Larance Marable

Larance Norman Marable (May 21, 1929 – July 4, 2012) was a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, California.

Early life

Marable was born in Los Angeles on May 21, 1929. His family was musical, but he was largely self-taught.

Later life and career

In the 1950s, Marable played with musicians who were visiting Los Angeles; these included Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, and Zoot Sims. Marable recorded as a leader in 1956. He also recorded with George Shearing, Chet Baker, Milt Jackson, and other well-known musicians.

Drug problems led to Marable stopping playing in the 1960s. His career resumed in the mid-1970s, after he had ended his drug addiction. He toured with Supersax and Bobby Hutcherson in the 1970s, and was a member of Charlie Haden's Quartet West in the 1980s and 1990s.

Marable had a stroke in the 2000s and lived in a health care facility. He died in Manhattan on July 4, 2012.

Discography

With Curtis Amy

• Tippin' on Through (Pacific Jazz, 1962)

With Ruth Cameron

• Roadhouse (Verve, 1999)

With Chet Baker

• Chet Baker Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
• Playboys (Pacific Jazz, 1956)

With Conte Candoli and Lou Levy

• Conte Candoli (Powerhouse Trumpet) (Bethelehem, 1955)
• West Coast Wailers (Atlantic, 1955)

With Kenny Drew

• Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (Norgran, 1953–54)
• Talkin' & Walkin' (Jazz:West, 1955)

With Teddy Edwards

• Back to Avalon (Contemporary, 1960 [1995])

with Victor Feldman

• Stop the World I Want to Get Off (World Pacific, 1962)

With Dexter Gordon

• Daddy Plays the Horn (Bethlehem, 1955)
• The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (Jazzland, 1960)

With Jimmy Giuffre

• Ad Lib (Verve, 1959)

With Charlie Haden

• In Angel City (Verve, 1988)
• Haunted Heart (Verve, 1991)
• Always Say Goodbye (Verve, 1993)
• Now Is the Hour (Verve, 1995)

With Hampton Hawes

• Piano East, Piano West (Prestige, 1952)
• Bird Song (Contemporary, 1956 [1999])

With Richard "Groove" Holmes

• After Hours (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
• Tell It Like It Tis (Pacific Jazz, 1961-62 [1966])

With Milt Jackson

• Ballads & Blues (Atlantic, 1956)

With Frank Morgan

• Frank Morgan (Gene Norman Presents, 1955)

With Carl Perkins

• Introducing Carl Perkins (Dootone, 1956)

With Robert Stewart

• The Movement (Exodus, 2002)

With Sonny Stitt

• Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements (Verve, 1959)