Marshal Walton Royal Jr. (December 5, 1912 – May 8, 1995)[1] was an American jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist best known for his work with Count Basie, with whose band he played for nearly twenty years.[2]
Marshal Royal
Birth name
Marshal Walton Royal Jr.
Born
(1912-12-05)December 5, 1912 Sapulpa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died
May 8, 1995(1995-05-08) (aged 82) Culver City, California
Royal's first professional gig was with Lawrence Brown's band at Danceland in Los Angeles, and he soon had a regular gig at the Apex, working for Curtis Mosby in Mosby's Blue Blowers, a 10-piece band. He then began an eight-year (1931–1939) stint with the Les Hite orchestra at Sebastian's Cotton Club, which was near the MGM studios in Los Angeles. He spent 1940 to 1942 with Lionel Hampton, until the war interrupted his career.
With his brother, Ernie, he served in the U.S. Navy in the 45-piece regimental band that was attached to the Navy's preflight training school for pilots at St. Mary's College in Moraga, California. The band played for bond rallies, regimental reviews, at football games, and in concerts for the cadets and the community. Two swing bands were organized from the larger regimental band, and they played for smokers and dances at USOs and officers clubs. Royal was leader of the Bombardiers, one of those bands, which also included his brother, Ernie, Jackie Kelson (later known as Jackie Kelso), Buddy Collette, Jerome Richardson, and Vernon Alley.[3][4]
Kelsey, Chris. "Marshal Royal: Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-11.
External links
Interview of Marshal Royal, Center for Oral History Research, UCLA Library Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles.
Recorded Telephone Interview of Frank Foster — alumnus of the Basie band recalls how Marshal Royal would read Jet magazine on his stand while he performed
January 26, 2023
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Marshal Walton Royal Jr December 5 1912 May 8 1995 1 was an American jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist best known for his work with Count Basie with whose band he played for nearly twenty years 2 Marshal RoyalBirth nameMarshal Walton Royal Jr Born 1912 12 05 December 5 1912Sapulpa Oklahoma U S DiedMay 8 1995 1995 05 08 aged 82 Culver City CaliforniaGenresJazzOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Clarinet saxophone Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 As sideman 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEarly life and education EditMarshal Royal Jr was born into a musical family in Sapulpa Oklahoma 2 Career EditRoyal s first professional gig was with Lawrence Brown s band at Danceland in Los Angeles and he soon had a regular gig at the Apex working for Curtis Mosby in Mosby s Blue Blowers a 10 piece band He then began an eight year 1931 1939 stint with the Les Hite orchestra at Sebastian s Cotton Club which was near the MGM studios in Los Angeles He spent 1940 to 1942 with Lionel Hampton until the war interrupted his career With his brother Ernie he served in the U S Navy in the 45 piece regimental band that was attached to the Navy s preflight training school for pilots at St Mary s College in Moraga California The band played for bond rallies regimental reviews at football games and in concerts for the cadets and the community Two swing bands were organized from the larger regimental band and they played for smokers and dances at USOs and officers clubs Royal was leader of the Bombardiers one of those bands which also included his brother Ernie Jackie Kelson later known as Jackie Kelso Buddy Collette Jerome Richardson and Vernon Alley 3 4 When he left Basie in 1970 Royal settled permanently in Los Angeles continuing to play and record working with Bill Berry s big band Frank Capp and Nat Pierce Earl Hines and Duke Ellington Royal recorded as a soloist with Dave Frishberg in 1977 5 and with Warren Vache in 1978 He co led a band with Snooky Young in the 1970s and 1980s recording with it in 1978 6 Marshal died in Culver City California on May 8 1995 aged 82 1 Discography Edit1960 Gordon Jenkins Presents Everest 1978 First Chair Concord Jazz 1978 Snooky and Marshal s Album with Snooky Young 6 1980 Royal Blue Concord Jazz As sideman Edit With Count Basie The Count Clef 1952 1955 Basie Jazz Clef 1952 1954 Dance Session Clef 1953 Dance Session Album 2 Clef 1954 Basie Clef 1954 Count Basie Swings Joe Williams Sings Clef 1955 with Joe Williams April in Paris Verve 1956 The Greatest Count Basie Plays Joe Williams Sings Standards with Joe Williams Metronome All Stars 1956 Clef 1956 with Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Williams Hall of Fame Verve 1956 1959 Basie in London Verve 1956 One O Clock Jump Verve 1957 with Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald Count Basie at Newport Verve 1957 The Atomic Mr Basie Roulette 1957 aka Basie and E MC2 Basie Plays Hefti Roulette 1958 Sing Along with Basie Roulette 1958 with Joe Williams and Lambert Hendricks amp Ross Basie One More Time Roulette 1959 Breakfast Dance and Barbecue Roulette 1959 Everyday I Have the Blues Roulette 1959 with Joe Williams Dance Along with Basie Roulette 1959 Not Now I ll Tell You When Roulette 1960 The Count Basie Story Roulette 1960 Kansas City Suite Roulette 1960 Back with Basie Roulette 1962 Basie in Sweden Roulette 1962 On My Way amp Shoutin Again Verve 1962 Sinatra Basie Reprise Records FS 1008 1963 This Time by Basie Reprise 1963 More Hits of the 50 s and 60 s Verve 1963 Pop Goes the Basie Reprise 1965 Basie Meets Bond United Artists 1966 Live at the Sands Before Frank Reprise 1966 1998 Sinatra at the Sands Reprise 1966 with Frank Sinatra Basie s Beatle Bag Verve 1966 Broadway Basie s Way Command 1966 Hollywood Basie s Way Command 1967 Basie s Beat Verve 1967 Basie s in the Bag Brunswick 1967 The Happiest Millionaire Coliseum 1967 Half a Sixpence Dot 1967 The Board of Directors Dot 1967 with The Mills Brothers Manufacturers of Soul Brunswick 1968 with Jackie Wilson The Board of Directors Annual Report Dot 1968 with The Mills Brothers Basie Straight Ahead Dot 1968 How About This Paramount 1968 with Kay Starr Standing Ovation Dot 1969 Basic Basie MPS 1969 Basie on the Beatles Happy Tiger 1969 With Kenny Burrell Heritage AudioSource 1980 With Clifford Coulter Do It Now Impulse 1971 With Coleman Hawkins The Saxophone Section World Wide 1958 With Monk Montgomery Monk Montgomery in Africa Live Chisa 1975 With Joe Newman Joe Newman with Woodwinds Roulette 1958 Notes Edit a b Leroy Ostransky revised by Barry Kernfeld and Howard Rye 20 January 2002 Royal Marshal Walton Jr In Barry Kernfeld The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2nd edition ed Grove Music Online 8th ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article J388800 ISBN 978 1 56159 263 0 a b Eagle Bob LeBlanc Eric S 2013 Blues A Regional Experience Santa Barbara Praeger Publishers p 342 ISBN 978 0313344237 Royal 2001 Walsh Alex Earl Watkins Mr Lucky Local 6 Archives San Francisco CA Musicians Union Local 6 Dave Frishberg GETTING SOME FUN OUT OF LIFE Concord Jazz LP cj 37 a b Yanow Scott Snooky amp Marshal s Album Review by Scott Yanow Allmusic com Retrieved 2015 04 11 References EditRoyal Marshal 2001 Marshal Royal Jazz Survivor A amp C Black ISBN 9780826458049 Further reading EditCarr Ian Fairweather Digby Priestley Brian 1999 Jazz Rough Guide Metzler ISBN 978 3476015846 Review of Jazz Survivor Kelsey Chris Marshal Royal Artist Biography AllMusic Retrieved 2015 04 11 External links EditInterview of Marshal Royal Center for Oral History Research UCLA Library Special Collections University of California Los Angeles Recorded Telephone Interview of Frank Foster alumnus of the Basie band recalls how Marshal Royal would read Jet magazine on his stand while he performed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marshal Royal amp oldid 1107491271, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
