brownie Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 Looks like Larance Marable passed away earlier this month. Charlie Haden had these comments on this sad news! Quote
romualdo Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 (edited) RIP Larance - he had such a standout name Didn't realise I had so much material containing his drumming Edited July 27, 2012 by romualdo Quote
Pete C Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 And we honor him by spelling his name right! Quote
tranemonk Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 To me.. among other things he was an integral member of Quartet West. (IMHO one the best bands ever.) Quote
Bluesnik Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 i have his tenorman album, featuring sonny clarke, james clay and jimmy bond on jazz west. Quote
mjzee Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 I have a funny story peripherally involving Larance Marable. Sometime in the mid-80's, I was working in the Accounts Payable department of an electronics retailer. I got a call from a Margaret Marable from Pioneer Electronics in California, asking about some late invoices. She was pretty hard-nosed, as these encounters can be. A thought occurred to me, and I asked her "are you related to the jazz musician Larance Marable?". There was a pause, and then she said "He's my father-in-law!". She was thrilled that someone knew of him. From then on, our conversations were very cordial. RIP, Mr. Marable. Quote
JohnS Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 Very sad news - a fine drummer. So many excellent sessions. Quote
mikeweil Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 Great, swinging drummer - I love that early Teddy Charles session with Wardell Gray where he really drives the band. R.I.P. Quote
king ubu Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 r.i.p. Larance Marable Spinning right now - great album! Also just found this photo by William Claxton: Larance (right) and Philly Joe at Falcon Lair, Beverly Hills Quote
Chalupa Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 RIP. Thanks to Jim S. for recommending the Tenorman album on this board a few years ago. Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 RIP, a great loss for west coast jazz. i totally saw him once with Quartet West, i think it was way before i knew about all he did, but i definetly nonetheless saw him once Quote
six string Posted July 29, 2012 Report Posted July 29, 2012 I know I have some music with him drumming outside of Quartet West but damn, I can't think of one at the moment. Even so, if he had only played with QW I would still say he made an important mark in jazz music. Keep on drummin' Larance. Save me a seat! Quote
romualdo Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 One of my all-time favorite albums spelt wrong (again) & he's not in the picture!! Quote
ValerieB Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 One of my all-time favorite albums spelt wrong (again) & he's not in the picture!! this album may have been printed before he changed the spelling of his name. Quote
colinmce Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 Doubtful, that's just a 1998 repackaging of a 1957 session. Or close. I'll feel good about myself if I got those dates right off the top of my head. Quote
Brad Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 Sorry to hear that, RIP. Tenorman is one of my favorites. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 (edited) One of my all-time favorite albums spelt wrong (again) & he's not in the picture!! this album may have been printed before he changed the spelling of his name. That's probably true. BTW, that was originally released as "Playboys" and it also had Lawrence as the spelling. Edited July 30, 2012 by Kevin Bresnahan Quote
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