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Charlie Mariano
Person · male · United States · Boston · born 1923 · died 2009 · recording since 1956
American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009)
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Also known as Carmine Ugo Mariano · チャーリー・マリアーノ · チャーリー・マリアーノ
Timeline
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1920s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Charlie Mariano Plays
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2020s
Biography
English biography921 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1366049392
Biography
Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist who focused on the alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well.
Biography
Mariano was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Italian immigrants, John (Giovanni) Mariano and Mary (Maria) Di Gironimo of Fallo, Italy. He grew up in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston, enlisting in the Army Air Corps after high school, during World War II. After his service in the Army, Mariano attended what was then known as Schillinger House of Music, now Berklee College of Music. He was among the faculty at Berklee from 1965 to 1971. Mariano moved to Europe in 1971, settling eventually in Köln (Cologne), Germany, with his third wife, the painter Dorothee Zippel Mariano.
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.
His unusual application of the nadaswaram, a classical wind instrument from Tamil Nadu, was a notable occasional feature of his work in the 1970s.
Mariano had six daughters, including four with his first wife, Glenna Gregory Mariano: Sherry, Cynthia, Melanie, and Celeste, and was step-father to Glenna's son, Paris Mariano. Mariano is father to musician Monday Michiru with his second wife, Toshiko Akiyoshi. His youngest daughter is Zana Mariano. Mariano had seven grandchildren, and two great-granddaughters. Mariano died of cancer on June 16, 2009, at the age of 85.
As leader
Charlie Mariano With His Jazz Group (Imperial, 1950)
The New Sounds From Boston (Prestige, 1951)
Charlie Mariano Boston All Stars (Prestige, 1953) reissued on CD with New Sounds
Charlie Mariano Sextet (Fantasy, 1953)
Charlie Mariano (Bethlehem, 1956)
Beauties of 1918/Something for Both Ears (World Pacific, 1957 [1958]) – co-led with Jerry Dodgion
A Jazz Portrait of Charlie Mariano (Regina, 1963)
Charlie Mariano & Sadao Watanabe (Victor, 1967)
Mirror (Atlantic, 1972)
Cascade (Limetree, 1974)
Reflections (RCA Victor, 1974)
Helen 12 Trees (MPS, 1976)
October (Inner City, 1978)
Crystal Bells (CMP, 1980)
Mariano (Capitol/Intuition, 1988)
Swingin' with Mariano (Affinity, 1990)
Boston Days (Fresh Sound, 1994)
Seventy (Intuition, 1995)
Deep in a Dream (Enja, 2003)
As co-leader
With Osmosis
Osmosis (RCA, 1970)
With United Jazz + Rock Ensemble
Live im Schützenhaus (1977)
Teamwork (1978)
The Break Even Point (1979)
Live in Berlin (1981)
United Live - Opus Sechs (1984)
Round Seven (1987)
Na endlich! - Live in Concert (1992)
As sideman
With Embryo
We Keep On (BASF, 1973)
Surfin' (BASF, 1975)
Bad Head And Bad Cats (April, 1976)
Live Embryo (April, 1977)
Life (Schneeball, 1981)
29.6.73 In Hamburg (Schneeball, 2003)
With Wolfgang Dauner
Meditation on a landscape-Tagore (MOOD Records, 1986)
With Stan Kenton
Contemporary Concepts (Capitol, 1955)
Road Show (Capitol, 1959)
Standards in Silhouette (Capitol, 1960)
Viva Kenton! (Capitol, 1960)
Live at Palo Alto (Status, 1990)
Mellophonium Moods 1962 (Status, 1990)
With Shelly Manne
Swinging Sounds (Contemporary, 1956)
More Swinging Sounds (Contemporary, 1957)
Concerto for Clarinet & Combo (Contemporary, 1957)
The Gambit (Contemporary, 1958)
With Charles Mingus
The Complete Town Hall Concert (United Artists, 1962)
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse!, 1964)
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (Impulse!, 1963)
With Eberhard Weber
Yellow Fields (ECM, 1976)
Silent Feet (ECM, 1978)
Little Movements (ECM, 1980)
With others
Toshiko Akiyoshi, The Toshiko–Mariano Quartet (Candid, 1961)
Toshiko Akiyoshi, Jazz in Japan Recorded in Tokyo (Vee Jay, 1965)
Manny Albam, The Jazz Greats of Our Time Vol. 2 (Coral, 1958)
Max Bennett, Max Bennett Plays (Bethlehem, 1956)
Max Bennett, Max Bennett Vol. II (Bethlehem, 1956)
Chet Baker, Theme Music from "The James Dean Story" (World Pacific, 1957)
Philip Catherine, Guitars (Atlantic, 1976)
Philip Catherine, End of August (WEA, 1982)
Serge Chaloff, Serge & Boots/Plays the Fable of Mabel (Vogue, 1957)
Peggy Connelly, Peggy Connelly (Bethlehem, 1956)
Herb Ellis, Ellis in Wonderland (Norgran, 1956)
Maynard Ferguson, The Blues Roar (Mainstream, 1964)
Michael Gibbs, Directs the Only Chrome-Waterfall Orchestra (Bronze, 1975)
Michael Gibbs, By the Way (Ah Um, 1993)
John Graas, Jazz Studio 3 (Decca, 1954)
George Gruntz, Theatre (ECM, 1983)
Chico Hamilton, The Further Adventures of El Chico (Impulse!, 1966)
Bill Harris, Bill Harris Herd (Norgran, 1956)
Bill Holman, In a Jazz Orbit (Andex, 1958)
Bill Holman, The Fabulous Bill Holman (Coral 1958)
Jackie and Roy, Free and Easy! (ABC-Paramount, 1958)
Elvin Jones, Dear John C. (Impulse!, 1965)
Quincy Jones, Go West, Man! (ABC-Paramount, 1957)
Quincy Jones, This Is How I Feel About Jazz (ABC-Paramount, 1957)
Mel Lewis, Mel Lewis Sextet (Mode, 1957)
Arif Mardin, Glass Onion (Atlantic, 1969)
Rabih Abou-Khalil, Blue Camel (Enja, 1992)
Vince Mendoza, Sketches (ACT, 1994)
Modern Jazz Quartet, Jazz Dialogue (Atlantic, 1966)
Pierre Moerlen's Gong, 1981 - Leave It Open (Arista Records, 1982)
Mike Nock, Magic Mansions (Laurie, 1977)
Nat Pierce, The Nat Pierce-Dick Collins Nonet/The Charlie Mariano Sextet (Fantasy, 1956)
Herb Pomeroy, Band in Boston (United Artists, 1959)
Irene Reid, Room for One More (Verve, 1965)
Johnny Richards, Something Else by Johnny Richards (Bethlehem, 1956)
Jimmy Ricks, Vibrations (Mainstream, 1965)
Shorty Rogers, The Big Shorty Rogers Express (RCA Victor, 1956)
Frank Rosolino, Frank Rosolino (Capitol, 1954)
Frank Rosolino, Frankly Speaking (Capitol, 1955)
Sal Salvador, You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet! (Dauntless, 1963)
Supersister, Iskander (Polydor, 1973)
Fredy Studer, Seven Songs (Intuition, 1993)
Harvie Swartz, Smart Moves (Gramavision, 1986)
McCoy Tyner, Live at Newport (Impulse!, 1963)
Edward Vesala, Nan Madol (ECM, 1974)
Sadao Watanabe, Iberian Waltz (Intakt, 1967)
Sadao Watanabe, We Got a New Bag (Intakt, 1968)
Stu Williamson, Stu Williamson (Bethlehem, 1956)
Stu Williamson, Stu Williamson Plays (Bethlehem, 1957)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 64 | 95.8th |
| Studio albums | 51 | 99.3th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 53 | 99th |
| Recording span (years) | 53 | 93.4th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (64 release groups · 51 studio albums)
Albums · 51
1956 · studio album
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A1ChloeA2You Go To My HeadA3S'niceA4MantecaA5It's You Or No OneB1Three Little WordsB2Green WallsB3Give A Little WhistleB4I Should CareB5My Melancholy Baby1956 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 38:13
A1Johnny One Note5:35A2The Very Thought of You4:02A3Smoke Gets in Your Eyes3:13A4King for a Day5:26B1Darn That Dream4:23B2Floormat4:36B3Blues6:47B4I Heard You Cried Last Night4:111958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:39
A1After You've Gone4:47A2When Johnny Comes Marching Home5:17A3Deep River5:40A4Till We Meet Again4:15B1K-K-K-Katy5:18B2'til the Clouds Roll By2:41B3Over There4:24B4Ja da4:20B5Hello, Central, Give No Man's Land3:57A Jazz Portrait of Charlie Mariano
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 39:30
A1I Feel Pretty2:54A2The Wind4:15A3To Taiho7:30A4Goodbye4:30B1The Shout2:52B2Portrait of an Artist5:25B3Deep in a Dream3:20B4Pretty Little Nieda5:39B5The Song Is You3:051967 · studio album
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A1Blowin' in the WindA2Cruel WarA3Where Have All the Flowers GoneA4ShenandoahA5Yosakoi-BushiB1We Shall Over ComeB2500 MilesB3This Land Is Your LandB4GreensleevesB5Yagi-Bushi1967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 43:31
A1Iberian Waltz16:03A2I Thought About You4:51B1Stone Garden of Ryoanji14:19B2God Has Mercy8:18Charlie Mariano & Sadao Watanabe
1967 · studio album
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A1Comin' Home BabyA2Black OrpheusA3One Note SambaA4Work SongA5Oh Lord Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on MeB1The Shadow of Your SmileB2Goin' HomeB3On the TrailB4My RomanceB5Secret Love1972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 35:55
A1Himalaya5:56A2Shout2:23A3F Minor Happy5:13A4Theme From Summer of '425:04B1Mirror8:36B2Vasi Bindu (Raindrops)5:36B3Madras3:07Charlie Mariano with the Chris Hinze Combination
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 35:22
1Lullaby for Dewi9:422Mirror of Your Mind7:373Traditional South Indian Kirtanam6:324Lassana Lamaya (Beautiful Child)11:311973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 41:23
A1Another Hairdo3:45A2Mode for Jay Mac9:45A3Love Choral7:32B1Fanfare6:09B2Du (Rain)3:32B3Hymn3:07B4Telieledu Rama7:331973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 38:33
A1No Place to Go12:31A2Flute and Saz6:05B1Ehna, Ehna, Abu Lele8:47B2Abdul Malek3:19B3Hackbrett‐Dance4:00B4Don’t Come Tomorrow3:511974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 40:46
A1Suite of the Festival5:05A2Harriet6:31A3Quest4:16A4Electric Funk Jungle5:52B1Cascade5:35B2Piece for Banjo & Kazoo9:03B3Locus4:241974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 43:02
A1Epoch7:39A2Transitory (Part 1)4:47A3Transitory (Part 2)4:07A4Angel Wings5:15B1Pudu Kkottai8:04B2Something Wrong2:40B3Bassamba (Part 1)2:51B4Bassamba (Part 2)4:35B5March of the Oil-Sheikhs3:041974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 53:55
A1Glenford Crescent5:40A2Naima8:48A3Brother Muthaiah7:16A4Spanish Dance No. 24:26B1Blue in Green5:52B2Thiruvarankulam4:53B3Chile6:03B4Ramblin’10:571975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 41:52
A1Silver Sickle8:42A2Frisia non cantat4:36A3Kolophonium-Time5:04A4Dragon Fly2:20B1Age of Miracles2:32B2Did You See My Glasseye?8:33B3Dwarf's Vision9:10B4Tuba or Not Tuba0:551975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 37:51
A1Look Up11:04A2I Felt Obliged4:02A3Zirkus4:23B147 Seconds5:44B2Eighteen Bar Blues6:23B3Duo Maximum3:51B4Unexpected2:241976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 38:48
A1Helen Twelvetrees4:42A2Parvati's Dance7:32A3Sleep, My Love2:51A4Thorn of a White Rose4:30B1Neverglades Pixie7:10B2Charlotte6:33B3Avoid the Year of the Monkey5:301977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 43:27
A1Aszu8:06A2Nagaswarup7:47A3Earth2:47A4Out Of The Jungle4:16B1To An Elfin Princess7:24B27 Up5:27B3Back Of J. (Drums – Trilok Gurtu)2:55B4Down The Kaveri4:451979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 39:17
1Sleep My Love4:0625 Pages6:283Les Sept Boules de Christal5:424Scrabble2:465Janet7:496Smell of Madras5:317Improvisation on a Theme of Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht"6:551980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 42:57
A1Cynthia9:34A2Afreeka3:22A3Crystal Bells7:55B1Telisi Rama8:07B2Becky4:53B3Turquoise9:061983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 46:06
1Voice Solo5:082Vandanam7:533Varshini8:344Saptarshi6:515Kartik11:136Bhajan6:271984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 35:00
A1Croki6:25A2Melanie3:05A3Misty Morning Light6:30B1Whizzle Whazzle4:08B2Truk6:15B3Silent Rain8:371985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 50:44
Disc 1A1Again And Again, Again9:38A2Naomi11:53B1Kaze10:46B2Pascha Love11:57Disc 2AEujapica6:301987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 43:23
A1Alvorada4:09A2Fourth Sun5:25A3El Colibri1:09A4The Path4:03A5Pink Lady8:11B1Al Hadji5:23B2Kalimba4:09B3Daria4:33B4Pavane6:211988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 39:36
1Drachenburg9:542Tiempos de Ausencia8:003Gemma Cara13:434Orpheus7:591989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 37:51
1Randy8:102Plum Island6:043Lucas5:334Se va la murga2:255Trans Tanz6:296Y amo a su Hermano hasta el final9:101990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 48:13
1Boston Uncommon (Master A)2:082Boston Uncommon (Master B)2:103The Wizard (Master A)2:354The Wizard (Master B)2:325Mariners3:396Aviary4:157Tzoris3:328Autumn in New York3:499Bye, Bye Blues4:4610I'm Old Fashioned3:0411Erosong3:4512Bess, You Is My Woman Now3:5213Barsac4:2114Stella by Starlight3:451992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 50:18
1Innuendo5:312Innamorata7:513Side Dish7:214Dorothee3:495Trio to Do4:246Silk6:067Embrace7:448Be Left7:321993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:00:10
1Il Piacere6:042Everybody's Song11:373Deep River9:444Rabou Abou Kabou10:045Crystal Bells11:166Seva La Murga11:251995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 49:03
1Deep Impression11:582Happy Sad6:103I Drank My Coffee and Dreamt9:314My Friend and I4:165Somewhere, Out There7:156Zambesi2:317Remember Lucia7:221996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:06
1Enjoy2:592African Journey3:303Unicorn3:054Triplet Rock3:005Summer Sweets3:196Give3:367Jazz Trax3:038Zephyr3:119Acid Is2:5410Exotica3:291996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 55:45
1Cruisin’ for a Bluesin’8:222Odie7:443Cabeza de carne5:274The Tunnel5:115One for Greg5:556Plum Island5:477Peppermintz3:578Dear Claudio5:459Hip Cat Blues7:371996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 56:37
1Remembering10:052Children's Song6:343A Chinese Star1:114Grace of Gravity5:355Welcome to the Party Mister Ray Charles4:036Vienna 816:187Early Snow7:348Remembering September5:459Inside1:1510Outside6:1511Country Bass– (Solo!)2:021998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 57:21
1Khartoum3:172For Charlie9:033La Rose Du Sable5:444Oran4:365Amoulati5:216La Cassba3:417Karima5:098Ichtiak7:399Night-Time in Cairo12:511998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:00:37
1Sweet Seventeen8:102Pulse8:593Aathma5:094Bangalore10:355Charlie’s Birthday Song5:376Where Ah Yah Goin’?7:007Encounter9:498Konversation5:182001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 55:26
1Brutto Tempo5:292Away4:233Lied der Mignon4:194Dry Four4:225Dhatuvardhani7:436Close Near5:437Ladies in Mercedes8:518Carnation5:059Ghost Guests5:0610Not quiet a Ballad4:252001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 44:02
1Lopin'4:082All The Things You Are5:013Greenland6:234Babe5:165St. Louis Blues6:036I Thought About You6:237Randy7:468Melangolo3:022001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:07:00
1Mr. Mani7:002Sweet Seventeen9:093Hot Water Song6:244Pulse10:305Bangalore15:156City Life10:527Bhajan7:502002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:06:51
1You Better Go Now6:252Dew Drops7:013Spring Is Here6:384I'm a Fool to Want You9:105I Only Miss Her When I Think of Her7:136The Touch of Your Lips6:437Etosha4:208Close Enough for Love9:329Yours Is My Heart Alone4:3710Deep in a Dream5:122004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 42:49
1Stella by Starlight9:592Moonlight in Vermont4:373Billie's Bounce3:134Poor Butterfly5:135I Love You4:046Flamingo4:157Manha de Carnival5:508Charlie's Blues5:382005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 53:34
1Naima5:322Cry Me a River4:493Bye Bye Babe5:204What's Going On5:005When the Sun Comes Out6:036Three Leaves6:257Smile4:088Plonk8:499America3:0810All the Things You Are4:202005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:20:06
Disc 11Savannah Samurai5:202Ruby My Dear5:203Goodbye6:424Glass4:455On the Trail2:546Namida5:587Estate6:418Kyoto3:01Disc 21Bye Bye Babe5:132Peace in My Heart4:293Lilli by the Sea2:514Vesti La Giubba8:295Tsuyu6:486Bangalore Song4:357Goodby Pork Pie Hat7:002005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:10:55
1Sinfonia (BWV 156, Bearb. J. Schenk)8:402ChickCheck (J. Schenk)7:103Siciliano (BWV 1031, Bearb. J. Schenk)6:544No Itnevni (J. Schenk)1:155Prälusium b-moll (BWV 869, Bearb. J. Schenk)5:446Toccata d-moll (BWV 565, Bearb. J. Schenk)7:217Time remembered (Bill Evans)7:538Präludium g-moll (BWV 861, Bearb. J. Schenk)5:219Präludium f-moll (BWV 857, Bearb. J. Schenk)1:4110All the things you are (Jerome Kern)5:5711Teunem (J. Schenk)1:2112HCAB BACH (J. Schenk)11:382008 · studio album
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1So Wonderful2Coming Back to You3Night of Flowers4Where Is Habibi?5You Can Depend on Me6The Traces of Love7Waiting for You8Thinking of You9For Charlie10Anissa2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 49:20
1Vaya3:302Drum 'n' Bass5:253Kyoung Ah's Dance2:024Folk Song8:215Bibimbap3:046Offering3:427Native Son2:068Prana3:399Zakú6:4510For J.F.4:1311Boys Night Out3:0712Street of Dreams3:262008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 38:08
1Johnny One Note5:342The Very Thought of You4:023Smoke Gets in Your Eyes3:124King for a Day5:255Darn That Dream4:236Floormat4:367Blues (Traditional)6:468I Heard You Cried Last Night4:102008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:07:06
1Song of Nature4:182Anaesthesia # Two6:583Mr. Luna5:354Viraha7:075Iceland Ponies4:566A Stram of You2:277The Weight of Water6:068Down the Cavery6:049Island Everywhere6:4510Der gelbe Drachen6:4911Blue in Green6:4212Coda3:192009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 43:36
A1Randy8:49A2Greenland5:16A3Plum Island7:38B1All the Things You Are7:49B2Savannah Samurai7:13B3Goodbye Pork Pie Hat6:512024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:05:58
1Ouverture for a Ballad1:382Pasadena Pancakes5:453Farewell My Heart, My House5:264That Degree of Excitement7:145Moving Out7:506Free-Bop-A-Lula7:547In Their Sleep10:088One 4 Count (Basie's Blues)6:129Adjö Adjö4:3210St. Louis Blues9:192026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:11:54
1Another Hair-Do7:292Relaxin'7:153Lover Man5:374CTA6:425Why Not6:056Frank's Blues6:007I Don't Want to Cry Anymore5:028Opals5:239What's New10:3810You're a Lucky Guy6:1811Until the Real Things Comes Along5:25— · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:02:28
1Shantaakaaram5:452Krishna Hare10:023Guru´v Govinda10:284Rhade Shyam11:495Margosa (Neem Tree)8:556Bhajana Binare6:537Om Keshav / Shanti (Peace)8:36
Album · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1980 | LifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 48:59A1Cello Cello15:26 A2Telisirama7:26 B1Tala Tarangini14:47 B2Moroccan Pirates11:20 | Live | 1980 | |
| 1987 | Silenzi Osceni - Live in Roccella Jonica 1986Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 54:31A1Offerte Speciali12:29 A2Raga Yagapriya12:41 B1Non E' Che Non Sappiamo8:29 B2Ente-Taning8:08 B3I.D.I.12:44 | Live | 1987 | |
| 1990 | Charlie Mariano & The Karnataka College of Percussion feat. R.A. Ramamani "Live"Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 51:581YagaPriya5:37 2Mr. Mani6:45 3Arun11:02 4Varshini7:03 5Kartik13:52 6Bhajan7:39 | Soundtrack | 1990 | |
| 1991 | Meditation on a Landscape -TagoreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 43:351Meditation on a Landscape9:13 2Der Fluss5:32 3Abend am Fluss2:53 4Ich wollte sein eine Landschaft4:27 5Tagore5:24 6Kalkutta Drive3:59 7Kali5:00 8Morgen am Fluss2:46 9Stiller Nachmittag4:21 | Soundtrack | 1991 | |
| 1991 | Toshiko‐Mariano Quartet (Live at Birdland)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 53:501Deep River - Live at Birdland4:44 2Song of the Farm - Live at Birdland6:00 3Blues for Father - Live at Birdland8:30 4When You Meet Her - Live at Birdland5:54 5Elegy - Live at Birdland9:57 6When Johnny Comes Marching Home - Live at Birdland7:42 7Tempus Fugit - Live at Birdland5:32 8Blues for Father (2) - Live at Birdland5:31 | Live | 11 April 1991 | |
| 1992 | LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 51:571Yagapriya5:39 2Mr. Mani6:48 3Arun10:58 4Varshini7:04 5Karkit13:52 6Bhajan7:36 | Live | 1992 | |
| 1997 | 20th Anniversary TourSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 59:331Para28:04 2Telisi Rama9:52 3The Double Rainbow Over Heeper Street10:11 4Pulque11:26 | Live | 1997 | |
| 2003 | 29.6.73 in HamburgSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1[untitled] A2[untitled] B1[untitled] B2[untitled] | Live | 2003 | |
| 2009 | The Great ConcertSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 1:04:501Crystal Bells9:21 2The Quiet American8:56 3Randy12:30 4Mute10:49 5L'éternel désir12:26 6Plum Island10:48 | Live | 2009 | |
| 2009 | Live in OsnabrückSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks1Nu Life 2When I Lay Down by Your Side 3Hourglass 4Twilight 5Obsolet Persuation 6Emotional Landscape / State of Emergency 7Szechuanpepper 8Weil es Abend wird 9Do You Know Love 10Passed Chances 11Just Nothing Left but You and Me | Live | 2009 | |
| — | Rundfunkaufnahmen des SWF - Live in KarlsruheSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 57:041[untitled]2:37 2[untitled]11:11 3[untitled]2:07 4[untitled]20:09 5[untitled]14:11 6[untitled]6:49 | Live | — |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Happy Birthday: 20. Geburtstag von ZweitausendeinsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAHappy Birthday: 20. Geburtstag von Zweitausendeins BHappy Birthday: 20. Geburtstag von Zweitausendeins | 1989 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | EisenhansSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 39:591The choice of Paris3:56 2Logos3:33 3Pleroma1:54 4From Copper to iron3:32 5Vajra3:15 6Golden light4:39 7Mother2:43 8Father2:13 9Mentor3:36 10Wild man3:10 11Marriage2:23 12Tsuyu5:05 | 2 January 2009 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Charlie Mariano head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 64 | 95.8th |
| Studio albums | 51 | 99.3th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 53 | 99th |
| Recording span (years) | 53 | 93.4th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ruth Music Award | won | |
| — | Ruth Music Award | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gong(band) | — | present | |
| United Jazz + Rock Ensemble(band) | — | present | |
| Charlie Mariano Quartet(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band(band) | — | present | flute |
| The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band(band) | — | present | soprano saxophone |
| The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band(band) | — | present | alto saxophone |
| Mariano & Sinesi(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Johnny Richards and His Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| Charlie Mariano Quintet(band) | — | present | alto saxophone,eponymous,original |
| Pork Pie(band) | — | present | original |
| Shelly Manne & His Men(band) | — | present | |
| Charlie Mariano Group(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Charlie Mariano Sextet(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| Charlie Mariano & Jerry Dodgion Sextet(band) | — | present | eponymous,original |
| The Nat Pierce Orchestra(band) | — | present | saxophone |
| Gong(band) | — | present | |
| Embryo(band) | 1972 | 1977 | alto saxophone,flute,soprano saxophone |
| Supersister(band) | 1973 | 1974 | flute |
| Eberhard Weber Colours(band) | 1975 | 1981 | flute |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlie_Mariano.JPGaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9f7f5005-99da-4f89-aae5-4ae58c82d475discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9f7f5005-99da-4f89-aae5-4ae58c82d475core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q710462genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q710462seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Marianobiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Mariano
Why this artist is in the database
- List of jazz musicians
Tier rule: genre canon: jazz
Image: Klaus Brückner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q710462 · MusicBrainz: 9f7f5005-99da-4f89-aae5-4ae58c82d475
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