Charles "Majeed" Greenlee

In his long career, this trombonist staked out perimeters in both the politically charged free jazz of the '60s and '70s with the likes of Archie Shepp and the commercial showbiz stylings of conventional bandleader Maynard Ferguson. Charles Greenlee converted to the Muslim religion in the '40s, changing his name to Harneefan Majeed, yet there do not seem to be any recording credits that utilize ...more