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Marty Flax


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American jazz saxophonist (baritone and tenor),
also played flute, clarinet and trombone.

Born : October 07, 1924 in New York City, New York.
Died : May 03, 1972 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Marty worked with Chubby Jackson (1949), Woody Herman
(1950), Louis Jordan (1951), Pete Rugolo (1954),
Lucky Millinder, Perez Prado, Les Elgart (1956), in
tour with Dizzy Gillespie (1956), Woody Herman (1958)
with own group at Café Society (1957), also played
tenor sax with Claude Thornhill's band (1959), Buddy
Rich (1966-'67).From the late '60 played in Las Vegas'
hotel.

APPEARANCES +


Sam Most
Undercurrent Blues Sam Most Sextettes 1952-1954
2024, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records,
Dizzy Gillespie
Milestones Of A Legend (1948 - 1961)
2017, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Documents, The Intense Media, ,
Bop
Sam Most
Four Classic Albums
2017, 2xCD, Comp, Avid Jazz,
Various
Jazz 100年 23 ジャンピン・アット・ザ・ウッド・サイド~ビッグ・バンドはジャズの華
2015, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music,
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
The Complete 1956-57 Studio Sessions
2014, 2xCD, Comp, American Jazz Classics, ,
Big Band/Bop/Hard Bop
Chubby Jackson's Big Band
Ooh, What An Outfit! / New York City 1949
2014, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Uptown Records (2), ,
Big Band
Woody Herman
The Genius Of Clarinet
2013, CD, Comp, 7days music entertainment AG, ,
Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie, All-Star Groups* & Big Band*
Four Classic Albums
2011, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Entertainment, Avid Jazz, ,
Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
Complete Big Band Studio Sessions 1946-1960
2011, 7xCD, Comp, RM + Box, United Archives, ,
Big Band/Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
Four Classic Albums
2009, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Entertainment, Avid Jazz, ,
Bop/Big Band
Bobby Scott
The Compositions Of Bobby Scott
2007, CD, Album, Comp, Fresh Sound Records
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
2006, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp, Supreme Jazz
Melba Liston
Melba Liston And Her 'Bones
2006
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy: The Music Of John Birks Gillespie
2005, ,
Bop
Various
Blue Note Plays The Beatles
2004, ,
Jazz-Rock/Soul-Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy In South America Volume 3
2001, 2xCD, Album, Consolidated Artists Productions, ,
Bop/Vocal/Big Band/Interview/Bossa Nova
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy In South America Volume 2
1999, CD, Album, Consolidated Artists Productions, ,
Bop/Big Band/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy In South America Volume 1
1999, CD, Album, Consolidated Artists Productions
Various
Blue Break Beats (Volumes One - Four)
1999, ,
Soul-Jazz/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Fusion/Big Band/Jazz-Funk/Cool Jazz
Various
Blue Break Beats Volume Four
1998, CD, ,
Jazz-Funk/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie
The Gold Collection - Classic Performances
1997, 2x CD, ,
Bop/Latin Jazz
Various
Introducing Verve Jazz Masters
1996, ,
Bop/Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Dizzy Gillespie
Birks Works - The Verve Big-Band Sessions
1995, 2x CD, ,
Big Band/Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
Verve Jazz Masters 10
1994, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Bop/Latin Jazz
Buddy Rich
Swingin' New Big Band / Keep The Customer Satisfied
1992, CD, Comp, RE, RM, BGO Records, ,
Big Band
Phil Woods
A Jazz Life
1992
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
1992
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy's Diamonds (The Best Of The Verve Years)
1992, 3x CD, ,
Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Big Band/Bossa Nova
Buddy Rich
Illusion
1991, 3xCD, Comp, Sequel Jazz,
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Groovin' High
1990
Various Featuring Oliver Nelson, Claude Thornhill, Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Gerry Mulligan
The Jazz Arranger Volume 2 (1946-1963)
1990
Dizzy Gillespie
The Most Important Recordings Of Dizzy Gillespie
1989, 2x Vinyl, ,
Swing/Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Various
Jazz-Club · Big Band
1989, ,
Big Band
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Out Of Print
1988, LP, Comp, Official (3), ,
Jump Blues/Boogie Woogie/Swing
Frank Rehak Sextet, Alex Smith Quintet
Jazzville Vol. 2
1987
Various
The Bebop Era
1987, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Louis Jordan And His Timpany Five*
Jivin' With Jordan
1985, ,
Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing/Rhythm & Blues
Woody Herman
Second Herd
1982, ,
Big Band/Bop
Nat Pierce Orchestra*
The Ballad Of Jazz Street
1980
Various
Jazz: The 60's Volume II
1978, LP, Comp, Pacific Jazz, ,
Hard Bop/Big Band/Latin Jazz
Louis Jordan And His Orchestra
Vol. 5 1951 Come On... Get It...
1978, LP, Comp, MCA Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
History Of Jazz
1978, 10x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Bop/Big Band/Ragtime
Various
Jazz Women (A Feminist Retrospective)
1977, 2x Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing/Memphis Blues
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
More Stuff (1939-1954)
1976, LP, Album, Comp, MCA Records, MCA Records,
Various
Jazz Power - The Power In Music
1976
Various
Singin' The Blues
1974, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Piano Blues
Various
The New York Scene In The 40's: From Be-Bop To Cool
1972, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz Spectrum Vol. 11
1971, ,
Bop
The Buddy Rich Big Band*
Big Swing Face
1967
Buddy Rich
Swingin' New Big Band
1966, 7", Juk, Pacific Jazz, ,
Big Band
Buddy Rich
Swingin' New Big Band
1966, ,
Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie
The Essential Dizzy Gillespie
1964, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Bop/Big Band
Woody Herman And His Herd
Aimez-vous Swing? Lieben Sie Swing? Do You Like Swing?
1963, LP, Album, Mono, Club, Everest, ,
Swing
Members Of The Woody Herman Orchestra
Tribute To Woody Herman
1959, ,
Big Band
Maxwell Davis
Exciting Sounds Of The Name Bands Vol. 2
1959
Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
Dance To The Sound Of Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra
1959, ,
Easy Listening
Herman* & Puente*
Herman's Heat & Puente's Beat !
1958, Vinyl, ,
Bop/Big Band/Mambo/Cha-Cha
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band Jazz
1957, LP, American Recording Society
Dizzy Gillespie
World Statesman
1957,
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy In Greece
1957, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Sam Most
Plays Bird, Bud, Monk And Miles
1957, ,
Post Bop
The Don Elliott Quartet* / The Sam Most Sextet*
Doubles In Jazz
1957
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott And 2 Horns - West Coast Jazz Compositions, Vol. 1
1956, LP, Mono, ABC-Paramount
Dizzy Gillespie
World Statesman
1956, Vinyl Yellow Labels, ,
Bop
Sam Most Sextette*
I'm Nuts About The Most....Sam That Is!
1955,
Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra* With The Rugolettes
Rugolomania
1955
Various
The Modern Idiom
1952, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop/Swing/Big Band
Woody Herman
Classics In Jazz
1952, ,
Swing/Bop
Chubby Jackson And His Orchestra
Tiny's Blues / All Wrong
1949
Chubby Jackson And His Orchestra
Father Knickerbopper / Godchild
1949, ,
Bop/Big Band
Chubby Jackson And His Orchestra*, Chubby Jackson
Father Knickerbopper
7", EP, Mono, Columbia, ,
Bop
Charlie Parker
Bird's Eyes: Last Unissued, Vol. 15 - A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
CD, Comp, Mono, Philology, ,
Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz Spectrum Vol. 11
LP, Comp, Verve Records, ,
Bop
Woody Herman & His Orchestra*
The Stereophonic Sound Of The Herman Herd
Dizzy Gillespie And His Big Band*
Live In Hi-Fi From Birdland Summer 1956
Louis Jordan
Let The Good Times Roll (1938-1954)
,
Jump Blues