Arno Marsh

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Arno Marsh (* 28. May 1928 in Grand Rapids , Michigan ; † 12. July 2019 ) was an American jazz - tenor saxophonist .

Live and act

Arno Marsh grew up in Grand Rapids; his father was a professional guitarist and copyist who organized jam sessions at home ; his mother was a pianist and flautist. In high school he played in marching and concert bands. Early role models as saxophonists were Chu Berry , Ben Webster , Coleman Hawkins and Sonny Rollins . He began his career in 1946 in local bands that toured neighboring states in the Midwest , including in 1947/48 in the band The Duke Ambassadors founded by Sonny Burke .

He became nationally known from 1951 through his membership in the bands of Urbie Green and from December 1951 in Woody Hermans Third Herd . He can be heard as a soloist in Herman recordings such as These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) . 1952/53 he worked with his own bands again in his hometown; In 1955 he played again with Hermans Third Herd , in 1956 in Chicago briefly with Stan Kenton and in Los Angeles with Maynard Ferguson , before moving to Las Vegas , where he worked in hotel bands, initially in the backing band of the country humorist Hank Penny . In 1960 he played with Charlie Ventura in the Thunderbird Lounge ; In 1968 he accompanied Nancy Wilson on recordings in Las Vegas.

With Carl Fontana he formed a joint quintet in the late 1990s, which recorded several live albums. Under his own name he released the album Sunday Afternoons at the Lighthouse Cafe in 2004 .

Discographic notes

  • Woody Herman Orchestra: Hey! Heard the Heard? (Verve, 1952-54)
  • The Carl Fontana - Arno Marsh Quintet: Live at Capozzoli's, Vol. 1-3
  • Hank Penny : It's War Again (National Recording Corporation, 2005)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Arno Marsh obituary. Review Journal, July 15, 2019, accessed July 16, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Interview with Marc Myers 2012  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.allaboutjazz.com  
  3. ↑ Dyan Scott: Life of local sax player Arno Marsh, 82, to be highlighted at Sunday show (2010)
  4. ↑ Interview with Marc Myers 2012 (II)
personal data
SURNAME Marsh, Arno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (tenor saxophone)
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Grand Rapids , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH 12th July 2019