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Jazz musician
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Male
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(Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, U.S.A.)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Joe Marshall is a jazz drummer.
In the early 1940s he played with Milt Larkin's band, as well as with the Duke Ellington and Jimmie Lunceford orchestras.
In 1952, Marshall played with a New York-based quintet led by Ben Webster, with Harold Baker, Cyril Hines, and Bill Pemberton. In 1960 he appeared on Al Sears' Swing's the Thing, with Don Abney, Wally Richardson and Wendell Marshall.
Marshall is cited by Bernard Purdie as one of his influences.
Discography
- 1952: Castle Rock, In a Tender Mood - Johnny Hodges
- 1957: Ruth Brown - Ruth Brown (Atlantic)
- 1958: La Vern Baker Sings Bessie Smith - LaVern Baker (Atlantic)
- 1959: Miss Rhythm - Ruth Brown (Atlantic)
- 1960: Swing's the Thing - Al Sears
- 1966: Stride Right - Johnny Hodges and Earl Hines (Verve)
- 1969: Little Green Apples, Come Hither - Sonny Stitt (Solid State)
- 1978: Ain't Misbehavin' - Original cast recording (RCA)
- "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums" 14 April 1958 Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- "Top Album Picks" 12 August 1978 Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.