Jack Wilton Marshall (November 23, 1921 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, and record producer. He was married to Eva Katherine Pellegrini, and the father to four children, three sons, producer/director Frank Marshall, composer Phil Marshall, Matt Marshall, and a daughter, Sally Marshall. Jack is also the cousin of classical guitarist

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Biography

Born in

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, Marshall was one of

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' top producers in the late 1950s and 1960s. He had a varied career as a jazz, rock and classical guitarist and also as a composer, arranger and record producer. He released two solo albums with drummer

Shelly Manne Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, ...

that featured his fingerstyle jazz guitar playing. He was a friend of

Howard Roberts Howard Mancel Roberts (October 2, 1929 – June 28, 1992) was an American jazz guitarist, educator, and session musician. Early years Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona to Damon and Vesta Roberts, and began playing guitar at the age of 8 - a ...

and

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and produced several of their albums for Capitol. He wrote his own arrangements, many with a big-band sound to them. He was credited with the arrangement for

Peggy Lee Norma Deloris Egstrom (May 26, 1920 – January 21, 2002), known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalis ...

's "

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", with

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on bass, Shelly Manne on drums, and Howard Roberts adding the iconic finger snaps. Marshall composed the theme and incidental music for the 1960s TV series ''

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'' and the 1966 tie-in film ''

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'' (the theme music was nominated for a

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in 1965). He also composed music for the movies ''

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'' (1958), '' Thunder Road'' (1958), ''

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'' (1959) and '' Kona Coast'' (1968), as well as ''

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'', a 1959–1961 western television series starring

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, and the television series '' The Investigators'' (1961), ''

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'' (1962–1963), and ''

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'' (1969–1970).

Discography

Albums

* ''18th Century Jazz'' (Capitol, 1959) * ''Soundsville'' (Capitol, 1959) * ''The Marshall Swings!!!'' (Capitol, 1960) * ''

Sounds Unheard Of! ''Sounds Unheard Of!'' (subtitled ''Percussion & Guitar!! Shelly Manne!! and Jack Marshall!!! In a Spectacular Demonstration of Musical Daring and Brilliant New Stereo!!'') is an album by drummer Shelly Manne and guitarist Jack Marshall recorded i ...

'' with Shelly Manne (Contemporary, 1962) * ''My Son the Surf Nut'' (Capitol, 1963) * ''Tuff Jack'' (Capitol, 1963) * ''Happy, Youthful Sounds of The Guitar Ramblers'' (Columbia, 1963) * ''

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''Things Are Swingin (Capitol, 1959) *

''I Like Men'' (Capitol, 1959) *

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''The Four Freshman and Five Guitars'' (Capitol, 1959) *

''Latin ala Lee'' (Capitol, 1960) *

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. While critically acclaimed for many different roles throughout her career, she is widely known for playing the part of Dorothy Gale in ''The ...

''That's Entertainment'' (Capitol, 1960) *

''Out!'' (Capitol, 1962) *

''H.R. is A Dirty Guitar Player'' (Capitol, 1963) *

Blossom Dearie Margrethe Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She had a recognizably light and girlish voice.Profile at AllMusic/ref> Dearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City ov ...

''May I Come In?'' (Capitol, 1964) *

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''Softly'' (Capitol, 1965) *

''Somethings Cookin (Capitol, 1965) *

''Guilty!!'' (Capitol, 1967)

As sideman (guitar)

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, ''An American in Paris'', '' MGM Jubilee Overture'', ''High Society'', ''Raintree County'' (MGM, 1951-1957) *

Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. With Johnny Hodges, he was a pioneer on the alto saxophone. From the beginning of his career ...

, ''The Urbane Mr. Carter'' (Norgran, 1954) *

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, ''Soft Lights Sweet Trumpet'' (Columbia, 1954) *

Milt Bernhart Milt Bernhart (May 25, 1926 – January 22, 2004) was a West Coast jazz trombonist who worked with Stan Kenton, Frank Sinatra, and others. He supplied the solo in the middle of Sinatra's 1956 recording of ''I've Got You Under My Skin'' conducted ...

, ''Modern Brass'' (RCA Victor, 1955) *

Dominic Frontiere Dominic Carmen Frontiere (June 17, 1931 – December 21, 2017) was an American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist. He composed the theme and much of the music for the first season of the television series ''The Outer Limits'', as wel ...

, ''Dom Frontiere Sextet'' (Liberty, 1955) *

Shorty Rogers Milton "Shorty" Rogers (born Milton Rajonsky; April 14, 1924 – November 7, 1994) was an American jazz musician, one of the principal creators of West Coast jazz. He played trumpet and flugelhorn and was in demand for his skills as an arrang ...

, Andre Previn, ''

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'' (RCA Victor, 1955) *

Jack Teagarden Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden (August 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964) was an American jazz trombonist and singer. According to critic Scott Yannow of Allmusic, Teagarden was the preeminent American jazz trombone player before the bebop era of the 19 ...

, ''This Is Teagarden!'' (Capitol, 1956) *

, ''Fabulous'' (Liberty, 1956) *

Louis Prima Louis Leo Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he for ...

, ''The Call of the Wildest'' (Capitol, 1957) *

, ''4 Freshmen and 5 Trumpets'' (Capitol, 1957) *

Rusty Bryant Royal Gordon "Rusty" Bryant (November 25, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist. Biography Bryant was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and grew up in Columbus, Ohio, becoming a fixture of the local jazz scen ...

, ''Rusty Bryant Plays Jazz'' (Dot, 1958) *

Glen Gray Glenn Gray Knoblauch (June 7, 1900 – August 23, 1963), known professionally as Glen Gray, was an American jazz saxophonist and leader of the Casa Loma Orchestra.'' The Mississippi Rag'', "Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra," George A. B ...

, ''Sounds of the Great Bands'' (Capitol, 1958) *

Barney Kessel Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups a ...

, ''

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'' (Contemporary, 1959) * Verlye Mills,

Billy May Edward William May Jr. (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music for ''The Green Hornet'' (1966), '' The Mod Squad'' (1968), ''Batman'' (with ''Batgirl'' them ...

, ''Harp with a Beat'' (HiFi, 1959) * Nancy Wilson, ''Something Wonderful'' (Capitol, 1960) *

, ''Please Mr. Gray'' (Capitol, 1961) *

Marian Montgomery Marion Montgomery (November 17, 1934 – July 22, 2002)

, ''Let There Be Love, Let There Be Swing, Let There Be'' (Capitol, 1961) *

, ''Out!'' (Capitol, 1962) *

Jonah Jones Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1909 – April 29, 2000) was a jazz trumpeter who created concise versions of jazz and swing and jazz standards that appealed to a mass audience. In the jazz community, he is known for his wo ...

, Glen Gray, ''Jonah Jones Quartet/Glen Gray Casa Loma Orchestra'' (Capitol, 1962) *

Judy Henske Judith Anne "Judy" Henske (December 20, 1936 – April 27, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter, dubbed "the Queen of the Beatniks" by producer Jack Nitzsche. Initially performing in folk clubs in the early 1960s, her performances an ...

, ''High Flying Bird'' (Elektra, 1963) *

Jody Miller Myrna Joy "Jody" Miller (November 29, 1941 – October 6, 2022) was an American country music singer. "Home of the Brave" and "Queen of the House" are her well-known albums. She is a recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal ...

, ''Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe'' (Capitol, 1963) *

Laurindo Almeida Laurindo Almeida (September 2, 1917 – July 26, 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He and Bud Shank were pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Gra ...

, ''Girl from Ipanema'' (Capitol, 1964) *

, ''Guilty!!'' (Capitol, 1967)

Bibliography

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References

External links

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