Wendell Marshall
Wendell Lewis Marshall (* 24. October 1920 in St. Louis , † 6. February 2002 ) was an American jazz - bassist .
Marshall was motivated by his cousin Jimmy Blanton to work as a jazz bassist. During his time in college (he studied at Lincoln University in Jefferson City ) Marshall played briefly in the band of Lionel Hampton in 1942 . After three years in the US Army, he worked in the trio of Stuff Smith in 1946/47 and then returned to St. Louis, where he formed his own formation. In 1948 he went to New York and became a member of the Mercer Ellington Band, followed by playing in the Duke Ellington Orchestra from 1948 to 1955, where he replaced Oscar Pettiford . He was also a sought-after session musician from 1956 to 1963 and worked on recordings by Art Blakey , Donald Byrd , Gigi Gryce , Milt Jackson , Hank Jones , Mary Lou Williams and Kenny Clarke and Lem Winchester ; after that he worked mainly in theater orchestras on Broadway . Marshall also occasionally played solo passages in the Blanton / Pettiford style.
In 1955 he recorded his only album under his own name, Wendell Marshall with the Billy Byer Orchestra (on RCA ). In 1968 he moved back to his hometown to work as an insurance broker.
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 3rd, revised and expanded edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
- Bielefeld Catalog Jazz 2001
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marshall, Wendell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marshall, Wendell Lewis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis, Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 6, 2002 |
| Place of death | St. Louis, Missouri |