Marvin Stamm


Marvin Louis Stamm is an American jazz trumpeter.

Career

Stamm was born in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Stamm began on trumpet at age twelve. He attended North Texas State University, where he was a member of the One O'Clock Lab Band. He was a member of Stan Kenton's Mellophonium Orchestra from 1961 to 1963, then worked with Woody Herman from 1965 to 1966. Following this he was with The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra from 1966 to 1972 and with Benny Goodman from 1974 to 1975.
In the 1970s, he began a decades-long career as a prolific studio and session musician. In the studio he has recorded with Paul McCartney, Average White Band, Bill Evans, Quincy Jones, Donald Fagen, Oliver Nelson, Duke Pearson, Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Grover Washington, Jr., Patrick Williams, Michel Legrand, Lena Horne, Frank Foster, Paul Desmond, Frankie Valli, Deodato, Les DeMerle, and George Benson. He played the flugelhorn solo on "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" by Paul McCartney.
In the 1980s, he played with John Lewis's American Jazz Orchestra, the Bob Mintzer Band, the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, Louie Bellson's Big Band and the band of composer Maria Schneider. He has been a member of the Westchester Jazz Orchestra since 2002.

Discography

As leader

Machinations Stammpede Bop Boy Mystery Man By Ourselves Elegance The Nearness of Two with Dena DeRose

As sideman

With American Jazz OrchestraCentral City Sketches Ellington Masterpieces The Music of Jimmie Lunceford
With Average White BandAWB Soul Searching Benny and Us Warmer Communications
With Louie BellsonBreakthrough! Airmail Special Peaceful Thunder Live from New York
With Luiz BonfaManhattan Strut Jacaranda Black Orpheus Impressions The New Face of Bonfa
With Eumir DeodatoPrelude Deodato 2 Very Together Whirlwinds Eumir Deodato Plays Marcos Valle: Summer Samba Os Catedraticos 73
With The Free DesignHeaven/Earth Kites Are Fun Stars/Time/Bubbles/Love
With George GruntzHappening Now! First Prize Blues 'n' Dues et Cetera Sins 'n' Wins 'n' Funs, Left-cores and Hard-core En-cores Liebermann Merryteria Global Excellence Tiger by the Tail Pourquoi Pas? Why Not?
With Freddie HubbardSky Dive Polar AC The Baddest Hubbard Windjammer
With Bob JamesOne Two Three Heads Hands Down The Genie 12
With Quincy JonesWalking in Space Gula Matari Smackwater Jack I Heard That!! The Original Jam Sessions 1969 Summer in the City
With The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis OrchestraLive at the Village Consummation Suite for Pops Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Village Vanguard Live Sessions The Groove Merchant The Second Race
With Stan KentonAdventures in Blues Adventures in Jazz Adventures in Time Sophisticated Approach Sound '62 Adventures in Standards The Uncollected 1962 Vol. 6 Mellophonium Magic Mellophonium Moods 1962 More Mellophonium Moods At Holiday Ballroom Northbrook, Chicago, Illinois 1962
With Chaka KhanNaughty Chaka Khan Destiny
With Al KooperYou Never Know Who Your Friends Are The Landlord Act Like Nothing's Wrong
With Hubert LawsCrying Song Morning Star Romeo & Juliet Say It with Silence
With Enoch LightEnoch Light and the Brass Menagerie Big Band Hits of the 30s & 40s The Big Band Sound of the Thirties The Brass Menagerie 1973 The Big Band Hits of the 40s & 50s Movie Hits! The Disco Disque Big Hits of the Seventies Vol. 2 Dancing in the Dark/Disco Greats
With Gary McFarlandDoes the Sun Really Shine On the Moon? America the Beautiful Butterscotch Rum
With Bob MintzerPapa Lips Incredible Journey Camouflage Spectrum Urban Contours Art of the Big Band Departure Only in New York Big Band Trane Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival
With Cal TjaderHip Vibrations The Prophet Cal Tjader Sounds Out Burt Bacharach
With Stanley TurrentineNew Time Shuffle
With Sadao WatanabeNice Shot! Orange Express Morning Island
With Patrick WilliamsShades of Today Think Heavy Vibrations Threshold Come On and Shine 10th Avenue
With others