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American drummer
This article is about the jazz drummer active in the 1940s–1980s. For the jazz drummer active in the 1920s–1940s, see
Kaiser Marshall .
Musical artist
Joseph Marshall Jr. (December 7, 1913 – June 1, 1992) was an American jazz drummer.
Early life
Marshall was born in
Pensacola, Florida , on December 7, 1913.
[1] He was brought up in Chicago, and as musical educators had his mother, who played the piano, and high-school band teachers
Nathaniel Clark Smith and
Walter Dyett .
[2]
Later life and career
In the early 1940s he played with
Milt Larkin 's band,
[3] as well as with
the
Duke Ellington
[4] and
Jimmie Lunceford
[5] orchestras.
[6]
In 1952, Marshall played with a New York-based quintet led by
Ben Webster , with
Harold Baker , Cyril Hines, and Bill Pemberton.
[7] In 1960 he appeared on
Al Sears ' Swing's the Thing , with
Don Abney ,
Wally Richardson and
Wendell Marshall .
[8] Marshall continued to record until at least 1989.
[2] He died in
Teaneck, New Jersey , on June 1, 1992.
[1]
Marshall is cited by
Bernard Purdie as one of his influences.
[9]
Discography
References
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b Rye, Howard (2003), Marshall, Joe [Joseph, Jr.] , Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press,
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10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J633400
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Chadbourne, Eugene .
Biography at AllMusic .
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Campbell, Robert L. and Leonard J. Bukowski, and Armin Büttner "The Tom Archia Discography" Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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"Many Changes in Big Sepian Orks" 19 June 1943
Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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"Night Club Reviews" 1 July 1944
Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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"Vaudeville Reviews" 7 August 1943
Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster , p. 144. University of Michigan Press, 2008 at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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Scott Yanow (2003) Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years , p. 523. Backbeat Books at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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Payne, Jim (2010) The Great Drummers of R and B Funk and Soul , p. 143. Mel Bay Publications at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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"Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums" 14 April 1958
Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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"Top Album Picks" 12 August 1978
Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.