Joe Marsala
An excellent swing clarinetist who could fit into Dixieland settings yet welcomed Dizzy Gillespie to a memorable session in 1945, Joe Marsala was the older brother of trumpeter Marty Marsala (1909-1975) and the husband of the great jazz harpist Adele Girard (1913-1993). He freelanced around Chicago starting in the late '20s, including with Wingy Manone and Ben Pollack. He recorded with Manone in the mid-'30s, playing with Wingy on 52nd Street during 1935-1936. Marsala soon became a leader himself and during the next ten years (much of which was spent playing at the Hickory House), he featured such side players as Adele Girard, Buddy Rich (his first important job), Red Allen, Eddie Condon, Joe Bushkin, Dave Tough, Shelly Manne, Max Kaminsky, and his brother, Marty, among others. He retired from full-time playing in 1948, working instead in music publishing. However, Joe Marsala continued playing on an occasional basis into the 1960s. His studio recordings from 1936-1942 are all collected on a Classics CD. Other sessions have been released on IAJRC, Aircheck, Jazzology, Savoy, Black & White, Musicraft, and a 1957 album for Stereo-Craft.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Complete Jazz Series 1936 - 1942
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 27 Apr 2009
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Riding Tunes
Jazz - Released by Bertilo o Solemio on 30 Apr 2014
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Joe Marsala Selected Favorites Volume 1
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 20 Jun 2006
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Joe Marsala and His Band - 1944
Jazz - Released by Jazzology on 25 Sep 2017
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Joe Marsala Selected Favorites, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Complete Jazz Series 1944 - 1945
Jazz - Released by Complete Jazz Series on 27 Apr 2009
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Rare Retro Sounds (Joe Marsala)
Jazz - Released by Catchy Sound on 30 May 2014
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Joe Marsala's Zero Hour
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 25 Jun 2006
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Joe Marsala Selected Favorites, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 21 Mar 2011
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Joe Marsala's Zero Hour
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 25 Jun 2006
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Joe Marsala Selected Favorites Volume 2
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 20 Jun 2006
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Hickory House Jazz
Jazz - Released by Charly Records on 14 Apr 2006
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The Lp Library
Jazz - Released by old library records on 9 Jan 2016
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1944-1945 (HD Remastered)
Vocal Jazz - Released by Reborn Recordings on 9 Apr 2019
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1936-1942 (HD Remastered)
Vocal Jazz - Released by Reborn Recordings on 9 Apr 2019
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