Larance Marable
American jazz drummer, musician

Larance Marable

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American jazz drummer, musician
A.K.A.
Larance Norman Marable, Lawrence Marable
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
Is:
Jazz musicianDrummerMusician
Work field:
Music
Birth:
21 May 1929(Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
Death:
4 July 2012(East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA)
Star sign:
Gemini
Genres:
Jazz
Instruments:
Drum kit
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Introduction

Larance Norman Marable (May 21, 1929 – July 4, 2012) was a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, California.

Early life

Marable was born in Los Angeles on May 21, 1929. His family was musical, but he was largely self-taught.

Later life and career

In the 1950s, Marable played with musicians who were visiting Los Angeles; these included Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, and Zoot Sims. Marable recorded as a leader in 1956. He also recorded with George Shearing, Chet Baker, Milt Jackson, and other well-known musicians.

Drug problems led to Marable stopping playing in the 1960s. His career resumed in the mid-1970s, after he had ended his drug addiction. He toured with Supersax and Bobby Hutcherson in the 1970s, and was a member of Charlie Haden's Quartet West in the 1980s and 1990s.

Marable had a stroke in the 2000s and lived in a health care facility. He died in Manhattan on July 4, 2012.

Discography

With Curtis Amy

  • Tippin' on Through (Pacific Jazz, 1962)

With Ruth Cameron

  • Roadhouse (Verve, 1999)

With Chet Baker

  • Chet Baker Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
  • Playboys (Pacific Jazz, 1956)

With Conte Candoli and Lou Levy

  • West Coast Wailers (Atlantic, 1955)

With Kenny Drew

  • Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (Norgran, 1953–54)
  • Talkin' & Walkin' (Jazz:West, 1955)

With Teddy Edwards

  • Back to Avalon (Contemporary, 1960 [1995])

with Victor Feldman

  • Stop the World I Want to Get Off (World Pacific, 1962)

With Dexter Gordon

  • Daddy Plays the Horn (Bethlehem, 1955)
  • The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (Jazzland, 1960)

With Jimmy Giuffre

  • Ad Lib (Verve, 1959)

With Charlie Haden

  • In Angel City (Verve, 1988)
  • Haunted Heart (Verve, 1991)
  • Always Say Goodbye (Verve, 1993)
  • Now Is the Hour (Verve, 1995)

With Hampton Hawes

  • Piano East, Piano West (Prestige, 1952)
  • Bird Song (Contemporary, 1956 [1999])

With Richard "Groove" Holmes

  • After Hours (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
  • Tell It Like It Tis (Pacific Jazz, 1961-62 [1966])

With Milt Jackson

  • Ballads & Blues (Atlantic, 1956)

With Frank Morgan

  • Frank Morgan (Gene Norman Presents, 1955)

With Carl Perkins

  • Introducing Carl Perkins (Dootone, 1956)

With Robert Stewart

  • The Movement (Exodus, 2002)

With Sonny Stitt

  • Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements (Verve, 1959)