Marion Brown

Marion Brown (born the September 8th 1935 with Atlanta in Georgia) is a saxophonist viola of Jazz and a ethnomusicologist.

Brown took part in the very first recordings of Free jazz like Fire Music of archie Shepp and Ascension of John Coltrane.

About the middle of the years 1960 he moved in Europe where he developed an interest for the African Musique. He is gone back to the United States in 1970 and started to teach the musical composition there.

Marion Brown also played with Harold Budd, John Fischer and Gunter Hampel.

Partial discography

1966: Three For Shepp (Pulse!)
1966: Juba Lee (Fontana)
1966: Why Not? (ESP)
1967: Marion Brown Four-bit byte (ESP/Fontana)
1967: Oporto Novo (Arista)
1968: Music of the Film " Fou" Time; of Marcel Camus
1969: In Sommerhausen (with Hampel and Jeanne Lee)
1970: Afternoon off has Georgia Faun (ECM)
1973: Duets (Freedom)
1973: Geechee Recollections (Pulse!)
1974: Sweet Earth Flying (Pulse!)
1975: Vista (Pulse!)
1977: Placita/Live in Willisau (Timeless)
1977: Solo Saxophone (Sweet Earth)
1978: Reeds 'N Vibes (with Gunter Hampel) (Improvising Artists Inc.)
1980: Back To Paris (Freelance)
1983: Gemini (Birth)
1985: Recollections (Creative Works)
1990: Native Land (ITM)
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Influence

The group of independent Rock Superchunk included a composition entitled " Song For Marion Brown" on the album Indoor Living room . Harold Budd recorded " Sweet Earth Flying" of Marion Brown on the album Luxated .

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