Charlie Mariano

Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009 ) was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Cologne, Germany.

Biography
Mariano was the son of Italian immigrants.

Besides his work and recordings with acclaimed jazz musicians, he was best known for his use of a traditional Indian wind instrument - the world's loudest - called the Nadaswaram.

He played with one of the Stan Kenton big bands, Toshiko Akiyoshi (his then wife), Charles Mingus, Eberhard Weber, the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, Embryo and numerous other notable bands and musicians.

Mariano moved to Europe in the 1970s and with his painter wife Dorothee Zippel settled eventually in Köln, Germany, where he died in his sleep on June 16, 2009.

Mariano had six daughters, including soul/jazz singer Monday Michiru from his marriage with Toshiko Akiyoshi, six grandchildren and two great-granddaughters.

As leader

 * 1949: Octet
 * 1951: Boston All Stars
 * 1955: Quartet
 * 1956: Plays  (Bethlehem Rec.)
 * 1961: The Toshiko - Mariano Quartet
 * 1967: Folk Soul
 * 1967: Iberian Waltz (Denon)
 * 1971: Mirror
 * 1974: Reflections (Catalyst Records)
 * 1976: Helen 12 Trees
 * 1979: Sleep My Love
 * 1983: Jyothi (ECM, with Karnataka College of Percussion)
 * 1984: Tears of Sound
 * 1985: Plum Island
 * 1990: Abbaye de l´epau
 * 1992: Innuendo (with Jasper van't Hof)
 * 1993: Seventy
 * 1997: Nassim
 * 1998: Bangalore
 * 2001: Brutto Tempo with Jasper van't Hof, Steve Swallow
 * 2003: Deep In A Dream
 * 2004: Not Quite A Ballad
 * 2005: Tango Para Charlie
 * 2006: Sadao & Charlie Again
 * 2007: The Tamarind Tree
 * 2008: The Great Concert - Stuttgart with Philip Catherine and Jasper van't Hof
 * 2009: Blues & Ballads (with Benjamin Koppel, Copenhagen, Cowbell Music)

As sideman
With Embryo With George Gruntz With Chico Hamilton With Dieter Ilg With André Jaume With Elvin Jones With Theo Jörgensmann With Charles Mingus With the Modern Jazz Quartet With Pork Pie With Alex Riel With Joanna Rimmer With Supersister (Dutch band) With Edward Vesala With Eberhard Webers' Colours With Stan Kenton
 * We Keep On, 1973
 * Life, 1980
 * Theatre (ECM, 1983)
 * The Further Adventures of El Chico (Impulse!, 1966)
 * Due, 2005
 * Abbaye et Lépau, 1990
 * Dear John C. (Impulse!, 1965)
 * Fellowship, 2005
 * The Complete Town Hall Concert (Blue Note, 1962 [1994])
 * The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (Impulse! 1963)
 * Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse!, 1963)
 * Jazz Dialogue (Atlantic, 1965)
 * Transitory, 1974
 * Live at Stars, 2008
 * Dedicated to..... Just Me! (Sam Productions, 2008)
 * Iskander, 1973
 * Nan Madol (JAPO, 1974)
 * Yellow Fields (ECM, 1975)
 * Silent Feet (ECM, 1978)
 * Little Movements (ECM, 1980)
 * Standards in Silhouette (Capitol, 1959)