Wendell Marshall
In the collection
2 records
Played with
Joe Benjamin
2 records together
Dorothy Fields
2 records together
Edward Heyman
2 records together
Johnny Green
2 records together
Paul Desmond
1 record together
Gerry Mulligan
1 record together
Ella Fitzgerald
1 record together
Billie Holiday
1 record together
Connie Kay
1 record together
Hammerstein-Kern
1 record together
Mel Lewis
1 record together
Hoagy Carmichael
1 record together
About
American jazz bassist. First cousin of . Bassist Wendell Marshall went to Sumner High School and took some time out to play with Lionel Hampton in 1942 before returning to Lincoln University. After World War II, Wendell played with Stuff Smith and had his own trio in St. Louis in 1947. He then joined Mercer Ellington’s band and after four months, joined Duke Ellington in September of 1948. He left in 1955 and free lanced in New York and was probably the busiest bass player in New York from the middle to late 1950’s to mid-1960’s.
Born October 24, 1920 - St. Louis, Missouri.
Died February 6, 2002 - St. Louis, Missouri.