Marshall Hawkins (musician)
Marshall Hawkins (born July 14, 1939) is a jazz musician and teacher. A multi-instrumentalist, although best known as a bassist, he also plays piano, organ and drums.[1]
Hawkins grew up in Washington DC.[2] He is possibly best known for being one of several bassists who took over from Ron Carter when the latter left Miles Davis' so-called Second Great Quintet.[3] He later taught at the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts.[2]
Discography
- 1965: Travelin' Light – Shirley Horn
- 1970: Chapter Two – Roberta Flack
- 1970: Everything Is Everything – Donny Hathaway
- 1985: Vocalese – The Manhattan Transfer
References
- ↑ Feather, Leonard and Ira Gitler (1999) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, p. 303. Oxford University Press. Google Books. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Royal Stokes, W (2005). Growing Up with Jazz. Oxford University Press. pp. 182–183. ISBN 9780195347913.
- ↑ Szwed, John (2012) So What: The Life of Miles Davis. Random House. Google Books. Retrieved October 1, 2013.