Martin Banks
Martin Buford Banks junior (born June 21, 1936 in Austin , Texas , † August 20, 2004 there ) was an American jazz trumpeter .
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Banks' father was a trombonist with King Kolax in Chicago . Martin Banks grew up in East Austin and attended LL Campbell Elementary School and Anderson High School before moving to an uncle in San Francisco in 1953 , where he studied music at City College. He was heavily influenced by Kenny Dorham , who graduated from Anderson High School a few years before Banks . He then moved to Los Angeles to work in the local jazz scene; The first recordings were made with Dexter Gordon in 1961 ( The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon ). In the following years he also appeared in sessions with Ray Charles ( Sticks and Stones ), Archie Shepp ( Magic of Ju-Ju 1967), Harold Land ( Take Aim ), Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson , Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Freddie King ( My Feeling for the Blues ) with.
After moving to New York , Banks was mainly active as a band musician in the 1960s and 1970s; he has worked with Duke Ellington , Count Basie , James Brown , BB King , Lionel Hampton , Dizzy Gillespie , Booker Ervin , David "Fathead" Newman, and Sun Ra . He was also a member of the house band at the Apollo Theater in New York and Motown Records in Detroit . After his return to Austin in 1988 he worked in the local music scene a. a. with James Polk , Alex Coke , Tina Marshs Creative Opportunity Orchestra , Slim Richeys Dream Band and Ephraim Owens. Banks was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame after his death .
Discographic notes
- Texas Trumpets Featuring the Eastside Band (2003)
Web links
- Obituary in the Austin Chronicle
- Martin Banks at Allmusic (English)
- Martin Banks at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Handbook of Texas Music edited by Laurie E. Jasinski
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SURNAME | Banks, Martin |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Banks, Martin Buford junior |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Austin , Texas |
DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 2004 |
Place of death | Austin , Texas |