Bayou Jazz Lives is a collection of biographies and autobiographies
of jazz and blues musicians who made a vital contribution to the
development of these genres. Offering first-hand accounts from the
men and women who made the music, as well as scholarly and
well-researched life stories by established biographers, this
series is an invaluable aid to anyone seeking more information
about the conditions in which these key strands of popular music
were created.
Marshal Royal was a core member of the Count Basie Orchestra for
twenty years during its resurgence in the 1950s and 1960s. Before
that, he was a pioneer of jazz on the West Coast, playing with many
bands in and around Los Angeles. A child prodigy of both the violin
and saxophone, Royal was literally born on the road as his musician
parents made their way West.
Royal shares his experiences with Les Hite's band at Sebastian's
New Cotton Club, where he worked with jazz legends such as Louis
Armstrong and Fats Waller. He became a founding member and 'straw
boss' of Lionel Hampton's Orchestra after a wartime career in U.S.
Navy bands. After leaving Hampton, Royal made countless recordings
as a freelancer before joining Basie, where he was responsible for
rehearsing the Orchestra. Later, he became internationally known as
a soloist while continuing his prolific recording career. His
brother, Ernie, who was a star trumpeter in the bands of Woody
Herman and Stan Kenton, is also profiled.
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