Mark Charig (born 22 February 1944 in

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) is a British

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er and

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ist. He was particularly active in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when he played in settings as diverse as

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's group,

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, and Keith Tippett's group and his

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big band. Charig also featured on several

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albums, being particularly prominent in a long solo on the title track of ''

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'', on the title track of

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and on the track "Fallen Angel" on the '' Red'' album, as well as in a work-in-progress version of "

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". In the mid-1970s he also toured with the group Red Brass, which featured singer

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. He also appeared with the

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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

As leader

* ''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

With

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* ''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

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/London Jazz Composers' Orchestra * ''Ode'' (Incus, 1972) * ''Zurich Concerts'' (Intakt, 1988) * '' Harmos'' (Intakt, 1989) * '' Double Trouble'' (Intakt, 1990) * ''

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'' (Intakt, 1992) * ''Portraits'' (Intakt, 1994) * ''Three Pieces for Orchestra'' (Intakt, 1997) * ''

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'' (Intakt, 1998) * ''Study II/Stringer'' (Intakt, 2005) With

* ''Lizard'' (Island, 1970) * ''Islands'' (Island, 1971) * ''Red'' (Island, 1974) With

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* ''Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath'' (RCA/Neon, 1970) * ''Brotherhood'' (RCA Victor, 1972) * ''Live at Willisau'' (Ogun, 1974) * ''Procession'' (Ogun, 1978) * ''Yes Please'' (In and Out, 1981) * ''Travelling Somewhere'' (Cuneiform, 2001) * ''Bremen to Bridgwater'' (Cuneiform, 2004) * ''Eclipse at Dawn'' (Cuneiform, 2008) With Harry Miller * ''Family Affair'' (Ogun, 1977) * ''Down South'' (Varajazz, 1984) * ''Full Steam Ahead'' (Reel, 2009) * ''Different Times, Different Places'' (Ogun, 2013) With

* ''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 * Graham Bell, ''Graham Bell'' (Charisma, 1972) *

, ''Septober Energy'' (RCA/Neon, 1971) * Bob Downes, ''Hells Angels'' (Openian, 1975) * Julie Driscoll, ''1969'' (Polydor, 1971) * Eddy Grant, ''Eddy Grant'' (Torpedo, 1975) * Hugh Hopper, ''Hopper Tunity Box'' (Compendium, 1977) * Reg King, ''Reg King'' (United Artists, 1971) * Didier Levallet, ''Scoop'' (In and Out, 1983) * Mike Osborne, ''Marcel's Muse'' (Ogun, 1977) * Soft Heap, ''Soft Heap'' (Charly, 1979) *

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, ''Sunset Glow'' (Utopia, 1975) * Gary Windo, ''His Master's Bones'' (Cuneiform, 1996) * Gary Windo, ''Anglo American'' (Cuneiform, 2004) *

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, ''The End of an Ear'' (CBS, 1970)

References

External links

Biography
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Calyx, the Canterbury website
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