(1925-12-12)December 12, 1925 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
September 17, 2002(2002-09-17) (aged 76) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Genres
Jazz, bebop
Occupation(s)
Musician, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)
Piano
Years active
Early 1940s–early 1970s?
Labels
Atomic, Dial, Savoy, Argo, Uptown
Musical artist
Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (December 12, 1925 – September 17, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Originating in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Marmarosa became a professional musician in his mid-teens, and toured with several major big bands, including those led by Tommy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, and Artie Shaw into the mid-1940s. He moved to Los Angeles in 1945, where he became increasingly interested and involved in the emerging bebop scene. During his time on the West Coast, he recorded in small groups with leading bebop and swing musicians, including Howard McGhee, Charlie Parker, and Lester Young, as well as leading his own bands.
Marmarosa returned to Pittsburgh due to health reasons in 1948. He began performing much less frequently, and had a presence only locally for around a decade. Friends and fellow musicians had commented from an early stage that Marmarosa was an unusual character. His mental stability was probably affected by being beaten into a coma when in his teens, by a short-lived marriage followed by permanent separation from his children, and by a traumatic period in the army. He made comeback recordings in the early 1960s, but soon retreated to Pittsburgh, where he played occasionally into the early 1970s. From then until his death three decades later, he lived with family and in veterans' hospitals.
Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (December 12, 1925 – September 17, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Originating in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
Charlie Parker Septet, accompanied by Miles Davis, Lucky Thompson and DodoMarmarosa, who were performing with Parker at the Finale Club, Vic McMillan (who...
such notable jazz musicians as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and DodoMarmarosa. In the 1960s and 1970s, he acted in films—sometimes as himself—and...
Dizzy Gillespie in Los Angeles, sharing the studio with Miles Davis, DodoMarmarosa, and Lucky Thompson. As part of the Earle Spencer orchestra, he played...
My Way (Prestige, 1971) The Black Cat! (Prestige, 1971) Jug & Dodo with DodoMarmarosa (Prestige, 1972) Free Again (Prestige, 1972) Got My Own (Prestige...
Tormé, Buddy Rich, Dave Tough, Barney Kessel, Jimmy Raney, Tal Farlow, DodoMarmarosa, and Ray Conniff. He used the morose "Nightmare", with its Hasidic nuances...
Bruhn played the instrumentation. Zutty Singleton played the drums, DodoMarmarosa played the piano, Tiny Brown played bass, and Gaillard played the guitar...
With Reuben Wilson The Sweet Life (Groove Merchant, 1973) With DodoMarmarosaDodoMarmarosa - The Chicago Sessions (1961-1962)[2 LP] (Argo Jazz, LP2, 1962-11-02)...
attended there include the artist Romare Bearden, Gene Kelly, pianist DodoMarmarosa and Lorin Maazel. After high school, he moved to Washington, D.C., attending...
(born 1943) Phil Markowitz (born 1952) Jon Marks (1947–2007) Michael "Dodo" Marmarosa (1925–2002) Denman Maroney (born 1949) André Marques (born 1975) Ellis...
Miles Davis on trumpet, Lucky Thompson on tenor saxophone, pianist DodoMarmarosa, Arvin Garrison on electric guitar, bassist Vic McMillan, and Roy Porter...
pianists Al Haig, Bud Powell, and DodoMarmarosa. His career has been noted as remarkably similar to that of Marmarosa, another Italian jazz pianist who...
Kirk & His Clouds of Joy (Classics) 1995 DodoMarmarosa On Dial: The Complete Sessions (1946–1947), DodoMarmarosa (Spotlite) 1996 The Chronological...1944–1945...
Barney Kessel on guitar, Don Lamond on drum, McGhee on trumpet, and DodoMarmarosa on piano. Although the rest of the album has more historical significance...
for Eddie Laguna's Sunset label, and on it Wardell was supported by DodoMarmarosa on piano. The date produced "Easy Swing" and "The Man I Love". In Los...
Basie, Charlie Barnet, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Lennie Tristano, DodoMarmarosa, Terry Gibbs, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Eddie Daniels...
September 5 – Frank Hewitt, American hard bop pianist (born 1935). 17 – DodoMarmarosa, American pianist, composer, and arranger (born 1925). 21 – Peter Kowald...
Jefferson – singer, composer; wrote the lyrics to "Moody's Mood for Love" DodoMarmarosa – be-bop pianist Billy May – bandleader, arranger for Frank Sinatra...
Spirograph. James Macdonald, 83, Scottish-Australian ornithologist. DodoMarmarosa, 76, American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. Govind Perumal,...
and B3) and trumpet (tracks B1, B4–B7) Sadik Hakim – piano (track B1) DodoMarmarosa – piano (tracks B4–B7) Bud Powell – piano (tracks A6–A7) Duke Jordan –...
Manne - drums Larance Marable - drums Charlie Mariano - alto saxophone DodoMarmarosa - piano Les McCann - piano Rob McConnell - valve trombone Howard McGhee...
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