Marshall Brown (musician)
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Birth name | Marshall Richard Brown |
Born | Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. | December 21, 1920
Died | December 13, 1983 New York City, U.S. | (aged 62)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, teacher |
Instruments | Valve trombone |
Years active | 1950s–1980 |
Associated acts | Pee Wee Russell |
Marshall Richard Brown (December 21, 1920 – December 13, 1983)[1] was an American jazz valve trombonist and teacher.
Career[]
Brown graduated from New York University with a degree in music.[2] He was a band teacher in New York City schools, and one of his school band's performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in the 1950s.[2] With George Wein, he went to Europe to look for musicians for the International Youth Band.[2] In the late 1950s he started the Newport Youth Band.[2] His students included Eddie Gomez, Duško Gojković, George Gruntz, Albert Mangelsdorff, Jimmy Owens, and Gabor Szabo.[2] He worked with Ruby Braff, Bobby Hackett, Lee Konitz, and Pee Wee Russell.[2]
On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Marshall Brown among hundreds of musicians whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[3]
Discography[]
As leader[]
- The Ruby Braff-Marshall Brown Sextet (United Artists, 1960)
- Live at the Chi Chi Club (Avalon, 1970)
As sideman[]
- Count Basie, Basie's Beat (Verve, 1967)
- Beaver Harris, From Rag Time to No Time (360 Records, 1975)
- Lee Konitz, The Lee Konitz Duets (Milestone, 1968)
- Lee Konitz, Peacemeal (Milestone, 1970)
- Pee Wee Russell, New Groove (Columbia, 1963)
- Pee Wee Russell, Ask Me Now! (Impulse!, 1966)
- George Wein, George Wein & the Newport All-Stars (Impulse!, 1963)
References[]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 344/5. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Yanow, Scott. "Marshall Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- 1920 births
- 1983 deaths
- American jazz trombonists
- Male trombonists
- New York University alumni
- 20th-century American musicians
- Count Basie Orchestra members
- 20th-century trombonists
- American male jazz musicians
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American jazz trombonist stubs