ValerieB Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 extremely sad news about the passing of extraordinary drummer, Eddie Marshall. he was also an all-round incredible human being. sincere condolences to his family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Very sad news. I grew up watching and listening to Eddie in the Bay Area. A kind and generous guy, and the foundation of my understanding (such as it is) of jazz drumming, including the work of his grandfather. Rest peacefully. Edited September 7, 2011 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ep1str0phy Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 As a Bay Area musician, this loss hits hard. The older generations of jazz musicians, including the handful of truly generous and insightful drummers that have hung around from the salad days of bop, free, and beyond, often take an active role out here. It's all one big generational story, and I'm sad to see Marshall--as one of the really big lights--pass on. One album of his (not really as a sideman--more as a co-leader) that I've always really loved--but can't really find mention of anywhere--is the Improvising Artists album Almanac (with Mike Nock, Bennie Maupin, and Cecil McBee). The band is the match of any post-bop or straight ahead ensemble operating in those waters (whatever those waters were) in the late 60's, and Eddie plays spectacularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Sad news, indeed. Fine musician. Did I read somewhere that he was the grandson of Kaiser Marshall, who played drums most notably with Fletcher Henderson in the 1920s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 RIP. I had all of The Fourth Way's albums in college. Loved them. I also had one he did with Mike Nock and Bennie Maupin called Almanac. Although his drumming never stood out to me, I greatly respect those guys who always seem to be on good albums, and he was one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Saw him live with Hutcherson many years ago, he hit a nice, energetic groove. He fit well into that band, and into Fourth Way. Sad news - R.I.P. and many thanks for the rhythmic spirits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 RIP, Eddie. He drummed for nearly every touring artist I saw at the Keystone Korner in the 70s. Very sorry to see him pass on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Having a listen to this one now...good stuff, very positive energies at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Damn. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Having a listen to this one now...good stuff, very positive energies at work. that's such a great, typical, laughing Eddie face!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 Nice piece in the SF Chron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted September 16, 2011 Report Share Posted September 16, 2011 I was lucky to be in SF to catch this: Thursday, November 2, 2000 SFJazz Presents: A Salute to Eddie Marshall In this specially priced event, the Festival honors a drummer of international stature who makes his home here in the Bay Area: the great Eddie Marshall. A longtime collaborator of jazz masters like Stan Getz, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and the stellar musicians on this bill, Marshall has had an incalculable influence on the evolution of jazz in San Francisco over the past quarter-century. He continues to move the music ahead with his latest band, Holy Mischief, which performs in this concert. Joining Marshall on the Masonic stage is world-renowned vocalist and conductor Bobby McFerrin, who credits some of his "most cherished memories of making music" to his 20-year history with Eddie Marshall. Also performing with and in honor of Marshall are jazz vibraphone great Bobby Hutcherson and his quartet, with trumpet legend Freddie Hubbard as special guest. The evening is capped off with the historic reunion of Marshall’s influential fusion band, The Fourth Way. Anyone else see this show? I can't remember if Freddie made it, and Mike White played very poorly as he also did when I saw a Handy Quintet reunion at Iridium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValerieB Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 Nice piece in the SF Chron wonderful. thank you for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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