The Quiet One

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Hank Marr – Sounds From The Marr-Ket Place

When guitarist James Blood Ulmer passed away on June 3, many tributes noted Hank Marr's Sounds From The Marr-Ket Place as his recording debut. Beyond that, however, remarkably little is known for certain about what may be Hank Marr's finest album. The personnel remain uncredited and the accepted recording date doesn't hold up particularly well under scrutiny. Hank Marr Sounds From The Marr-Ket Place King Records – 1025 1968 Several years ago, I reached out to Ulmer through Fa

Drew Layman

Jul 74 min read

Hank Marr - On And Off Stage

In the fall of 1964, as rock and roll's popularity exploded—fueled by events like The Beatles’ first U.S. tour—King Records found itself...

Drew Layman

Feb 25, 20255 min read

Hank Marr Trio + 3 – Teentime Latest Dance Steps

By all accounts, organist Hank Marr and tenor saxman Rusty Bryant had a tight personal and professional relationship. But after a March...

Drew Layman

May 9, 20236 min read

Rusty Bryant – America's Greatest Jazz, Vol II

By 1961, when Rusty Bryant’s America’s Greatest Jazz, Vol II was released, Dot Records' experiment with jazz was all but over. Dot had gone Hollywood, now owned by Paramount and moved from Tennessee to California. Their top-selling artists were Pat Boone, Lawrence Welk and Billy Vaughn. Most sources indicate that Bryant’s contract with Dot ended in 1957. Whether the album was released to fulfill a contractual obligation or simply because Dot owned the masters is unclear. In a

Drew Layman

Jul 24, 20224 min read

Jeanette Williams - To You

Columbus lost a treasure and true legend of the music community when Jeanette Williams passed away in March. One of a small handful of...

Drew Layman

May 20, 20224 min read

Nancy Wilson - Like In Love

In June 1959, singer Nancy Wilson hopped on a train (back when you could do that sort of thing in Columbus) and went to New York City to...

Drew Layman

May 2, 20214 min read

Hank Marr Quartette - Live At The Club 502

Columbus has a remarkable pool of talented Hammond B-3 organ players. Bobby Floyd, Tony Monaco, Linda Dachtyl, and Nate Hollman are just...

Drew Layman

Apr 25, 20213 min read

Rusty Bryant And The Carolyn Club Band – America's Greatest Jazz

In 1956, Elvis had the number 1 song with Heartbreak Hotel and Columbus was a very different place from today. Saxophonist Rusty Bryant managed to break through with a poppy brand of jazzy R&B and rock and roll. Ohio State’s student newspaper, The Lantern, wrote that Bryant was largely responsible for the “current rock and roll craze” gripping the city. Maybe a little ironic, then, that a collection of his early singles would be released as America’s Greatest Jazz. Overseas,

Drew Layman

Mar 26, 20213 min read

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