Charles Phillip Thompson, is an American swing and bebop pianist, organist and arranger. He was a professional pianist from the age of 10. By the age of twelve Thompson was playing private parties with Bennie Moten and his band in Colorado Springs. During this time Count Basie played off and on with Moten's band, and during a showing Basie called the young Thompson up to play. He was dubbed Sir Charles Thompson by Lester Young years later. Thompson composed the jazz standard "Robbins' Nest.

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  • Charles Phillip Thompson, is an American swing and bebop pianist, organist and arranger. He was a professional pianist from the age of 10. By the age of twelve Thompson was playing private parties with Bennie Moten and his band in Colorado Springs. During this time Count Basie played off and on with Moten's band, and during a showing Basie called the young Thompson up to play. He was dubbed Sir Charles Thompson by Lester Young years later. Thompson composed the jazz standard "Robbins' Nest. " He has chiefly worked with small groups, although he belonged to the Coleman Hawkins/Howard McGhee band in 1944-1945. Throughout the 40s he recorded with Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon and J.C. Heard, among others. Today Thompson lives in California. Fathered one daughter he has never seen. Singer, songwriter, musician, Tina Hoffman born in Los Angeles, California 08/05/58 Resulting from relationship with singer, songwriter, musician Lauricia Lorraine Baltz R.I.P. 1997. Grandfather of six he has also never seen. Angelo, David, Christiana, Julienne, Victoriana and Eviana. (Five are singers and musicians)
  • Charles Phillip Thompson, meist Sir Charles Thompson, ist ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Pianist, Organist und Arrangeur des Bebop und Swing. Thompson begann schon mit 10 Jahren, professionell Klavier zu spielen. Mit 12 Jahren lud ihn Count Basie ein, auf der Bühne mitzuspielen, als er als Pianist der Band von Bennie Moten in Colorado Springs mit dieser bei einer Tanzveranstaltung spielte. Damals bekam er auch seinen Spitznamen „Sir Charles Thompson“ (von Lester Young aus der Band), unter dem er später meist auftrat. In den 1940er Jahren begann er auch Bebop zu spielen, nahm mit Charlie Parker (z. B. mit Parker und Gordon auf dem Album „Takin off“, Apollo, neu bei Delmark 1992), Dexter Gordon, J. C. Heard in eigenen Bands auf und war 1944/5 in der Band von Coleman Hawkins und Howard McGhee. Nach seinen eigenen Worten erlebte er den Einschnitt des Bebop gegenüber dem Swing damals vor allem in der Art, wie Jazz präsentiert wurde – war es vorher vor allem Tanzmusik, ging man danach zu „Jazzkonzerten“ oder in Clubs. War vorher ein guter Rhythmus wichtig, spielten Parker und Dizzy Gillespie „mehr Noten und schneller“, was sie dann Bebop nannten – für ihn als Spieler seien diese Begriffe aber „sehr, sehr unwichtig“. In seinem Interview gibt er als unmittelbare Einflüsse weniger Pianisten wie Count Basie an (den er seinen „Mentor“ nennt) als die Saxophonisten Coleman Hawkins und Lester Young. Später spielte er viel Solo in Bars und mit verschiedenen Trios unter seinem Namen. Thompson war noch 2004 als Pianist aktiv. 2000 brachte er die Trio-Aufnahmen „Robbins Nest – Live at the Showcase“ und 2001 „I Got Rhythm – Live at the Showcase“ heraus und 1984 das Solo-Album „Portrait of a Piano“. Er lebt in Kalifornien. Als Komponist ist er Verfasser des Jazzstandards „Robbins Nest“, den z. B. Illinois Jacquet interpretierte.
  • Il suo soprannome, "Sir Charles", fu un'invenzione di Lester Young. Musicista professionista dall'età di dieci anni (il suo primo strumento fu il violino), a dodici suonava già in feste private con Bennie Moten e la sua orchestra a Colorado Springs. Count Basie, che a volte suonava con Moten lo notò e lo invitò a suonare. Il suo stile avrebbe poi sempre risentito di quello di Basie. Thompson lavorò prevalentemente con piccoli gruppi anche se iniziò militando in diverse big band, incluse quelle di Lionel Hampton, Fletcher Henderson, Jimmy Dorsey, Coleman Hawkins/Howard McGhee e per le quali scriveva anche arrangiamenti. Scrisse lo standard "Robbins' Nest", un classico dello stile bebop, che Gil Evans arrangiò poi magistralmente per l'orchestra di Claude Thornhill. Durante gli anni 1940, aderì allo stile bop (uno dei pochi musicisti swing a fare questa transizione) e partecipò a storiche registrazioni con Charlie Parker (del cui quintetto fece per qualche tempo parte), Dexter Gordon e J.C. Heard. Oggi Thompson, che è ancora attivo, vive in California.
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  • Charles Phillip Thompson, is an American swing and bebop pianist, organist and arranger. He was a professional pianist from the age of 10. By the age of twelve Thompson was playing private parties with Bennie Moten and his band in Colorado Springs. During this time Count Basie played off and on with Moten's band, and during a showing Basie called the young Thompson up to play. He was dubbed Sir Charles Thompson by Lester Young years later. Thompson composed the jazz standard "Robbins' Nest.
  • Charles Phillip Thompson, meist Sir Charles Thompson, ist ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Pianist, Organist und Arrangeur des Bebop und Swing. Thompson begann schon mit 10 Jahren, professionell Klavier zu spielen. Mit 12 Jahren lud ihn Count Basie ein, auf der Bühne mitzuspielen, als er als Pianist der Band von Bennie Moten in Colorado Springs mit dieser bei einer Tanzveranstaltung spielte.
  • Il suo soprannome, "Sir Charles", fu un'invenzione di Lester Young. Musicista professionista dall'età di dieci anni (il suo primo strumento fu il violino), a dodici suonava già in feste private con Bennie Moten e la sua orchestra a Colorado Springs. Count Basie, che a volte suonava con Moten lo notò e lo invitò a suonare. Il suo stile avrebbe poi sempre risentito di quello di Basie.
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