Marshall Royal. Practicing on his clarinet in a recording studio, New York, 1966

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Marshall Royal practicing on his clarinet in a recording studio, New York, 1966.

Marshall Royal (by name Marshal Walton Royal Jr.) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist, best known for his work with Count Basie, with whose band he played for nearly twenty years. Royal's first professional gig was with Lawrence Brown's band at Danceland in Los Angeles, and he soon had a regular gig at the Apex, working for Curtis Mosby in Mosby's Blue Blowers, a 10-piece band. He then began an eight-year (1931–1939) stint with the Les Hite orchestra at Sebastian's Cotton Club, which was near the MGM studios in Los Angeles. He spent 1940 to 1942 with Lionel Hampton, until the war interrupted his career.

b. December 5, 1912 in Sapulpa Oklahoma.
d. May 8, 1995 in Culver City, California.

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