(1947-12-13) December 13, 1947 (age 76) Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Trumpet, flugelhorn, trombone
Years active
1970s-present
Formerly of
Jimmy Dorsey Big Band
Buddy Rich Band
The Tonight Show Band (led by Doc Severinsen)
Kevin Eubanks and The Tonight Show Band
Musical artist
Charles B. Findley (born December 13, 1947, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is an American trumpet player known for his diverse work as a session musician. He also plays other brass instruments such as flugelhorn and trombone. His technical abilities and versatility are renowned even among other session players, with the celebrated session horn player and arranger Jerry Hey saying "Chuck Findley can play anything".[1]
^"Interview with Jerry Hey". LA Studio Musicians website. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011.
"ChuckFindley can play anything". Findley graduated Maple Heights High School in Ohio in 1965 and later the Cleveland Institute of Music. Findley's first...
Guitar – Larry Carlton, Dean Parks Piano – Michael Omartian Horns – ChuckFindley, Ernie Watts, Jerome Richardson, Lew McCreary, Paul Hubinon Percussion...
Mallen, Paul Lewinson, Dorothy Remsen, Henry Lewy, Morgan Ames, ChuckFindley, Robert Findley, Gary Barone, Mike Anglin, Jonathan Ellis, Stanley Clarke, John...
American trumpeters including Bob Lanese, Rick Kiefer and brothers ChuckFindley and Bob Findley. Another trumpeter, Derek Watkins from England, recorded with...
Arthur "Art" Resnick was a jazz pianist and composer who toured and recorded with several jazz greats. Some of the famous musicians Resnick accompanied...
Fagerquist Art Farmer Dominick Farinacci Maynard Ferguson Mongezi Feza ChuckFindley Paolo Fresu Tony Fruscella Horst Fischer (musician) Thomas Gansch Derrick...
Lew Tabackin, Dick Spencer Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Allen Vizzutti, ChuckFindley, Conte Candoli, Doc Severinsen, Frank Szabo, John Audino, Maury Harris...
programming Gary Herbig – saxophone, flutes Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone ChuckFindley – trumpet Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements Bill Champlin – backing...
percussion Bill Payne – synthesizers Tom Scott – horn arrangements ChuckFindley, Gary Grant, Gary Herbig, Jerry Hey, James Pankow and Tom Scott – horns...
Howard Evans Jon Faddis Dominick Farinacci Art Farmer Maynard Ferguson ChuckFindley Michael "Flea" Balzary Tony Fruscella Buzz Gardner John Dizzy Gillespie...
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