Warne Marsh

American tenor saxophonist (1927–1987)

Born: 26 October 1927
Los Angeles
Died: 18 December 1987
North Hollywood
Country: United States
Active: 1987–
Record labels: Criss Cross Jazz
Discography: 22 albums

Biography

Warne Marsh was a jazz musician who played saxophone. Warne Marsh was born on 26 October 1927 in Los Angeles and died on 18 December 1987 in North Hollywood. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Criss Cross Jazz. The discography here lists 22 albums, from “Jazz of Two Cities” (1957) to “Ballad for You” (2010). Honours include Paul Acket Award.

Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as a member of Supersax.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Jazz of Two Cities 1957 Music for Prancing 1957 · Mode Records Warne Marsh 1958 · Atlantic How Deep, How High 1977 · Discovery Records Warne Out 1977 · Interplay Records

Live In Hollywood 1979 · Live

Big Two 1980 · 2xHD Warne Marsh - Sal Mosca Quartet: At the Vanguard, Volume 1 1981 Warne Marsh - Sal Mosca Quartet: At the Vanguard, Volume 2 1981 A Ballad Album 1983 · Criss Cross Jazz Warne Marsh Meets Gary Foster 1983 · EASTWORLD

Blues for a Reason 1985

Two Days In The Life Of ... 1987 · Interplay Records Newly Warne 1989 · Storyville Records

Live At The Montmartre Club - Jazz Exchange Vol. 2 1997 · Live

"I Got A Good One For You" 1999 · Storyville Records Release Record. Send Tape. 1999 · Wave More Jazz From the East Village 2001 Marshlands 2003 · Storyville Records Ne Plus Ultra 2006 · hatOLOGY All Music 2008 Ballad for You 2010 · Art Union Records

Also plays on

Albums where Warne Marsh is credited as a sideman

1955	Subconscious-Lee — Lee Konitz	tenor saxophone
1955	Lee Konitz with Warne Marsh — Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh	tenor saxophone
1976	Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh Again — Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh	tenor saxophone
1981	I Remember You — Karin Krog, Warne Marsh, Red Mitchell	tenor saxophone
1986	Art Pepper With Warne Marsh — Art Pepper & Warne Marsh	tenor saxophone
1989	The Way It Was! — Art Pepper	tenor saxophone
1994	Live At The Half Note — Lee Konitz	tenor saxophone
2005	Play the Arrangements of Jimmy Giuffre — Bill Evans & Lee Konitz	tenor saxophone
2006	The Complete Free Wheeling Sessions — Art Pepper & Ted Brown	tenor saxophone
2008	Live at the Half Note — Bill Evans, Warne Marsh, Jimmy Garrison & Paul Motian.	tenor saxophone

Analysed solos by Warne Marsh

Crosscurrenttenor saxophone · 258 BPM · F-maj · 1949-03-04
Wowtenor saxophone · 175 BPM · F-maj · 1949-03-04
Tautologytenor saxophone · 270 BPM · F-maj · 1949-09-27

Awards

Paul Acket Award

Historic 78 rpm records

DEEP PURPLE MELVIN MOORE · Kai Winding · Warne Marsh · Billy Taylor · Jack… archive.org ↗
I'M SHOOTING HIGH KAI WINDING QUINTET · Kai Winding · Warne Marsh · Billy Taylor ·… archive.org ↗

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Warne Marsh play?

Warne Marsh is known for playing saxophone.

When and where was Warne Marsh born?

Warne Marsh was born 26 October 1927 in Los Angeles.

What are Warne Marsh's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Jazz of Two Cities (1957), Music for Prancing (1957), Warne Marsh (1958), How Deep, How High (1977) and Warne Out (1977).

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