Charles is a composer from the United States and he really got interested in music when his uncle gave him an old alto saxophone at the age of 10. He played that thing for a few months at home until he got into the school band. After he got better at playing, the neighbors opened their windows again. Later he played in bands after school and started arranging the band parts that his band listened to on records. Back then they listened to popular records to play that music for parties and school dances.