Marvin Stamm

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Marvin Stamm
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Marvin Stamm in 2008
Background information
Birth nameMarvin Louis Stamm
Born (1939-05-23) May 23, 1939 (age 84)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Trumpet
Website www.marvinstamm.com

Marvin Louis Stamm (born May 23, 1939) [1] is an American jazz trumpeter.

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Career

Stamm was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. [1] Stamm began on trumpet at age twelve. He attended North Texas State University, [1] where he was a member of the One O'Clock Lab Band. He was a member of Stan Kenton's Mellophonium Orchestra from 1961 to 1963, then worked with Woody Herman from 1965 to 1966. [1] Following this he was with The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra from 1966 to 1972 and with Benny Goodman from 1974 to 1975. [1]

In the 1970s, he began a decades-long career as a prolific studio and session musician. [1] In the studio he has recorded with Paul McCartney, Average White Band, Bill Evans, Quincy Jones, Donald Fagen, Oliver Nelson, Duke Pearson, Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington, Jr., Patrick Williams, Michel Legrand, Lena Horne, Frank Foster, Paul Desmond, Frankie Valli, Deodato, Les DeMerle, and George Benson. He played the flugelhorn solo on "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" by Paul McCartney. [2]

In the 1980s, he played with John Lewis's American Jazz Orchestra, [1] the Bob Mintzer Band, the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band (1987), [1] Louie Bellson's Big Band and the band of composer Maria Schneider. He has been a member of the Westchester Jazz Orchestra since 2002.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With American Jazz Orchestra

With Average White Band

With Louie Bellson

With Luiz Bonfa

With Eumir Deodato

With The Free Design

With George Gruntz

With Freddie Hubbard

With Bob James

With Quincy Jones

With The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra

With Stan Kenton

With Chaka Khan

With Al Kooper

With Hubert Laws

With Enoch Light

With Gary McFarland

With Bob Mintzer

With Cal Tjader

With Stanley Turrentine

With Sadao Watanabe

With Patrick Williams

With others

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References

Footnotes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 375. ISBN   0-85112-580-8.
  2. "Jazz news: Marvin Stamm on Uncle Albert". News.allaboutjazz.com. 16 August 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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