Marshal Royal

Marshal Walton Royal Jr. (December 5, 1912 – May 8, 1995) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist best known for his work with Count Basie, with whose band he played for nearly 20 years.

Early life and education Marshal Royal Jr. was born into a musical family in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. 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.

After his military service, Royal played with Eddie Heywood, then went on to work in studios in Los Angeles, California. In 1951 Royal replaced Buddy DeFranco as clarinettist with Count Basie's septet, which Basie had formed after circumstances forced him to dissolve his big band. and with Warren Vache in 1978. He co-led a band with Snooky Young in the 1970s and 1980s, recording with it in 1978.

Marshal died in Culver City, California on May 8, 1995, aged 82.

Discography 1960: Gordon Jenkins Presents (Everest) 1978: First Chair (Concord Jazz) 1978: Snooky and Marshal's Album with Snooky Young 1980: Royal Blue (Concord Jazz)

As sideman With Count Basie The Count! (Clef, 1952 ) Basie Jazz (Clef, 1952 ) Dance Session (Clef, 1953) Dance Session Album #2 (Clef, 1954) Basie (Clef, 1954) Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (Clef, 1955) with Joe Williams April in Paris (Verve, 1956) The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays, Joe Williams Sings Standards with Joe Williams Metronome All-Stars 1956 (Clef, 1956) with Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Williams Hall of Fame (Verve, 1956 ) Basie in London (Verve, 1956) One O'Clock Jump (Verve, 1957) with Joe Williams and Ella Fitzgerald Count Basie at Newport (Verve, 1957) The Atomic Mr. Basie (Roulette, 1957) aka Basie and E=MC2 Basie Plays Hefti (Roulette, 1958) Sing Along with Basie (Roulette, 1958) - with Joe Williams and Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Basie One More Time (Roulette, 1959) Breakfast Dance and Barbecue (Roulette, 1959) Everyday I Have the Blues (Roulette, 1959) - with Joe Williams Dance Along with Basie (Roulette, 1959) Not Now, I'll Tell You When (Roulette, 1960) The Count Basie Story (Roulette, 1960) Kansas City Suite (Roulette, 1960) Back with Basie (Roulette, 1962) Basie in Sweden (Roulette, 1962) On My Way & Shoutin' Again! (Verve, 1962) Sinatra - Basie (Reprise Records FS 1008 ,1963) This Time by Basie! (Reprise, 1963) More Hits of the 50's and 60's (Verve, 1963) Pop Goes the Basie (Reprise, 1965) Basie Meets Bond (United Artists, 1966) Live at the Sands (Before Frank) (Reprise, 1966 ) Sinatra at the Sands (Reprise, 1966) with Frank Sinatra Basie's Beatle Bag (Verve, 1966) Broadway Basie's...Way (Command, 1966) Hollywood...Basie's Way (Command, 1967) Basie's Beat (Verve, 1967) Basie's in the Bag (Brunswick, 1967) The Happiest Millionaire (Coliseum, 1967) Half a Sixpence (Dot, 1967) The Board of Directors (Dot, 1967) with The Mills Brothers Manufacturers of Soul (Brunswick, 1968) with Jackie Wilson The Board of Directors Annual Report (Dot, 1968) with The Mills Brothers Basie Straight Ahead (Dot, 1968) How About This (Paramount, 1969) with Kay Starr Standing Ovation (Dot, 1969) Basic Basie (MPS, 1969) Basie on the Beatles (Happy Tiger, 1969) With Kenny Burrell Heritage (AudioSource, 1980) With Clifford Coulter Do It Now! (Impulse!, 1971) With The Gene Harris All Star Big Band Tribute to Count Basie (Concord Jazz, 1988) With Coleman Hawkins The Saxophone Section (World Wide, 1958) With Monk Montgomery Monk Montgomery in Africa...Live! (Chisa, 1975) With Joe Newman Joe Newman with Woodwinds (Roulette, 1958)