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Biography by Scott Yanow
One of jazz music's great comedians (his spontaneous monologues are often hilarious), Marty Grosz is a brilliant acoustic guitarist whose chordal solos bring back the sound of Carl Kress and Dick McDonough of the 1930s, while his vocals are very much in the Fats Waller tradition. It took Grosz a long time to get some visibility. He grew up in New York, attended Columbia University, and in 1951 led a Dixieland band with Dick Wellstood that was unrecorded. Based in Chicago, Grosz did record with Dave Remington, Art Hodes, and Albert Nicholas in the 1950s; led sessions of his own in 1957 and 1959 for Riverside and Audio Fidelity; and tried his best to coax Jabbo Smith out of retirement (some of their rehearsals were later released on LP), but was pretty obscure until he joined Soprano Summit (1975-1979). After that association ended, Grosz became a busy freelancer on the classic jazz scene, playing with Dick Sudhalter, Joe Muryani, and Dick Wellstood in the Classic Jazz Quartet, and later heading the Orphan Newsboys, a superb quartet that also includes Peter Ecklund, Bobby Gordon, and bassist Greg Cohen. Marty Grosz, a unique personality, has recorded several delightful sets for Jazzology and Stomp Off.
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Biografía de Scott Yanow
Marty Grosz, uno de los grandes cómicos de la música jazz (sus monólogos espontáneos son a menudo desternillantes), es un brillante guitarrista acústico cuyos solos de acordes nos traen a la memoria el sonido de Carl Kress y Dick McDonough de los años 30, mientras que su voz está muy en la tradición de Fats Waller. Grosz tardó mucho tiempo en conseguir visibilidad. Creció en Nueva York, asistió a la Universidad de Columbia y en 1951 dirigió una banda de Dixieland con Dick Wellstood que no llegó a grabarse. Afincado en Chicago, Grosz grabó con Dave Remington, Art Hodes y Albert Nicholas en la década de 1950; dirigió sus propias sesiones en 1957 y 1959 para Riverside y Audio Fidelity; e intentó por todos los medios sacar a Jabbo Smith de su retiro (algunos de sus ensayos se publicaron posteriormente en LP), pero permaneció bastante oculto hasta que se unió a Soprano Summit (1975-1979). Una vez finalizada esa asociación, Grosz se convirtió en un freelance muy ocupado en la escena del jazz clásico, tocando con Dick Sudhalter, Joe Muryani y Dick Wellstood en el Classic Jazz Quartet, y más tarde al frente de los Orphan Newsboys, un magnífico cuarteto que también incluye a Peter Ecklund, Bobby Gordon y el bajista Greg Cohen. Marty Grosz, una personalidad única, ha grabado varios sets deliciosos para Jazzology y Stomp Off.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/marty-grosz-mn0000858488#biography

Tracks:
1 Alarm Clock Stomp
2 Thanks
3 Sunny Disposish
4 A Ghost of a Chance
5 'Leven Thirty, Saturday Night
6 Down by the Old Mill Stream
7 Moxie
8 Optimistic Rhythm
9 Love Is the Thing
10 I'm Changing My Tune
11 It Must Be True (You Are Mine, All Mine)
12 You Hit the Spot
13 Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
14 It Looks Like Rain (In Cherry Blossom Lane)
15 Chasing Shadows
16 Did I Remember?
17 Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen


Credits:
    Pete Ecklund     cornet
    Dan Barrett     trombone
    Bobby Gordon     clarinet
    Scott Robinson     clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone
    Mark Shane     piano
    Keith Ingham     piano
    Marty Grosz     guitar
    Murray Wall     bass
    Greg Cohen     bass
    Hal Smith    drums

1993

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