Charles Fambrough (August 25, 1950January 1, 2011) was an American jazz bassist, composer and record producer from Philadelphia. Fambrough was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers during the early 1980s. Suffering from kidney failure, congestive heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension, he died in 2011 at the age of 60. Discography As leader As sideman With Kei Akagi Mirror Puzzle (1994) With Art Blakey Live at Montreux and Northsea (Timeless, 1980) Art Blakey in Sweden (Amigo, 1981) Album of the Year (Timeless, 1981) Straight Ahead (Concord Jazz, 1981) Killer Joe (Union Jazz, 1981) - with George Kawaguchi Keystone 3 (Concord Jazz, 1982) Oh-By the Way (Timeless, 1982) With Craig Handy Introducing Three for All + One (Arabesque, 1993) With Wynton Marsalis Fathers and Sons (1982) Wynton Marsalis (Columbia, 1982) With Eric Mintel Impressions of Jazz (Jazz Lions, 1996) With Pharoah Sanders Crescent with Love (Venus, 1992) With McCoy Tyner Focal Point (1976) The Greeting (1978) Horizon (1979) With Roland Kirk Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real (1977) References External links Charles Fambrough Obituary, Last Moments Obituary at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Additional biographical material at The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1950 births 2011 deaths American jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Hard bop double-bassists The Jazz Messengers members Musicians from Philadelphia Post-bop double-bassists Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania American male jazz musicians CTI Records artists