Charles Moffett

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Charles Moffett was a free jazz drummer.

Moffatt began his musical career as a trumpeter before switching to drums. He is probably best known for his part in Ornette Coleman's trio with David Izenzon in the 1960s. He also appeared on other important albums of that period, such as Archie Shepp's Four for Trane. He also performed on vibraphone.

His son is double bassist Charnett Moffett.

Ornette Coleman: At The Golden Circle Stockholm Revisited

Read "At The Golden Circle Stockholm Revisited" reviewed by Stefano Merighi

by Stefano Merighi
August 1, 2024

Ritornare a certe “opere aperte" di Ornette, come questo notissimo concerto di Stoccolma della fine del 1965, significa ribadire l'alterità irriducibile del maestro texano, che sarà stato sì come si legge sempre nella manualistica mainstream l'inventore del free jazz eccetera, il killer della tradizione, il primitivo con il sax di plastica, ma soprattutto un mago dell'istinto, un poeta della musica come flusso chimico naturale, i cui esiti hanno sempre parlato all'ascoltatore con intenti inclusivi, puntando alla libertà del linguaggio come ...

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Ornette Coleman Trio: At The Golden Circle Stockholm Revisited

Read "At The Golden Circle Stockholm Revisited" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
October 31, 2023

As the ezz-thetics label has already released two of Ornette Coleman's Blue Note albums together on New York Is Now & Love Call Revisited, both recorded in April and May 1968, it was always in the cards that both volumes of At the Golden Circle Stockholm, recorded in December 1965, would not be far behind. Sure enough, here they are, both together on one disc with a running time of eighty minutes. That means this single disc includes all of ...