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

Individual evidence

↑ Handbook of Texas Music edited by Laurie E. Jasinski

personal data
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

[1] Handbook of Texas Music edited by Laurie E. Jasinski