Charles Discography

1973
Sweet Caroline	Charles w/ Mark Holder	Dervia D1007
1974
Music Is Fun Pancho Dummy Duck Let A Happy Tune Sing Away The Blues Colors Of The World Melvin The Mutt At The Park Spoonbill Elmo: The Dancing Elf Carlotta Have A Happy Day	Charles (on woodwinds and percussion unknown tracks) with O.T. Zappo	Available on O.T. Zappo's "Music Is Fun With O.T. Zappo" LP (Happy Day Records OTZ 123)
1975
Alla palmupuiden (Below The Palm Trees)	Charles w/ Jussi Raittinen as Jussi & New Orleans Boys	Scandia KS 945   Available on Muistan Vielä Vuonna -76 – Kaikki (I Still Remember In -76 - Everyone)
1976
Mennään melomaan (Let’s Go Melon)	Charles w/ Jussi Raittinen as Jussi & New Orleans Boys	Scandia KS 952   Also released on the album of the same name.  Currently available on “Muistan Vielä Vuonna -76 – Kaikki” (I Still Remember In -76 - Everyone)
1979
"Ron Cuccia and the Jazz Poetry Group" (LP) Jazztown > Fastfood Streets > My Darlin' New Orleans Who Pushed The Button? > Children of Creation Summer Ain't No Secret, Anymore Spring Rendezvous > Splendid Company Scuffle Love Song	Charles on Sax and vocals with Ron Cuccia and the Jazz Poetry Group	Takoma TAK 7072 (Vinyl LP) As of yet, this album is unavailable on compact disc. "My Darlin' New Orleans" is available on the "Takoma Eclectic Sampler" CD (TAKCD-8904-2)
1981
Ain’t Nothin’ Like It (Mad, Mad Mardi Gras)	Charles w/ A.J. Loria	Orleans Records ORL-2281 Also available on Loria's "King Nino - It's a Mardi Gras World" compilation from 2003 (Kimik Records - catalog number unknown)
Burning Up Slow and Easy You Used To Be My Baby How To Say 'Until We Meet Again' Sands Of Time Hot Mama	Charles w/ the cast of Shangri-la	Six of the twelve songs included in the musical theater production, "Shangr-la" (written by Charles & Dalt Wonk No commercially released recording exists but Charles once told me that he has a recording of the show.
1984
A Few Short Notes From The End Run"(EP) Two (Still in Half Light) The First and Last to Love Me Small Change Manenquito's Magic Afternoon The First and Last to Love Me	Charles (on percussion) with Kip Hanrahan
1985
Give Just a Little	Charles and Aaron with Seattle Helps the Hungry	Available on “Seattle Helps the Hungry” 45 (unknown catalog number)
1988
"Days and Nights of Blue Luck Inverted" (LP) Love Is Like a Cigarette A Poker Game Luck Inverts Itself; Four... Gender Marriage American Clave A Model Bronx Childhood Ah, Intruder! Lisbon; Blue Request My Life Outside of Power Road Song The First and Last to Love Me Unobtainable Days, Unobtainable Nights	Charles (on alto sax) with Kip Hanrahan on unspecified tracks	Charles (on alto sax) with Kip Hanrahan on unspecified tracks
1989
Rocket Number Nine Drink Jax Beer Up, Up, Up Still (There's A Mingus Among Us) Tall Order	Charles and Charmaine with Ramsay McLean and the Survivors	Available on the “New New Orleans Music: Jump Jazz” compilation (Rounder 2065)
River of Hope Stand Up	Charles with Lara Lavi	Available on Lara Lavi’s “The Art Of Living” LP (Cody Records 7760-CD)
Vaksine! (Vaccinate!)	Charles with Sanba Yo	Available on the “Konbit: Burning Rhythms of Haiti” compilation (A&M CD-5281)
1990
"Charles Neville and Diversity" (LP) Diverse Summertime A Woman's Place Baluba Ladies Samba De Orpheus God Bless The Child Jamaica John Nyomba Moose The Mooch Jitterbug Waltz Jiminy Syndicate	Charles and Diversity	LaserLight 15-331 (LP)
1991
Strong Men Keep On Comin'	Charles with Deff Generation	Available on Deff Generation’s “Medicine” (Endangered Species Records)
1992
Second Line Cajun Moon	Charles and Aaron on #1; Charles on #2; with Maria Muldaur	Available on Maria Muldaur’s “Louisiana Love Call” (Black Top CD BT-1081)
1993
Ston Pyrro Dima (to Pyrros Dimas)	Charles with Eleni Dimou (recorded in Athens, Greece)	Available on Eleni Dimou’s “I Zoi einai Gynaika” (life is a woman)” LP (Columbia Records – COL 473644 2) (Greece)
"The Grand Tour" (LP) My Brother, My Brother The Roadie Song	Charles (backing vocals on both tracks; sax on track #2) with Aaron	A&M 31454 0086 2 (LP)
1994
"Dreaming In Color" (LP) Neon Sky Three Generations Before, Now and After Walk Your Road Children's Song Powwow Medley History 101 Silent Until Now Paper Arrows Getaway Car Dreaming In Color	Charles and the Songcatchers	Horizon/A&M 31454 0247 2 (LP)
The Lay Of The Land The Saints Are Winning	Charles with Lisa Mednick	Available on Lisa Mednick’s “Artifacts of Love” LP (Dejadisc DJD 3209)
"The Fire This Time" (LP) Second Line Soca	Charles (spoken word introduction) with Cyril Neville and the Uptown All-Stars	Endangered Species Records ES-1703 (LP) Later reissued as Iguana Records 070-2 (LP)
1995
Buddy Bolden's Blues the same dawn, at almost the exact same moment, actually smiles at Don in Passaic	Charles with Kip Hanrahan	Available on Kip Hanrahan’s “All Roads Are Made Of The Flesh” LP (American Clave AMCL 1029)
"The Tattooed Heart" (LP) Use Me	Aaron (Art plays synthesizer, Charles plays sax and Cyril contributes backing vocals)	A&M 31454 0349 2 (LP)
1996
Strange and Foreign Land	Charles with Maria Muldaur	Available on Maria Muldaur’s “Fanning The Flames” LP (TELARC CD-83394)
Sugar Drop Mar Pacifico Waiting For Tomorrow Up To The Future Another Lover Never Know Would You Leave	Charles with Higher Ground (flute on track #2, sax on all others)	Available on Higher Ground’s “Sugar Drop” LP (Mitzvah Music 04)
1997
"Safe In Buddha's Palm" (LP) I Loves You Porgy Angel Eyes In Her Image Stella By Starlight Ceora 'Round Midnight Safe In Buddha's Palm In Walked Bud Ladies Ol' Man River	Charles	Small Circle Records SCR9701 (LP)
Dance Your Blues Away	Charles not involved!!!	This track has been included on a handful of Neville compilations in Europe.  None of the Nevilles were involved with the recording. It is actually a song titled “Dance Your Blues – Part 2” and was recorded by a group called Spellboun’
1998
"A Thousand Nights and a Night" (LP) Shahrazade and the Opening of the First... Blue Shalimah's Tale, Opening Blue Shalimah's Tale, Continuing Shahrazade's First Shadow Night Lover The Blonde Woman Escapes The Hasheater at the Gates of the Summer... The Hasheater in Judgement/And the Revival A Woman's Trick Ghanim Ibn Ayyub's Tale and Kut Al-Kulub The Jewish Doctor's Tale Continues Shahrazade Adrift The Sleeper Awakened Zunnarud's Tale Continues With the Theives The Brown Eyed Woman Escapes The Red Headed Woman Remains With the... Shahrazade and the Closing of the First...	Charles (on tenor sax) with Kip Hanrahan	American Clave / Justin Time (1042-2)
1999
Millionaires Exactly What You Want	Charles (on flute) with Chip Wilson	Available on Chip Wilson's "A Jumpin' Somethin'" (Chip001)
2000
Coco	Charles w/ Patrick Verbeke	Available on Patrick Verbeke’s “Y2K Blues” (DixieFrog ?– DFGCD 8510) (France)
"Deep Rumba - A Calm in the Fire Of Dances" (LP) Medley: Robby and Negro Opening Time bom bom bom bom Prelude to Un Golpecito Na'Ma Kip Quest Quimbara 2000 Charles and Andy discuss the Science of Voodoo and the Voodoo of Science Besame Mucho Tradicion Sugar and Cotton (Black Hands inWhite Labor) Cantar Maravilioso Giovannito Arabian Nights El Solo Nino Yambu de las Cocas Work and Play (Real Life Dramas)	Charles with Kip Hanrahan	American Clave’ / Justin Time Records JTAC 1030
2001
"The Painter" (LP) Cubano Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Out of This World Ladies Love for Sale A Portrait of Jenny Arabian Nights The Painter Her African Eyes The Snake Creeps Down	Charles	Small Circle 9701
2002
Tsum Sof Vest du Zayn Mayn (You Will Be Mine) Zingarella	Charles with Wolf Krakowski	Available on Wolf Krakowski’s “Goyrl: Destiny” (Tzadic TZ 7166)
Rumb'azul Jelly Roll Terra Australis	Charles with Hilary Noble	Available on Hilary Noble’s “Noble Savage” (Whaling City Sound WCS 016)
2004
Shine on Me Riversong You've Still Got Love Soul	Charles with U-ka	Available on U-ka’s “Bermagui” LP (Kanati Calls Music)
Morning Shadow Shine On Me Call Me Reasons Fall Bonus: Silent Donations	Charles with U-ka	Available on U-ka's "Live" LP (Unknown catalog number) (Charles's exact involvement not yet certain)
2005
Aaron Neville's Christmas Prayer (LP) Christmas Prayer Go Tell It On The Mountain Mary's Boy Child White Christmas Joy To The World feat. Blind Boys of Alabama Merry Christmas Baby Hark the Herald Angels Sing The First Noel Christmas Everyday O Come all Ye Faithful Ave Maria It Came upon a Midnight Clear Amen Amazing Grace (bonus track)	Aaron (with contributions from Art, Cyril, Charles, Jason, Aaron Jr and Ivan)	TellIt Records / EMI Gospel 72434 73631 0 8 / EGD 73631
2006
Oooh Whee Baby Trick Bag	Charles (with Art on vocals and keyboard on #1; with Aaron on #2	Available on the "New Orleans Concert - The Music Of America's Soul" DVD (Concert Hot Spot)
Bring It On Home To Me	Charles with Aaron	Bonus track included on the Japanese pressing of “Bring It On Home… The Soul Classics.”
“New Orleans Social Club: Sing Me Back Home” (LP) Where Y'at? Medley: Jesus On The Mainline / I'm Walkin' / The Saints	Charles on tenor sax	(Burgundy Records 82876 80589-2)
2007
Lullaby Call Me (set 1) Fisherman Opulence Call Me (set 2)	Charles with U-Ka Kristin Gaitenby-Neville (Charles's wife) on clarinet	Available on “U-Ka: Live at Snug Harbor” (CD BABY)
Blue Horizon [Reggae] This Place [Afrobeat] Trinidad [Calypso] Pangaea [Samba] Artik [Turkish] Jah Spirit [Slow Reggae] Gumbo Jumbo [Second Line] Hebraish [Klezmer/Arabic] Hip, Hop & Jump [Funk]	Charles w/ Brian Bender/The World Beatniks	Available on Brian Bender/The World Beatniks' "Urban Jungle" (Face The Music - unknown catalog number) Charles's exact involvement is unknown
2008
Der Gazebo [Klezmer/Arabic] El Judio [Klezmer/Latin Jazz] Papirosn [Klezmer/Samba] Avadim Hayenu [Hebrew Reggae] Hebraish [Klezmer/Arabic] Di Grine Kuzine [Klezmer/Swing] Shloimele Malkele [Klezmer/African] Long Island Groove [Chassidic/Calypso] Jahdonai [Hebrew Reggae] Artik [Klezmer/Turkish] Bobover Binghi [Chassidic/Nyabinghi]	Charles with Brian Bender/Little Shop of Horas	Available on Brian Bender/Little Shop of Horas' "Eyn Velt" (Face The Music 12231) Charles's exact involvement is unknown
La Te Da	Charles with Roger Salloom	Available on Roger Salloom’s “La Te Da”
2009
Nello If This Is It I'm Ready When You Can't Do Anything	Charles with Roger Salloom	Available on Roger Salloom’s “Last Call” (Florence Records)
2010
"Tree of Life" (LP) Cheikh Bamba Melodie Action Africa New Orleans Bamba Bodian Tree of Life Compassion Brigo Kelefaba	Charles and Youssoupha Sidibe	(Sacred Sound Records)
2011
Vision Gumbeaux Salee Drownin' World of Pain	Charles with Icepack Jackson & Klyph Black	Available on Icepack Jackson & Klyph Black’s “Bk2sq1” (Icepack Records)
2012
So Bad Drop Baby Drop	Charles with Jamie Kent	Available on Jamie Kent's “Navigation” (CD BABY) Charles may have appeared on other tracks as well; these two are the only ones on which I could hear a saxophone.)
Issaquah: Let Me Go Drummer Boy Leave Me Alone 47th & Lexington * Chain Saw Mama Storm Ain't Gonna Stop Passion Si Seven * Lullaby Pay Your Dues Primal	Charles with Misty Blue	Available on Misty Blue's “Between the Stacks” (CDBABY) Charles appears on all tracks except "47th & Lexington" and "Si Seven"
2013
“Snug Harbor Live 1994” (LP) The Painter Samba De Orpheo Angel Eyes Lullaby * Call Me * Nica's Dream Summertime Nyomba African Eyes Fishermen * Opulence * Wait in Vain Flora New Orleans March	Charles Neville Band Naoni Louise Warne (U-ka) guests on *	Ukamusic / CDBABY
2014
The Bossy E Everything’s Free at the Library Video Games Daddy’s Snoring Love To Read *	Charles with Mister G * Some sources indicate that Charles is playing flute on "Love to Read." This may or may not be accurate.	Available on Mister G’s “The Bossy E” (Mister G / Coil Records – 888295100816)
Do You The Now	Charles with Star Drooker	Available on Star Drooker's “Acoustic Notebook” (CDBABY) These two tracks appear to be spoken word / interview segments. Charles may or may not have been involved with other tracks.
Caravan I’ll Fly Away	Charles with Revolutionary Snake Ensemble	Available on Revolutionary Snake Ensemble’s “Live Snakes”
You Are There, The Songs of Johnny Mandel (LP) Cinnamon & Clove You Are There Where Do You Start Shadow Of Your Smile - Verse Shadow Of Your Smile A Christmas Love Song El Cajon Song from MASH A Time For Love Emily	Charles with Naomi Louise Warne  (Ukamusic)	Album available, sung in English, French and Japanese
“That's When I Know It's Mardi Gras” (LP) Iko Iko [feat. Charles Neville]	Charles with Henri Smith & New Orleans Friends & Flavours
2015
After The Flood Wake Up Moses	Charles with Bruce Mattson	Available on Bruce Mattson’s “Crescent City Swagger” (Ludix Entertainment LDX-1001)
Snake and Dagger Defenestrato Style Is Free Who dat? 30 By 90 Imperial Guard Yez It Iz	Charles with Big Chief (Khalif Neville)	Available on Big Chief (Khalif Neville)’s “The Art of Defenastration” LP
Bloom Road Pop Top Torrent	Charles with Dan Kennedy	Available on Dan Kennedy’s “Bloom Road” LP (Mt. Pollux Music)
2016
Please Send Me Someone To Love	Charles & Aaron	Available on the “Musical Mojo Of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac And His Music” various artists compilation (Concord Records, Blackbird Presents CRE00216)
Shout Sister Shout Miss Nubin	Charles with Avery Sharpe	Available on “Sharpe Meets Tharpe – A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe” (JKNM Records AS898912)
"Discerning the Transmudance" (LP) African Eyes Take the A Train Jimminy Syndicate Kiko Message In a Bottle Seventh Sun Cubano Meadows of the Mind Los Pantanos Big Chief	Khalif Neville Charles contributes to most tracks	Independent
African Eyes Cubano Iko Iko The Painter	Charles with Khalif Neville	Available on Khalif Neville’s “Wishin'” LP (CD BABY)
2018
So Into You	Charles with Jeff Pitchell	Jeff offered this as a free download via his website
Shake, Rattle And Roll Knock Me A Kiss I'd Kill You But You're Already Dead Haunted At Midnight	Charles with Roger Salloom	Roger Salloom’s “Hearty” (Florence Records)
2021
Born On The Bayou So Into You Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On * Ain't No Sunshine Soulshine Playing With My Friends Happy Home	Charles (lead vocals on *; sax on all others) with Jeff Pitchell	Available on Jeff Pitchell's "Anthology & Duets"
2022
Stomping Ground	Aaron (with Charles, Ivan, Ian & George Porter, Jr.)	Available on the “Take Me To The River New Orleans: Featuring Music From The Documentary Film” compilation (Petaluma Records PET06)