Larance Marable


Larance Norman Marable 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
With Ruth Cameron
With Chet Baker
With Conte Candoli and Lou Levy
With Kenny Drew
With Teddy Edwards
with Victor Feldman
With Dexter Gordon
With Jimmy Giuffre
With Charlie Haden
With Hampton Hawes
With Richard "Groove" Holmes
With Milt Jackson
With Frank Morgan
With Carl Perkins
With Robert Stewart
With Sonny Stitt