Steve Marcus
Biography
Marcus was born in The Bronx, New York, United States.{{cite book|title=The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1615}} He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, between 1959 and 1961. He gained experience playing in the bands of Stan Kenton, Herbie Mann and Larry Coryell from 1963 to 1973. His first album as a leader included an arrangement of the Beatles' song, "Tomorrow Never Knows". He worked with jazz drummer Buddy Rich for the last twelve years of Rich's life. After Rich died, Marcus led the band and renamed it Buddy's Buddies.{{cite news|last1=Fordham |first1=John |title=Obituary: Steve Marcus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/oct/24/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=16 January 2019 |date=23 October 2005}}
His song "Half a Heart" (1968) has a riff very similar to the famous saxophone riff of "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty (recorded in 1977, released in 1978).
Marcus died in September 2005 in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Discography
= As leader/co-leader =
- Tomorrow Never Knows (Vortex, 1968)
- Count's Rock Band (Vortex, 1969)
- The Lord's Prayer (Vortex, 1969)
- Green Line with Miroslav Vitous, Sonny Sharrock, Daniel Humair (Nivico, 1970)
- Something with Jiro Inagaki & Soul Media (Nippon Columbia, 1971) – rec. 1970
- Sometime Other Than Now (Flying Dutchman, 1976)
- Steve Marcus & 2o1 (Red Baron, 1992)
- Smile (Red Baron, 1993)
- Count's Jam Band Reunion (Tone Center, 2001) – rec. 2000
- Steve Marcus Project (Mighty Quinn Productions, 2007)
= As sideman =
With Gary Burton
- Tennessee Firebird (RCA, 1967) – recorded 1966
With Larry Coryell
- Barefoot Boy (Flying Dutchman, 1971)
- Offering (Vanguard, 1972)
- The Real Great Escape (Vanguard, 1973)
With Jazz Composer's Orchestra
- The Jazz Composers Orchestra (JCOA, 1968)[2LP]
With Stan Kenton
- Stan Kenton / Jean Turner (Capitol, 1963)
- Artistry in Bossa Nova (Capitol, 1963)
With Herbie Mann
- Live at the Whisky a Go Go (Atlantic, 1969)
- Lion Hearted (Red Baron, 1993)
With Young Rascals
- Once Upon a Dream (Atlantic, 1968) – recorded 1967
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Category:Musicians from the Bronx
Category:Jazz musicians from New York City
Category:American jazz saxophonists
Category:American male saxophonists
Category:Red Baron Records artists
Category:Flying Dutchman Records artists
Category:20th-century American saxophonists