Charles Thompson

Charles Phillip Thompson (March 21, 1918 – June 16, 2016) was an American swing and bebop pianist, organist, composer, and arranger.
Thompson was born in Springfield, Ohio, United States, on March 21, 1918.DeVeaux, Scott; Kernfeld, Barry "Thompson, Sir Charles." The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd ed.). Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved July 7, 2015. His father was a minister and his stepmother played the piano. "He first studied... more