Marshall Brown (musician)

Marshall Brown
Marshall Brown
Birth name	Marshall Richard Brown
Born	December 21, 1920; Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 13, 1983 (aged 62); New York City
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, teacher
Instruments	Valve trombone
Years active	1950s–1980
Associated acts	Pee Wee Russell

Marshall Richard Brown (1920–1983) was a jazz valve trombonist and teacher.

Career

Brown graduated from New York University with a degree in music.[1] He was a band teacher in New York City schools, and one of his school band's performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in the 1950s.[1] With George Wein, he went to Europe to look for musicians for the International Youth Band.[1] In the late 1950s he started the Newport Youth Band.[1] His students included Eddie Gomez, Duško Gojković, George Gruntz, Albert Mangelsdorff, Jimmy Owens, and Gabor Szabo.[1] He worked with Ruby Braff, Bobby Hackett, Lee Konitz, and Pee Wee Russell.[1]

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Marshall Brown among hundreds of musicians whose material was destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[2]

Discography

As leader

The Ruby Braff-Marshall Brown Sextet (United Artists, 1960)
Live at the Chi Chi Club (Avalon, 1970)

As sideman

Count Basie, Basie's Beat (Verve, 1967)
Beaver Harris, From Rag Time to No Time (360 Records, 1975)
Lee Konitz, The Lee Konitz Duets (Milestone, 1968)
Lee Konitz, Peacemeal (Milestone, 1970)
Pee Wee Russell, New Groove (Columbia, 1963)
Pee Wee Russell, Ask Me Now! (Impulse!, 1966)
George Wein, George Wein & the Newport All-Stars (Impulse!, 1963)

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References

Yanow, Scott. "Marshall Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2019.

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[Yanow-1] Yanow, Scott. "Marshall Brown". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[Rosen2-2] Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2019.