Charles Tyler

Charles Tyler (1941-1992) was an American free jazz saxophonist, heard mostly on baritone and alto saxophone and also on clarinet. Born in Cadiz, Kentucky, and raised in Indianapolis, he came to notice in Albert Ayler's group in the mid 1960s and went on to lead his own bands in New York and later in Europe, where he settled in the 1980s. He died in Toulon, France. Charles Tyler played on Ayler's Bells and Spirits Rejoice (ESP-Disk, 1965) and recorded his first albums as leader for the same label.