorded ''KJU:'' a CD of quartet improvisations with the group "Quatuohr".
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* ''Amore'' with Taya Fisher, Floros Floridis (J.N.D., 1985)
* ''Amore'' with Taya Fisher, Floros Floridis (J.N.D., 1985)
* ''Live in Mestre'' with Radu Malfatti, Evan Parker, Tony Rusconi (WM Boxes, 2011)
* ''Live in Mestre'' with Radu Malfatti, Evan Parker, Tony Rusconi (WM Boxes, 2011)
* ''Free Music On a Summer Evening'' with Jorg Fischer, Georg Wolf (sporeprint, 2014)
* ''Free Music On a Summer Evening'' with Jörg Fischer, Georg Wolf (sporeprint, 2014)


===As sideman===
===As sideman===
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* ''The 100 Club Concert 1979'' (Reel, 2012)
* ''The 100 Club Concert 1979'' (Reel, 2012)


'''With [[Barry Guy]]/London Jazz Composers Orchestra'''
'''With [[Barry Guy]]/London Jazz Composers' Orchestra'''
* ''Ode'' (Incus, 1972)
* ''[[Ode (London Jazz Composers' Orchestra album)|Ode]]'' (Incus, 1972)
* ''Zurich Concerts'' (Intakt, 1988)
* ''[[Zurich Concerts]]'' (Intakt, 1988)
* ''Harmos'' (Intakt, 1989)
* ''[[Harmos]]'' (Intakt, 1989)
* ''Double Trouble'' (Intakt, 1990)
* ''[[Double Trouble (Barry Guy and the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra album)|Double Trouble]]'' (Intakt, 1990)
* ''Theoria'' (Intakt, 1992)
* ''[[Theoria (album)|Theoria]]'' (Intakt, 1992)
* ''Portraits'' (Intakt, 1994)
* ''Portraits'' (Intakt, 1994)
* ''Three Pieces for Orchestra'' (Intakt, 1997)
* ''Three Pieces for Orchestra'' (Intakt, 1997)
* ''Double Trouble Two'' (Intakt, 1998)
* ''[[Double Trouble Two]]'' (Intakt, 1998)
* ''Study II/Stringer'' (Intakt, 2005)
* ''Study II/Stringer'' (Intakt, 2005)


'''With [[King Crimson]]'''
'''With [[King Crimson]]'''
* ''Lizard'' (Island, 1970)
* ''[[Lizard (album)|Lizard]]'' (Island, 1970)
* ''Islands'' (Island, 1971)
* ''[[Islands (King Crimson album)|Islands]]'' (Island, 1971)
* ''Red'' (Island, 1974)
* ''[[Red (King Crimson album)|Red]]'' (Island, 1974)


'''With [[Chris McGregor]]'''
'''With [[Chris McGregor]]'''
* ''Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath'' (RCA/Neon, 1970)
* ''[[Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath]]'' (RCA/Neon, 1971)
* ''Brotherhood'' (RCA Victor, 1972)
* ''Brotherhood'' (RCA Victor, 1972)
* ''Live at Willisau'' (Ogun, 1974)
* ''[[Live at Willisau]]'' (Ogun, 1974)
* ''Procession'' (Ogun, 1978)
* ''[[Procession (Live at Toulouse)|Procession]]'' (Ogun, 1978)
* ''Yes Please'' (In and Out, 1981)
* ''Yes Please'' (In and Out, 1981)
* ''Travelling Somewhere'' (Cuneiform, 2001)
* ''[[Travelling Somewhere]]'' (Cuneiform, 2001)
* ''Bremen to Bridgwater'' (Cuneiform, 2004)
* ''[[Bremen to Bridgwater]]'' (Cuneiform, 2004)
* ''Eclipse at Dawn'' (Cuneiform, 2008)
* ''[[Eclipse at Dawn]]'' (Cuneiform, 2008)


'''With [[Harry Miller (jazz bassist)|Harry Miller]]'''
'''With [[Harry Miller (jazz bassist)|Harry Miller]]'''
* ''Family Affair'' (Ogun, 1977)
* ''Family Affair'' (Ogun, 1977)
* ''Down South'' (Varajazz, 1984)
* ''Down South'' (Varajazz, 1984)
* ''Full Steam Ahead'' (Reel, 2009)
* ''[[Full Steam Ahead (album)|Full Steam Ahead]]'' (Reel, 2009)
* ''Different Times, Different Places'' (Ogun, 2013)
* ''[[Different Times, Different Places]]'' (Ogun, 2013)


'''With [[Soft Machine]]'''
'''With [[Soft Machine]]'''
* ''Fourth'' (CBS, 1971)
* ''[[Fourth (album)|Fourth]]'' (CBS, 1971)
* ''BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert'' (Windsong, 1972)
* ''BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert'' (Windsong, 1972)
* ''The Peel Sessions'' (Strange Fruit, 1990)
* ''The Peel Sessions'' (Strange Fruit, 1990)
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'''With others'''
'''With others'''
* [[Graham Bell (singer)|Graham Bell]], ''Graham Bell'' (Charisma, 1972)
* [[Graham Bell (singer)|Graham Bell]], ''Graham Bell'' (Charisma, 1972)
* [[Centipede (band)|Centipede]], ''Septober Energy'' (RCA/Neon, 1971)
* [[Centipede (band)|Centipede]], ''[[Septober Energy]]'' (RCA/Neon, 1971)
* [[Bob Downes]], ''Hells Angels'' (Openian, 1975)
* [[Bob Downes]], ''Hells Angels'' (Openian, 1975)
* [[Julie Driscoll]], ''1969'' (Polydor, 1971)
* [[Julie Driscoll]], ''[[1969 (Julie Driscoll album)|1969]]'' (Polydor, 1971)
* [[Eddy Grant]], ''Eddy Grant'' (Torpedo, 1975)
* [[Eddy Grant]], ''Eddy Grant'' (Torpedo, 1975)
* [[Hugh Hopper]], ''Hopper Tunity Box'' (Compendium, 1977)
* [[Hugh Hopper]], ''[[Hopper Tunity Box]]'' (Compendium, 1977)
* [[Reg King]], ''Reg King'' (United Artists, 1971)
* [[Reg King]], ''Reg King'' (United Artists, 1971)
* [[Didier Levallet]], ''Scoop'' (In and Out, 1983)
* [[Didier Levallet]], ''Scoop'' (In and Out, 1983)
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* [[Gary Windo]], ''His Master's Bones'' (Cuneiform, 1996)
* [[Gary Windo]], ''His Master's Bones'' (Cuneiform, 1996)
* Gary Windo, ''Anglo American'' (Cuneiform, 2004)
* Gary Windo, ''Anglo American'' (Cuneiform, 2004)
* [[Robert Wyatt]], ''The End of an Ear'' (CBS, 1970)
* [[Robert Wyatt]], ''[[The End of an Ear]]'' (CBS, 1970)


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.calyx-canterbury.fr/mus/charig_mark.html Biography] at [http://www.calyx-canterbury.fr Calyx, the Canterbury website]
*[http://www.calyx-canterbury.fr/mus/charig_mark.html Biography] at [http://www.calyx-canterbury.fr Calyx, the Canterbury website]
{{King Crimson}}
{{King Crimson}}
{{Brotherhood of Breath}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:British jazz trumpeters]]
[[Category:British jazz trumpeters]]
[[Category:Male trumpeters]]
[[Category:British male trumpeters]]
[[Category:Soft Machine members]]
[[Category:Soft Machine members]]
[[Category:Canterbury scene]]
[[Category:Canterbury scene]]

Latest revision as of 06:42, 7 June 2024

Mark Charig (born 22 February 1944 in London) is a British trumpeter and cornetist.

He was particularly active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he played in settings as diverse as Long John Baldry's group, Bluesology, Soft Machine, and Keith Tippett's group and his Centipede big band. Charig also featured on several King Crimson albums, being particularly prominent in a long solo on the title track of Islands, on the title track of Lizard and on the track "Fallen Angel" on the Red album, as well as in a work-in-progress version of "Starless".[1]

In the mid-1970s he also toured with the group Red Brass, which featured singer Annie Lennox. He also appeared with the Brotherhood of Breath and recorded with Mike Osborne, as well as releasing his own Pipedream LP on Ogun Records.

He is also a member of the London Jazz Composers' Orchestra. He now lives in Germany and is a member of the Wuppertal-based Conduction Orchestra.

More recently, he has recorded KJU: a CD of quartet improvisations with the group "Quatuohr".

Discography

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As leader

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  • Pipedream with Keith Tippett, Ann Winter, (Ogun, 1977)
  • Amore with Taya Fisher, Floros Floridis (J.N.D., 1985)
  • Live in Mestre with Radu Malfatti, Evan Parker, Tony Rusconi (WM Boxes, 2011)
  • Free Music On a Summer Evening with Jörg Fischer, Georg Wolf (sporeprint, 2014)

As sideman

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With Maarten Altena

  • Rif (Claxon, 1987)
  • Quotl (hat ART, 1989)
  • Cities & Streets (hat ART, 1991)

With Elton Dean

  • Elton Dean (CBS, 1971)
  • Oh! for the Edge (Ogun, 1976)
  • Happy Daze (Ogun, 1977)
  • Boundaries (Japo, 1980)
  • Live at the BBC (Hux, 2003)
  • Ninesense Suite (Jazzwerkstatt, 2011)
  • The 100 Club Concert 1979 (Reel, 2012)

With Barry Guy/London Jazz Composers' Orchestra

With King Crimson

With Chris McGregor

With Harry Miller

With Soft Machine

  • Fourth (CBS, 1971)
  • BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Windsong, 1972)
  • The Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit, 1990)
  • Fourth/Fifth (Columbia, 1999)
  • Backwards (Cuneiform, 2002)
  • BBC Radio 1967–1971 (Hux, 2003)

With Keith Tippett

  • You Are Here...I Am There (Polydor, 1970)
  • Dedicated to You, But You Weren't Listening (Vertigo, 1971)
  • Frames Music for an Imaginary Film (Ogun, 1978)
  • A Loose Kite in a Gentle Wind Floating with Only My Will for an Anchor (Ogun, 1986)
  • Live at Le Mans (Red Eye, 2007)

With others

References

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  1. ^ "DGM Live". 4 May 2020.
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