Mel Martin (musician)
Mel Martin (born June 7, 1942 in Sacramento ; † November 2017 ) was an American jazz musician ( tenor and soprano saxophone , arrangement ).
Live and act
Martin studied at San Francisco State University and was in the jazz scene in the San Francisco Bay Area from the late 1960s . In 1970 he worked with musicians such as Cal Tjader , Sonny White , Charles Earland , Cornell Dupree and Bernard Purdie on the soundtrack of the animated film Fritz the Cat . In the 1970s he played a. a. with Susan Muscarella , Cal Tjader, Mark Levine / Woody Shaw , Pete Escovedo and Bill Summers . In 1983 he recorded the album Other Side Up with bassist / guitarist Randy Vincent .
In 1983 Martin founded the formation Bebop & Beyond ; the debut album of the same name was created in 1984, with Warren Gale (trumpet, flugelhorn), John Handy , George Cables , Frank Tusa and Eddie Marshall . He also led the Mel Martin Band and played in the Benny Carter Tribute Band, in the fusion band Listen and with Tenor Conclave . He has also worked with Freddy Cole , McCoy Tyner , Joe Henderson , Freddie Hubbard , Dizzy Gillespie , Boz Scaggs , Carlos Santana and Tom Waits throughout his career . In the field of jazz he was involved in 41 recording sessions between 1970 and 2009.
Discographic notes
- Mel Martin and Bebop & Beyond: Sittin 'in With (Dorn, 1993), with Warren Gale, Randy Vincent, Jeff Chambers, Donald Bailey
- Mel Martin Plays Benny Carter ( enja , 1994), with Kenny Barron , Rufus Reid , Victor Lewis
- Mel Martin / Benny Carter Quintet: Just Friends (Jazzed Media, 1994), with Roger Kellaway , Jeff Chambers , Harold Jones
Web links
- Mel Martin at Allmusic (English)
- Mel Martin at Discogs (English)
- Web presence
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert J. McCarmack: FAREWELL JAZZ SAXOPHONIST MEL MARTIN: PRIDE OF THE SF BAY AREA 1942-2017 RIP. Hipster Sanctuary, November 20, 2017, accessed November 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 20, 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martin, Mel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sacramento |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2017 |