Larance Norman Marable[note 1] (May 21, 1929 – July 4, 2012) was a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Marable was born in Los Angeles on May 21, 1929.[1] His family was musical, but he was largely self-taught.[1]
Later life and career
In the 1950s, Marable played with musicians who were visiting Los Angeles; these included Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, and Zoot Sims.[2] Marable recorded as a leader in 1956.[2] He also recorded with George Shearing, Chet Baker, Milt Jackson, and other well-known musicians.[2]
Drug problems led to Marable stopping playing in the 1960s.[1] His career resumed in the mid-1970s, after he had ended his drug addiction.[1] He toured with Supersax and Bobby Hutcherson in the 1970s, and was a member of Charlie Haden's Quartet West[3] in the 1980s and 1990s.[2]
Marable had a stroke in the 2000s and lived in a health care facility.[4] He died in Manhattan on July 4, 2012.[5]
Discography
With Curtis Amy
- Tippin' on Through (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
With Ruth Cameron
- Roadhouse (Verve, 1999)
With Chet Baker
- Chet Baker Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
- Playboys (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
With Conte Candoli and Lou Levy
- Conte Candoli (Powerhouse Trumpet) (Bethelehem, 1955)
- West Coast Wailers (Atlantic, 1955)
With Kenny Drew
- Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (Norgran, 1953–54)
- Talkin' & Walkin' (Jazz:West, 1955)
With Teddy Edwards
- Back to Avalon (Contemporary, 1960 [1995])
with Victor Feldman
- Stop the World I Want to Get Off (World Pacific, 1962)
With Dexter Gordon
- Daddy Plays the Horn (Bethlehem, 1955)
- The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (Jazzland, 1960)
With Jimmy Giuffre
- Ad Lib (Verve, 1959)
With Charlie Haden
- In Angel City (Verve, 1988)
- Haunted Heart (Verve, 1991)
- Always Say Goodbye (Verve, 1993)
- Now Is the Hour (Verve, 1995)
With Hampton Hawes
- Piano East, Piano West (Prestige, 1952)
- Bird Song (Contemporary, 1956 [1999])
- After Hours (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
- Tell It Like It Tis (Pacific Jazz, 1961-62 [1966])
With Milt Jackson
- Ballads & Blues (Atlantic, 1956)
With Frank Morgan
- Frank Morgan (Gene Norman Presents, 1955)
With Carl Perkins
- Introducing Carl Perkins (Dootone, 1956)
With Robert Stewart
- The Movement (Exodus, 2002)
With Sonny Stitt
- Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements (Verve, 1959)
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e Kernfeld, Barry (2003), Marable, Larance (Norman) [Larry; Lawrence], Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J288600
- ^ a b c d Ginell, Richard S. "Larance Marable Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- ^ Charlie Haden interview, 1991, MetalJazz
- ^ Ramsey, Doug (March 11, 2010). "Correspondence: Broadbent And Monk". artsjournal.com.
- ^ "Obituaries". Cadence. Vol. 38, no. 4. October–December 2012. p. 177.