Marvin Stamm


Marvin Louis Stamm is an American jazz trumpeter.

Career

Stamm began on trumpet at age twelve. He attended Memphis State University and then 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

With American Jazz Orchestra
With Average White Band
With Louie Bellson
With Luiz Bonfa
With Eumir Deodato
With The Free Design
With George Gruntz
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bob James
With Quincy Jones
With The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra
With Stan Kenton
With Chaka Khan
With Al Kooper
With Hubert Laws
With Enoch Light
With Gary McFarland
With Bob Mintzer
With Cal Tjader
With Stanley Turrentine
With Sadao Watanabe
With Patrick Williams
With others