[JPL] Charlie Mariano R.I.P.

[Forrest Faubion]

It really was sad news we received today from Germany.  American expatriate
Charlie Mariano has passed away after
a lengthy illness.  His music career spanned many decades.  He was born in
Boston in 1923
and released his first leader recording in 1950.  He became very popular in
Europe and had
lived there for many years.

He had recorded for numerous labels over the years and recently found a
label home with
Enja.  His most recent recording on Enja is called "Silver Blue" and it was
released in January
of this year.  Enja has a live CD scheduled for release in October.
ENJ-9532 2 Charlie Mariano (alto sax), Philip Catherine (guitar), Jasper
Van´t Hof (piano) /
Jazz
Recorded live in May 2008 at the Theaterhaus in Stuttgart, Germany. An
incredibly intense
and moving performance by a trio that had not played together for about 20
years. Great
homage to the legendary Charlie Mariano.  This was I believe one of his last
performances and the most recent recording.

A great fan website is:
http://www.charliemarianotribute.de/bio.html



On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Steve Schwartz <steve_schwartz at wgbh.org>wrote:

>  How sad. Rest in Peace, Charlie.
>
> The entire four hours of my radio program, "Jazz from Studio Four" will be
> devoted to Charlie Mariano.
> This Friday night, June 19th, 8p-midnight. Included will be some music that
> WGBH recorded
> in 2000 at The Regattabar in Cambridge, MA.
> This was a reunion between Charlie and trumpeter Herb Pomeroy and pianist
> Ray Santisi.
> The music has never been commercially released and is only available on
> 89.7FM.
>
> Steve Schwartz
>
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Forrest Faubion


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