Charles Sullivan (musician)

Charles Sullivan (now Kamau Muata Adilifu) (November 8, 1944) is an American jazz trumpeter. He has made recordings as sideman with Woody Shaw, Dollar Brand, Ricky Ford, and King Curtis, among others. He also recorded three albums as leader.

Discography

As leader

• 1974: Genesis (Strata-East) with Alex Blake, Anthony Jackson, Alphonse Mouzon, Billy Hart, Sharon Freeman, Onaje Allen Gumbs, Stanley Cowell, Sonny Fortune, Dee Dee Bridgewater
• 1975: Re-Entry (Whynot) Rene McLean, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams, Billy Hart
• 1995: Kamau (Arabesque) with Craig Handy, Kenny Barron, Rodney Whittaker, Victor Lewis
• 2004: Jam Session Vol. 11 (SteepleChase) with Conrad Herwig, Gary Smulyan and Steve Slagle

As sideman

With Walter Bishop, Jr.

• Illumination (1977)

With Yusef Lateef

• Part of the Search (Atlantic, 1973)

With Sonny Fortune

• Long Before Our Mothers Cried (Strata-East, 1974)
• Awakening (Horizon, 1975)
• Waves of Dreams (Horizon, 1976)

With McCoy Tyner

• 13th House (1981)
• Uptown/Downtown (1988)
• The Turning Point (1991)

With Roswell Rudd

• Numatik Swing Band (1973)

With Sam Rivers

• Crystals (Impulse!, 1973)

With Woody Shaw

• Woody III (Columbia, 1979)