Irvin "Marky" Markowitz (aka Irwin Markowitz, Irving Markowitz; December 11, 1923 - November 18, 1986) was an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

trumpeter. Born the youngest of seven children of Russian-Jewish immigrants who disembarked in Baltimore, and settled on 4 1/2 Street, Southwest, in Washington, D.C., Markowitz learned the trumpet at the local Police Boys' Club. He played early in his career in a number of

big band A big band or jazz orchestra is a type of musical ensemble of jazz music that usually consists of ten or more musicians with four sections: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section. Big bands originated during the early 1910s ...

s, including those of

Charlie Spivak Charlie Spivak (February 17, 1907 – March 1, 1982) was an American trumpeter and bandleader, best known for his big band in the 1940s. Early life The details of Spivak's birth are unclear. Some sources place it in Ukraine in 1907, and that h ...

(1941–42),

Jimmy Dorsey James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards " I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary Peo ...

Boyd Raeburn Boyd Albert Raeburn (October 27, 1913 – August 2, 1966) was an American jazz bandleader and bass saxophonist. Career He was born in Faith, South Dakota, United States. Raeburn attended the University of Chicago, where he led a campus band. H ...

, and

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

(1946). He played in

Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time. Rich was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York ...

's orchestra in 1946–47, then returned to service under Herman in 1947–48. Moving his family from Washington, D.C. to New York in 1958, and eventually settling in Nyack, he worked primarily as a studio musician in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Some live appearances included work with Herman,

Gene Krupa Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973), known as Gene Krupa, was an American jazz drummer, bandleader and composer who performed with energy and showmanship. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of " Sing, Sing, ...

(1958),

Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jaz ...

(1959),

Ralph Burns Ralph Joseph P. Burns (June 29, 1922 – November 21, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Early life Burns was born in Newton, Massachusetts, United States, where he began playing the piano as a child. In 1938, he attend ...

, George Russell,

Al Cohn Al Cohn (November 24, 1925 – February 15, 1988) was an American jazz saxophonist, arranger and composer. He came to prominence in the band of clarinetist Woody Herman and was known for his longtime musical partnership with fellow saxophonist ...

(1962),

Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for composing that group's biggest hit, " Take Five". He ...

(1969), and

Bill Evans William John Evans (August 16, 1929 – September 15, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer who worked primarily as the leader of his trio. His use of impressionist harmony, interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, block ch ...

(1974). Marky was a "first call" trumpeter for many top artists of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including Paul Simon, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, the Young Rascals, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, Maynard Ferguson, George Segal, and many others, as well as hundreds of advertising "jingles", TV ads and movie scores. He was a perennial on the

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. As his contributions to comedy and charity made him a global figure in pop culture, Lewis was nickn ...

Labor Day Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy, and known for a "sweet" tone on the trumpet and flugelhorn, as well as a better-than-average vocal impression of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, which was featured on a 1970s TV commercial for Hecker's Flour. In January 1985, just the year before his death at age 62, Marky returned to his hometown of Washington, D.C. to perform with an All-Star band, led by famed composer/arranger

Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many world-famous vocalists at Capitol Reco ...

, at the Inaugural Ball for President Ronald Reagan's 2nd term. He led only one recording session, for Harry Lim's Famous Door label in 1976.

Discography

With

David Amram David Werner Amram III (born November 17, 1930) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor of orchestral, chamber, and choral works, many with jazz flavorings.

*'' Subway Night'' (RCA, 1973) With

Burt Bacharach Burt Freeman Bacharach ( ; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Gr ...

Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles ch ...

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Walk On By "Walk On By" is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David, for singer Dionne Warwick in 1963. The song peaked at number 6 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 1 on the Cash Box Rhythm and Blues Chart In June 1964 and w ...

'' (1964) With Richard Barbary *'' Soul Machine'' (A&M, 1968) With

Gato Barbieri Leandro "Gato" Barbieri (November 28, 1932 – April 2, 2016) was an Argentine jazz tenor saxophonist who rose to fame during the free jazz movement in the 1960s and is known for his Latin jazz recordings of the 1970s. His nickname, Gato, is Spa ...

*'' Caliente'' (A&M, 1976) With

Louie Bellson Louie Bellson (born Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Balassoni, July 6, 1924 – February 14, 2009), often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, ...

*'' Breakthrough!'' (Project 3, 1968) With

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his bir ...

*'' Fool of Fools'' (45rpm, CBS, 1968) *'' Play it Again, Sam'' (45rpm, CBS, 1969) *''

What The World Needs Now Is Love "What the World Needs Now Is Love" is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a relea ...

'' (45rpm, CBS, 1969) *'' You Can't Love 'Em All'' (Columbia, 1959) *'' Ask Anyone In Love'' (Columbia, 1959) *''Yesterday I Heard the Rain'' (Columbia, 1968) *''

I've Gotta Be Me "I've Gotta Be Me" is a popular song that appeared in the Broadway musical '' Golden Rainbow'', which starred Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé. It opened in New York City at the Shubert Theatre on February 4, 1968, and closed just under a year la ...

'' (Columbia, 1969) *''

Summer of '42 ''Summer of '42'' is a 1971 American coming-of-age film based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman "Hermie" Raucher. It tells the story of how Raucher, in his early teens on his 1942 summer vacation on Nantucket Island (off the coast of Cape C ...

'' (Columbia, 1972) With

Sonny Berman Saul "Sonny" Berman (April 21, 1925 – January 16, 1947) was an American jazz trumpeter. Berman was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. He began touring at age sixteen and performed with Louis Prima, Harry James and Benny Goodman, but ...

*'' Early Bebop Pioneer'' (Gramercy, 1948) With Brasilia Nueva *''

How Insensitive "How Insensitive" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics were written in Portuguese by Vinícius de Moraes and in English by Norman Gimbel. Jobim recorded the song in 1994 with Sti ...

'' (Decca, 1967) With

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of ...

*'' Portrait of the Artist'' (Atlantic, 1960) With

Solomon Burke Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1936 or 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. He has been ...

*'' The Best of Solomon Burke'' (Atlantic, 1964) With

*'' Where There's Burns, There's Fire'' (Warwick, 1961) With

Paul Butterfield Paul Vaughn Butterfield (December 17, 1942May 4, 1987) was an American blues harmonica player, singer and band leader. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica. He explored the blues scene in his ...

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'' (Bearsville, 1976) With Emmett Carls /

Lennie Tristano Leonard Joseph Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation. Tristano studied for bachelor's and master's degrees in music in Chicago before moving to New Yo ...

*'' The Lost Session'' (Jazz Guild, rec. 1945, rel. 1976) With

Barbara Carroll Barbara Carroll (born Barbara Carole Coppersmith; January 25, 1925 – February 12, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. Early life and career Carroll was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. She began her classical training in piano at ...

*'' From The Beginning'' (United Artists, 1977) With

Chris Connor Mary Jean Loutsenhizer, known professionally as Chris Connor (November 8, 1927 – August 29, 2009) was an American jazz singer. Biography Chris Connor was born Mary Loutsenhizer in Kansas City, Missouri, to Clyde Loutsenhizer and Mabel Shi ...

*''Free Spirits'' (Atlantic, 1962) With

King Curtis Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader, band member, and session musicia ...

*'' Jazz Super Hits, Vol. 2 "Philly Dog"'' (Atlantic, 1966) With

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From the Hot Afternoon ''From the Hot Afternoon'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1969 and released on the CTI label.

'' (A&M/CTI, 1969) With

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

*''In My Lifetime'' (Rel. 1996, Columbia) With

Bo Diddley Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, incl ...

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Big Bad Bo ''Big Bad Bo'' is the 18th studio album by musician Bo Diddley released by the Chess label in 1974.Bo Diddley Disc ...

'' (Chess, 1974) With

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was ba ...

*'' Best Of the War Years'' (Rel. 1993) With

*'' Symbiosis'' (MPS, 1974) *''

The Ivory Hunters ''The Ivory Hunters'' (subtitled ''Double Barrelled Piano'') is an album by jazz pianists Bill Evans and Bob Brookmeyer, originally released on the United Artists label, featuring Evans and Brookmeyer with Percy Heath, and Connie Kay, recorded in 1 ...

'' (United Artists, 1959) With

Maynard Ferguson Walter Maynard Ferguson CM (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for his bands, which often serv ...

*'' Conquistador'' (Columbia, 1977) With

Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema". Biography Astrud Gilbert ...

*'' That Girl From Ipanema'' (Image, 1977) With Dizzy Gillespie *'' One Night in Washington'' (Elektra/Musician, 1955

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Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...

*'' Afro Party'' (Blue Note, 1971) With

Bobby Hebb Robert Von Hebb (July 26, 1938 – August 3, 2010) was an American R&B and soul singer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer known for his 1966 hit entitled " Sunny". Biography Hebb was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His par ...

*''Sunny'' (Philips, 1966) With

*'' Twelve Shades of Blue'' (Columbia, 1947) *''" Woodchoppers"'' (Mosaic, 1947) *'' The Thundering Herds'' (Columbia, 1947) *'' Blowin' Up a Storm'' (Columbia, 1947) *'' The Fourth Herd'' (Riverside/Jazzland, 1959) *'' First Herd at Carnegie Hall'' (Verve, 1946) With

Tommy James and the Shondells Tommy James and the Shondells are an American pop rock/psychedelic rock band, formed in Niles, Michigan, in 1964. They had two No. 1 singles in the U.S. – " Hanky Panky" (July 1966, their only RIAA Certified Gold record) and "Crimson and Clo ...

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I Think We're Alone Now "I Think We're Alone Now" is a song written and composed by Ritchie Cordell that was first recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells. It was a major hit for group, reaching number 4 on the US Hot 100 in April 1967. It finished at No. 12 on ''Bi ...

'' (1967) With

Tamiko Jones Tamiko Jones (born Barbara Tamiko Ferguson, 1945) is an American singer. Her most successful record was "Touch Me Baby (Reaching Out For Your Love)" in 1975. Career Barbara Tamiko Ferguson was born in Kyle, West Virginia, and has part Japanese ...

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'' (A&M, 1968) With

Ben E. King Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of " Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later i ...

*'' Seven Letters'' (Atco, 1964) With

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You and Lee ''You and Lee'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz which was released on the Verve label in 1959.Gene Krupa Eugene Bertram Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973), known as Gene Krupa, was an American jazz drummer, bandleader and composer who performed with energy and showmanship. His drum solo on Benny Goodman's 1937 recording of " Sing, Sing, ...

*'' Gerry Mulligan Arrangements'' (Verve, 1958) With

The Manhattan Transfer The Manhattan Transfer is a Grammy award–winning vocal group founded in 1969 that has explored a cappella, vocalese, swing, standards, Brazilian jazz, rhythm and blues, and pop music. There have been two editions of the Manhattan Transfer, ...

*'' The Best of the Manhattan Transfer'' (1981) *''

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'' (Atlantic, 1978) With

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inc ...

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My Kinda Groove ''My Kinda Groove'' is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1965.

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Our Mann Flute ''Our Mann Flute'' is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann released on the Atlantic label in 1966.The Best of Herbie Mann'' (Atlantic, 1966) With

Jackie McLean John Lenwood "Jackie" McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator, and is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their dea ...

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'' (RCA, 1979) With

Carmen McRae Carmen Mercedes McRae (April 8, 1920 – November 10, 1994) was an American jazz singer. She is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century and is remembered for her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpre ...

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'' (Decca, 1958) With

Butch Miles Butch Miles (born Charles J. Thorton, Jr. on July 4, 1944) is an American jazz drummer. He has played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Tony Bennett Career Miles, w ...

*'' Miles and Miles of Swing'' (Famous Door, 1977) With

Blue Mitchell Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and ...

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Many Shades of Blue ''Many Shades of Blue'' is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell released on the Mainstream label in 1974.Hugo Montenegro Hugo Mario Montenegro (September 2, 1925 – February 6, 1981) was an American orchestra leader and composer of film soundtracks. His best-known work is interpretations of the music from Spaghetti Westerns, especially his cover version of Ennio ...

*'' Cha Chas for Dancing'' (1966) With James Moody *''

Moody with Strings ''Moody with Strings'' is an album by saxophonist James Moody (saxophonist), James Moody recorded in 1960 and 1961 and released on the Argo Records, Argo label.How Insensitive "How Insensitive" is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. The lyrics were written in Portuguese by Vinícius de Moraes and in English by Norman Gimbel. Jobim recorded the song in 1994 with Sti ...

'' (Decca, 1967) With Tito Puente *''Herman's Heat and Puente's Beat'' (Palladium, 1958) With

*''Both Sides'' (Mercury, 1976) *''The Rich Rebellion'' (Mercury, 1960) *''The Driver (Buddy Rich album), The Driver'' (EmArcy, 1960) With Lalo Schifrin *''New Fantasy'' (Verve, 1964) With George Segal *''The Yama Yama Man'' (Philips, 1967) With Bobby Short *''No Strings'' (Atlantic, 1962) With Paul Simon *''One-Trick Pony (album), One Trick Pony'' (Warner Bros, 1980) *''The Essential Paul Simon'' (Sony, Rel. 2010) With Zoot Sims *''The Aztec Suite'' (United Artists, 1959) With Jimmy Smith (musician), Jimmy Smith *''The Cat (album), The Cat'' (Verve, 1964) With Howard Tate *''Howard Tate'' (Atlantic, 1971) With Joe Thomas (tenor saxophonist), Joe Thomas *''Masada'' (Groove Merchant, 1975) With Joe Timer and Charles Mingus *''Tiny's Blues'' (Mythic, 1953) With Leslie Uggams *''My Own Morning'' (Atlantic, 1967) With Frankie Valli *''Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You'' (1967) With Loudon Wainwright III *''T Shirt (album), T Shirt'' (Arista, 1976) With Grover Washington Jr. *''All the King's Horses (Grover Washington, Jr. album), All the King's Horses'' (Kudu, 1972) With Kai Winding *''The In Instrumentals'' (Verve, 1965)

Film credits

* ''All That Jazz (film), All That Jazz'' (1979) * ''Badge 373'' (1973) * ''Bananas (film), Bananas'' (1971) * ''Being There'' (1979) * ''The Boys in the Band (1970 film), The Boys in the Band'' (1970) * ''The Cotton Club (film), The Cotton Club'' (1984) * ''The Fan (1981 film), The Fan'' (1981) * ''Foul Play (1978 film), Foul Play'' (1978) * ''Four Jills in a Jeep'' (1944) * ''Frosty's Winter Wonderland'' (1979) * ''Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) * ''Hair (film), Hair'' (1979) * ''The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film), The Heartbreak Kid'' (1972) * ''Lenny (film), Lenny'' (1974) * ''The Lords of Flatbush'' (1974) * ''Made for Each Other (1971 film), Made for Each Other'' (1971) * ''National Lampoon's Movie Madness'' (1983) * ''Pennies from Heaven (1981 film), Pennies From Heaven'' (1981) * ''Pin Up Girl (film), Pin Up Girl (1944) * ''Prime Suspect /aka/ Cry of Innocence'' (1982) * ''Stagecoach (1966 film), Stagecoach'' (1966) * ''Take the Money and Run'' (1969)

Television

* ''ABC World News Tonight'' theme * ''The Price Is Right (U.S. game show), The Price Is Right'' theme (CBS) * ''20/20 (U.S. TV series), 20/20'' theme (ABC)

References

* Leonard Feather, Feather, Leonard. ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz''. 1960. pp 322. * Scott Yanow, Yanow, Scott. ''Trumpet Kings''. 2001. pp. 243. * Yanow, Scott. [ Irwin "Marky" Markowitz] at Allmusic. {{DEFAULTSORT:Markowitz, Marky 1923 births 1986 deaths Musicians from Washington, D.C. American jazz trumpeters American male trumpeters 20th-century American musicians 20th-century trumpeters 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians