Marshall Royal
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Marshall Royal was an American alto saxophonist and clarinetist best known for his long tenure as lead alto and musical director in Count Basie’s “New Testament” band.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marshall Royal canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American jazz musician
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alto saxophonist ⓘ clarinetist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Count Basie
NERFINISHED
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Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1912-05-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Sapulpa, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1995-05-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
alto saxophone
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clarinet ⓘ |
| memberOf | Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Marshall Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long tenure as lead alto in Count Basie’s “New Testament” band
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refined lead alto sound in big band settings ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Marshall Royal (Concord album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
lead alto saxophonist in Count Basie Orchestra
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musical director of Count Basie Orchestra ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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musician ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Concord Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
lead alto saxophonist
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musical director ⓘ |
| tenure | lead alto saxophonist in Count Basie’s “New Testament” band ⓘ |
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