- Stu Martin (drummer)
Stu Martin (born
June 11 ,1938 inLiberty, NY - DiedJune 12 ,1980 inParis, France ) [Philippe Carles, André Clergeat etJean-Louis Comolli , "Dictionnaire du jazz", Ed. Robert Laffont, Coll. Bouquins, Paris, 1994, p. 775] was an Americanjazz drummer .Martin began playing in 1956. He was appearing with the orchestras of
Quincy Jones ,Duke Ellington ,Count Basie ,Slide Hampton ,Maynard Ferguson and withHerbie Hancock . During 1965-1966, he played in Europe withDonald Byrd ,Lee Konitz ,Art Farmer ,Jean-Luc Ponty ,Don Byas andDexter Gordon .He returned to the United States to join theGary Burton Quartet. Subsequently he appeared in Europe withAttila Zoller ,Joachim Kühn ,Red Mitchell and Slide Hampton. In October 1969, he became a member of "The Trio", consisting ofJohn Surman on Sax andBarre Phillips on Bass. With this group, he toured England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland - playing at concerts and at all the important European Festivals. In October 1971, the "Trio" disbanded. Stu started playing with "AMBUSH", consisting of Barre Phillips on bass,Peter Warren on bass and cello andCharlie Mariano on saxophones. Stu Martin went on to play with such greats as John McLaughlin,Charles Mingus and withAlbert Mangelsdorff .References
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