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 Walter Dyett.
Later life and career In the early 1940s he played with Milt Larkin's band,Campbell, Robert L. and Leonard J. Bukowski, and Armin Büttner "The Tom Archia Discography" Retrieved 3 July 2013. as well as with the Duke Ellington"Many Changes in Big Sepian Orks" 19 June 1943 Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013. and Jimmie Lunceford"Night Club Reviews" 1 July 1944 Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013. orchestras."Vaudeville Reviews" 7 August 1943 Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
In 1952, Marshall played with a New York-based quintet led by Ben Webster, with Harold Baker, Cyril Hines, and Bill Pemberton.Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster, p. 144. University of Michigan Press, 2008 at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013. In 1960 he appeared on Al Sears' Swing's the Thing, with Don Abney, Wally Richardson and Wendell Marshall.Scott Yanow (2003) Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years, p. 523. Backbeat Books at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013. Marshall continued to record until at least 1989.Chadbourne, Eugene. Biography at AllMusic. He died in Teaneck, New Jersey, on June 1, 1992.
Marshall is cited by Bernard Purdie as one of his influences.Payne, Jim (2010) The Great Drummers of R and B Funk and Soul, p. 143. Mel Bay Publications at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
Discography 1952: Castle Rock, In a Tender Mood - Johnny Hodges 1957: Ruth Brown - Ruth Brown (Atlantic) 1958: La Vern Baker Sings Bessie Smith - LaVern Baker (Atlantic)"Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums" 14 April 1958 Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013. 1959: Miss Rhythm - Ruth Brown (Atlantic) 1960: Swing's the Thing - Al Sears (Swingville) 1966: Stride Right - Johnny Hodges and Earl Hines (Verve) 1966: Blue Pyramid Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis (Verve) 1968: Livin' the Blues - Jimmy Rushing (BluesWay) 1969: Little Green Apples, Come Hither - Sonny Stitt (Solid State) 1978: Ain't Misbehavin' - Original cast recording (RCA)"Top Album Picks" 12 August 1978 Billboard at Google Books. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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