CHARLIE MARIANO
Bop / World Fusion / Post-Fusion Contemporary / Post Bop / Third Stream / Fusion / Avant-Garde Jazz / RnB / Pop/Art Song/Folk / Hard Bop • United States
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Charlie Mariano's career can easily be divided into two phases. Early on he was a fixture in Boston, playing with Shorty Sherock (1948), Nat Pierce (1949-1950), and his own groups. After gigging with a band co-led by Chubby Jackson and Bill Harris, Mariano toured with Stan Kenton's Orchestra (1953-1955) which earned him a strong reputation. He moved to Los Angeles in 1956 (working with Shelly Manne and other West Coast jazz stars), returned to Boston to teach in 1958 at Berklee, and the following year, had a return stint with Kenton. After marrying Toshiko Akiyoshi, Mariano co-led a group with the pianist on and off up to 1967, living in Japan during part of the time and also working with Charles Mingus (1962-1963).
The second phase of his career began with the formation of his early fusion group Osmosis in 1967. Known at the time as a strong bop altoist
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Mirror
World Fusion
1972
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October
Fusion
1977
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Friends
Pop/Art Song/Folk
1991
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Adagio
Third Stream
1994
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Enjoy
Bop
1996
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