Marshall Allen | |
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 Allen in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marshall Belford Allen |
| Born | May 25, 1924 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Member of | The Sun Ra Arkestra |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Unit | 92nd Infantry Division |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
Marshall Belford Allen (born May 25, 1924)[1] is an American free jazz and avant-garde jazz alto saxophone player.[2] He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and the EWI.
Allen is best known for his work with Sun Ra, having recorded and performed mostly in this context since the late 1950s, and having led The Sun Ra Arkestra since 1995, after Sun Ra's death in 1993 and John Gilmore's death two years later.[3] Critic Jason Ankeny describes Marshall as "one of the most distinctive and original saxophonists of the postwar era."[3]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. pp. 9. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
- ^ a b Jason Ankeny, "Marshall Allen biography", AllMusic.