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Charles Lacy Tyler (July 20, 1941 – June 27, 1992) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. He also played alto saxophone and clarinet. Tyler was born in Cadiz, Kentucky, and spent his childhood years in Indianapolis. He played piano as a child and clarinet at 7, before switching to alto in his early teens, and finally baritone saxophone

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E infatti Tyler fu per anni, e anche in molti celebri dischi, parte integrante della cerchia dello sfortunato Albert. Un gigante che a quanto pare ne ha segnato anche la storia da solista. Per convincersene basta prestare l'orecchio (non ci vuole molto) alle analogia del brano "Three Spirits" con molti temi ayleriani

Charles Tyler Ensemble is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Charles Tyler, which was recorded in 1966 in New York City and released on ESP-Disk. The following year, Bernard Stollman offered Tyler the opportunity to recorded his first album as leader on ESP-Disk. The band features an unusual instrumentation for its time, using cellist Joel Freedman and bassist Henry Grimes from Albert Ayler's group along with Charles Moffett on mallet instruments and a young Roland Jackson (later known as Ronald Shannon Jackson) on drums Reception.

One of the unsung baritonists in jazz, Charles Tyler had a huge tone on his instrument and played with a great deal of fire, usually in fairly free settings. After studying piano growing up in Indianapolis, Tyler switched to clarinet, alto, and finally baritone. Tyler had met Albert Ayler at age 14, and after moving to Cleveland in 1960, he had opportunities to jam with Ayler; in fact, when Tyler moved to New York in 1965, it was specifically to play with the innovative saxophonist. Soon he was part of Ayler's group, recordingBells and Spirits Rejoice, and led two sessions of his own for.