Joseph Marshall Jr. (December 7, 1913 – June 1, 1992) was an American jazz drummer.

Early life

Marshall was born in Pensacola, Florida, on December 7, 1913. He was brought up in Chicago, and as musical educators had his mother, who played the piano, and high-school band teachers Nathaniel Clark Smith and

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Later life and career

In the early 1940s he played with

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Retrieved 3 July 2013. as well as with the Duke Ellington and

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orchestras. In 1952, Marshall played with a New York-based quintet led by

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, with Harold Baker, Cyril Hines, and Bill Pemberton. In 1960 he appeared on

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' ''Swing's the Thing'', with

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, Wally Richardson and Wendell Marshall. Marshall continued to record until at least 1989. Chadbourne, Eugene.
Biography at AllMusic
He died in

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, on June 1, 1992. Marshall is cited by Bernard Purdie as one of his influences.

Discography

*1952: '' Castle Rock'', ''

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*1957: '' Ruth Brown'' - Ruth Brown (Atlantic) *1958: ''La Vern Baker Sings Bessie Smith'' -

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(Atlantic) *1959: ''

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(Swingville) *1966: '' Stride Right'' -

and Earl Hines (Verve) *1966: '' Blue Pyramid'' Johnny Hodges and

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(Verve) *1968: '' Livin' the Blues'' -

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(BluesWay) *1969: ''

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'' Billboard'' at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Joe American jazz drummers 1913 births 1992 deaths