American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
Marshal Royal |
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Birth name | Marshal Walton Royal Jr. |
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Born | (1912-12-05)December 5, 1912
Sapulpa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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Died | May 8, 1995(1995-05-08) (aged 82) Culver City, California |
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Genres |
Jazz |
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Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Instrument(s) | Clarinet, saxophone |
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Musical artist
Marshal Walton Royal Jr. (December 5, 1912 – May 8, 1995)
[1] was an American jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist best known for his work with
Count Basie, with whose band he played for nearly twenty years.
[2]
Early life and education
Marshal Royal Jr. was born into a musical family in
Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
[2]
Career
Royal's first professional gig was with Lawrence Brown's band at Danceland in Los Angeles, and he soon had a regular gig at the Apex, working for Curtis Mosby in Mosby's Blue Blowers, a 10-piece band. He then began an eight-year (1931–1939) stint with the
Les Hite orchestra at Sebastian's Cotton Club, which was near the MGM studios in Los Angeles. He spent 1940 to 1942 with
Lionel Hampton, until the war interrupted his career.
With his brother, Ernie, he served in the U.S. Navy in the 45-piece regimental band that was attached to the Navy's preflight training school for pilots at St. Mary's College in
Moraga, California. The band played for bond rallies, regimental reviews, at football games, and in concerts for the cadets and the community. Two swing bands were organized from the larger regimental band, and they played for smokers and dances at USOs and officers clubs. Royal was leader of the Bombardiers, one of those bands, which also included his brother,
Ernie,
Jackie Kelson (later known as
Jackie Kelso),
Buddy Collette,
Jerome Richardson, and
Vernon Alley.
[3]
[4]
When he left Basie in 1970, Royal settled permanently in Los Angeles, continuing to play and record, working with
Bill Berry's big band,
Frank Capp and
Nat Pierce,
Earl Hines, and
Duke Ellington. Royal recorded as a soloist with
Dave Frishberg in 1977,
[5] and with
Warren Vache in 1978. He co-led a band with
Snooky Young in the 1970s and 1980s, recording with it in 1978.
[6]
Marshal died in
Culver City, California on May 8, 1995, aged 82.
[1]
Discography
As sideman
With
Count Basie
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The Count! (
Clef, 1952 [1955])
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Basie Jazz (Clef, 1952 [1954])
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Dance Session (Clef, 1953)
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Dance Session Album #2 (Clef, 1954)
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Basie (Clef, 1954)
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Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (Clef, 1955) with
Joe Williams
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April in Paris (
Verve, 1956)
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The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards with Joe Williams
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Metronome All-Stars 1956 (Clef, 1956) with
Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Williams
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Hall of Fame (Verve, 1956 [1959])
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Basie in London (Verve, 1956)
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One O'Clock Jump (Verve, 1957) with Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald
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Count Basie at Newport (Verve, 1957)
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The Atomic Mr. Basie (Roulette, 1957) aka Basie and E=MC2
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Basie Plays Hefti (
Roulette, 1958)
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Sing Along with Basie (Roulette, 1958) - with
Joe Williams and
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
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Basie One More Time (Roulette, 1959)
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Breakfast Dance and Barbecue (Roulette, 1959)
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Everyday I Have the Blues (Roulette, 1959) - with Joe Williams
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Dance Along with Basie (Roulette, 1959)
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Not Now, I'll Tell You When (Roulette, 1960)
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The Count Basie Story (Roulette, 1960)
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Kansas City Suite (Roulette, 1960)
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Back with Basie (Roulette, 1962)
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Basie in Sweden (Roulette, 1962)
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On My Way & Shoutin' Again! (Verve, 1962)
- Sinatra - Basie (Reprise Records FS 1008 ,1963)
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This Time by Basie! (
Reprise, 1963)
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More Hits of the 50's and 60's (Verve, 1963)
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Pop Goes the Basie (Reprise, 1965)
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Basie Meets Bond (
United Artists, 1966)
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Live at the Sands (Before Frank) (Reprise, 1966 [1998])
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Sinatra at the Sands (Reprise, 1966) with
Frank Sinatra
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Basie's Beatle Bag (Verve, 1966)
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Broadway Basie's...Way (Command, 1966)
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Hollywood...Basie's Way (Command, 1967)
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Basie's Beat (Verve, 1967)
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Basie's in the Bag (Brunswick, 1967)
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The Happiest Millionaire (Coliseum, 1967)
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Half a Sixpence (Dot, 1967)
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The Board of Directors (
Dot, 1967) with
The Mills Brothers
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Manufacturers of Soul (
Brunswick, 1968) with
Jackie Wilson
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The Board of Directors Annual Report (Dot, 1968) with The Mills Brothers
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Basie Straight Ahead (Dot, 1968)
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How About This (
Paramount, 1968) with
Kay Starr
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Standing Ovation (Dot, 1969)
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Basic Basie (
MPS, 1969)
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Basie on the Beatles (Happy Tiger, 1969)
With
Kenny Burrell
With
Clifford Coulter
With
Coleman Hawkins
With
Monk Montgomery
With
Joe Newman
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