| Charley ATL | |
| Origin: | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR |
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| Years Active: | 1987-1995 |
| Associated Acts: | Minaret |
| Past Members: | See below |
Charley ATL was an Azerbaijani progressive art rock band formed in 1987.
Charley ATL was founded in 1987. Their only released album was "Dedicated to victims of Indian Cinema" in 1990. Their style were often compared to King Crimson, Dire Straits and Deep Purple[1] by then in Azerbaijani rock magazine (samizdat) "Rokoko" which was founded itself by band member - Vahid Mustafayev (brother of Chingiz Mustafayev). Their major appearance on stage was during "Rokoko" rock music festival which took place in September, 1991 in Green Theatre. Their first and only music video "Körpə" (Baby) was released in 1993 and was circulated in ANS TV till 1998. Whilst most of bands then sang in Russian, Charley ATL was singing in Azerbaijani. They style derived from folk as well, tar was used as an instrument. Lyrics were heavily sarcastic. Band was eventually split up in 1995 and most of their members left to work in ANS TV.
In May 2017, former band members Stas Kalashnikov, Pavel Bulak, Rafig Velimetov and other musicians including Teymur Nadir, Yashar Bakhish and Rasim Muzaffarli rearranged and shot a video clip for "Gözəl çöllər" (Beautiful Steppes) on the occasion of Gunduz 'Bakili' Suleymanov's 50th birthday.
| Name | Instruments | |
|---|---|---|
| Gunduz 'Bakili' Suleymanov | Vocals and rhythm guitars | |
| Stanislav 'Stas' Kalashnikov | Bass guitar | |
| Isgandar Alasgerov | Drums | |
| Pavel Bulak | Programming and keyboard | |
| Gennady Qasimov | Drums | |
| Edward Ten | Guitars | |
| Andron | Bass guitar | |
| Vahid 'Nakhish' Mustafayev | Saxophone and lyrics | |
| Rafig Velimetov | Guitars | |
| Vadim 'Styopa' Kocherev | Saxophone |
| "Dedicated to victims of Indian Cinema" - LP - Stereo - 1990 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | English | Length | ||
| 1 | Freyd dünyası | Freud world | 04:05 | |
| 2 | Göyçaylı | Goychayli | 04:54 | |
| 3 | Gözəl çöllər | Beautiful steppes | 06:10 | |
| 4 | Şah İsmayıl | Shah Ismail | 04:20 | |
| 5 | Anqola camaatı | People of Angola | 06:40 | |
| 6 | Good Morning Children | 03:31 | ||
| 7 | Körpə | Baby | 05:17 | |
| 8 | Vətənpərvər Əlisəfər | Patriot Alisafar | 03:31 | |
| 9 | Dülgər ağa | Carpenter agha | 06:14 | |
| 10 | Əlvida | Farewell | 05:41 | |
| 11 | The Tree | 04:26 | ||