Stuart Victor Martin (June 11, 1938 – June 12, 1980) was an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

drummer.

Career

Martin was a professional musician by the age of sixteen when he played drums for the big bands of

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and the ...

Jimmy Dorsey James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards " I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary Peop ...

, Les and

Larry Elgart Lawrence Joseph Elgart (March 20, 1922 – August 29, 2017) was an American jazz bandleader. With his brother Les, he recorded "Bandstand Boogie", the theme to the long-running dance show ''American Bandstand''. Biography Elgart was born in ...

, Duke Ellington, Maynard Ferguson,

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, and Billy May. In the 1960s he worked with

Gary Burton Gary Burton (born January 23, 1943) is an American jazz vibraphonist, composer, and educator. Burton developed a pianistic style of four-mallet technique as an alternative to the prevailing two-mallet technique. This approach caused him to be he ...

, Donald Byrd,

Curtis Fuller Curtis DuBois Fuller (December 15, 1932May 8, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and contributed to many classic jazz recordings. Early life Fuller was born in Detroit on December 15, 1932. ...

, Herbie Hancock,

Oliver Nelson Oliver Edward Nelson (June 4, 1932 – October 28, 1975) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. His 1961 Impulse! album ''The Blues and the Abstract Truth'' (1961) is regarded as one of the most signifi ...

, Sonny Rollins,

Steve Swallow Steve Swallow (born October 4, 1940) is an American jazz bassist and composer, known for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric bass guitar. ...

, and

Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross Lambert, Hendricks & Ross were an American vocalese trio formed by jazz vocalists Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross. From 1962 to 1964, Ross was replaced by vocalist Yolande Bavan. History The group formed in 1957 and recorded their f ...

. He was a member of a band in West Germany that consisted of Lee Konitz, Albert Mangelsdorff, and

Attila Zoller Attila Cornelius Zoller (June 13, 1927 – January 25, 1998) was a Hungarian jazz guitarist. After World War II, he escaped the Soviet takeover of Hungary by fleeing through the mountains on foot into Austria. In 1959, he moved to the U.S., wher ...

and in a band with

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and

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. Martin was a member of The Trio with

Barre Phillips Barre Phillips (born October 27, 1934, in San Francisco, California, United States) is an American jazz bassist. A professional musician since 1960, he moved to New York City in 1962, then to Europe in 1967. Since 1972, he has been based in sout ...

and

John Surman John Douglas Surman (born 30 August 1944) is an English jazz saxophone, bass clarinet, and synthesizer player, and composer of free jazz and modal jazz, often using themes from folk music. He has composed and performed music for dance performanc ...

, then as a member with

Charlie Mariano Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophonist who focused on the alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well. Biography Mariano was born in ...

. In the 1970s he recorded with Carla Bley, Slide Hampton, and

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. In 1975, the Trio went to Paris to do a collaborative project with the Paris Opera orchestra and the Carolyn Carlson Dance Company. After this project, he continued to play with the Trio and also toured with the rock band

New York Gong Material was an American band formed in 1979 and operative through to 1999, led by producer and bassist Bill Laswell. The group began in 1978 coalescing at Giorgio Gomelsky's Zu House in Manhattan with at its core Laswell, Michael Beinhorn, ...

. Martin died at the age of 42 in Paris as the result of a drug reaction.

Discography

As leader

* ''Alors'' with

Michel Portal Michel Portal (born 27 November 1935) is a French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He plays both jazz and classical music and is considered to be "one of the architects of modern European jazz". Early life Portal was born in Bayonne on ...

(Futura, 1970) * ''

Where Fortune Smiles ''Where Fortune Smiles'' is a free jazz LP album, LP credited to John McLaughlin (musician), John McLaughlin, John Surman, Dave Holland, Karl Berger, and Stu Martin (drummer), Stu Martin, recorded in 1970 and released on Dawn Records in 1971. T ...

'' with

(

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, 1971) * ''Conflagration'', The Trio with Phillips and Surman (1971) * ''Live at Woodstock Town Hall'' with John Surman (Dawn, 1975) * '' Mountainscapes'' with Barre Phillips ( ECM, 1976) * ''Sunrise'' (EPM, 1996)

As sideman

With

* ''

Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone ''Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone'' is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller recorded in 1960 and released on the Warwick label.Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

, 1960) * ''

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'' ( Epic, 1961) With

* ''

I Dig Dancers ''I Dig Dancers'' is an album Quincy Jones that was released by Mercury with performances recorded in Paris and New York City.

'' ( Mercury, 1961) * ''

Newport '61 ''Newport '61'' is a live album by Quincy Jones that was recorded on July 3, 1961, at the Newport Jazz Festival. Track listing # "Meet B.B." (Quincy Jones) – 3:58 # "Boy in the Tree" (Jones) – 5:01 # "Evening in Paris" (Jones) – 5:11 # " ...

'' (Mercury, 1961) * ''The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones: Live!'' (1961) * '' The Quintessence'' (

Impulse! Impulse! Records (occasionally styled as "¡mpulse! Records" and "¡!") is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positiv ...

, 1962) *''

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'' (Mercury, 1959-65 965 With Sonny Rollins * ''All the Things You Are'' (1964) * ''

The Standard Sonny Rollins ''The Standard Sonny Rollins'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins, his last release for RCA Victor, featuring performances by Rollins with Herbie Hancock, Jim Hall, David Izenzon, Teddy Smith, Stu Martin, Bob Cranshaw and Micke ...

'' ( RCA Victor, 1964) With

Tomasz Stańko Tomasz Ludwik Stańko (11 July 1942 – 29 July 2018) was a Polish trumpeter and composer. Stańko was associated with free jazz and the avant-garde. In 1962, Tomasz Stańko formed his first band, the Jazz Darings, with saxophonist Janusz Munia ...

Tomasz Szukalski Tomasz Szukalski, born December 25, 1947, in Warsaw, Polish People's Republic, registered by Soviet authorities January 8, 1948 – died August 2, 2012, in Piaseczno, Poland, was a Polish jazz saxophonist, composer and improviser. Szukalski worke ...

* ''Double Concerto for Five Soloists and Orchestra'' ( Poljazz, 1972) With Tomasz Stańko, Janusz Stefański * ''Fish Face'' ( Poljazz, 1974) With others * 1960 ''

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'', Maynard Ferguson (Roulette Records">Roulette) * 1960 ''The Hottest New Group in Jazz'', Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (Columbia Records, Columbia) * 1961 ''Fast Livin' Blues'', Jon Hendricks * 1966 ''New Advanced Jazz'', Valdo Williams (Savoy Records, Savoy) * 1969 ''Smashing Thirds'', Joe Turner ( MPS) * 1969 ''Zo-Ko-Ma'', Lee Konitz * 1971 ''Tales of the Algonquin'', John Surman/John Warren * 1971 ''Ossiach Live''

(

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) * 1975 ''13'', Carla Bley/

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* 1978 ''Cloud Line Blue'',

Karin Krog Karin Krog (born 15 May 1937) is a Norwegian jazz singer. Life and career Krog began singing jazz as a teenager and attracted attention while performing in jam sessions in Oslo. In 1955, she was hired by the pianist Kjell Karlsen to sing in ...

(

P-Vine P-Vine Records is an independent record label based in Tokyo, Japan. History It was started in 1976 by Blues Interactions, a firm founded in 1975 by Yasufumi Higurashi and Akira Kochi, as a record label focused on black music. The label name c ...

)

References

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