Steve Marcus (September 18, 1939 – September 25, 2005) was an American jazz saxophonist.

Biography

Marcus was born in

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, United States. He studied at the

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, between 1959 and 1961. He gained experience playing in the bands of

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and

Larry Coryell Larry Coryell (born Lorenz Albert Van DeLinder III; April 2, 1943 – February 19, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist, widely considered the "godfather of fusion". Alongside Gábor Szabó, he was a pioneer in melding jazz, country and rock ...

from 1963 to 1973. His first album as a leader included an arrangement of

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' song, "

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". He worked with jazz drummer

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, ...

for the last twelve years of Rich's life. After Rich died, Marcus led the band and renamed it Buddy's Buddies. His song "Half a Heart" (1968) has a riff very similar to the famous saxophone riff of "

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" by

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(recorded in 1977, released in 1978). Marcus died in September 2005 in

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Discography

As leader/co-leader

* ''Tomorrow Never Knows'' (

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, 1968) * ''Count's Rock Band'' (Vortex, 1969) * ''The Lord's Prayer'' (Vortex, 1969) * ''Green Line'' with Miroslav Vitous, Sonny Sharrock,

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(Nivico, 1970) * ''Something'' with Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media (

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, 1971) – recorded in 1970 * ''Sometime Other Than Now'' (

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, 1976) * ''Steve Marcus & 2o1'' (

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, 1992) * ''Smile'' (Red Baron, 1993) * ''Count's Jam Band Reunion'' ( Tone Center, 2001) – recorded in 2000 * ''Steve Marcus Project'' (Mighty Quinn Productions, 2007)

As sideman

With

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* '' Tennessee Firebird'' (

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, 1967) – recorded 1966 With

* ''

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'' (

, 1971) * '' Offering'' (Vanguard, 1972) * '' The Real Great Escape'' (Vanguard, 1973) With Jazz Composer's Orchestra * '' The Jazz Composers Orchestra'' ( JCOA, 1968) LP With

* '' Stan Kenton / Jean Turner'' ( Capitol, 1963) * '' Artistry in Bossa Nova'' (Capitol, 1963) With

* '' Live at the Whisky a Go Go'' (Atlantic, 1969) With Bob Thiele Collective * ''Lion Hearted'' (Red Baron, 1993) With Young Rascals * '' Once Upon a Dream'' (Atlantic, 1968) – recorded 1967

References

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