Charles Moffett

Charles Moffett

Long Tail Jazz Experimental Avant-garde Free jazz

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Top Charles Moffett songs

African Songbird
African Songbird Ahmed Abdullah & Charles Moffett
Lonely Woman (with David Izenzon & Charles Moffett) - Live
Lonely Woman (with David Izenzon & Charles Moffett) - Live Charles Moffett & Ornette Coleman Trio & David Izenzon
Cherryco
Cherryco Frank Lowe
Dedication to Poets and Writers
Dedication to Poets and Writers Charles Moffett & Kermit Moore & Selwart Clarke & Ornette Coleman & Nathan Goldstein & David Izenzon & Julian Barber
The Ark
The Ark Charles Moffett & Ornette Coleman & David Izenzon

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About Charles Moffett

Charles Moffett is most significant for being the drummer with Ornette Coleman's 1965-1967 trio and for being the father of a remarkable musical family that includes bassist Charnett, drummer Codaryl, vocalist Charisse, trumpeter Mondre, and tenor saxophonist Charles Jr. Charles Moffett, Sr. actually started out as a trumpeter, playing with Jimmy Witherspoon and other groups as a teenager. He switched to drums while in college. Moffett worked as a high school teacher in Texas (1953-1961), but also played with jazz and R&B bands on the side. He first joined Ornette Coleman in 1961, but the...