Martin B. Banks Jr.

Jazz Trumpet and Flugelhorn 

 
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February 26, 1998 proclaimed Larry DC Williams and Martin Banks day in Austin by Austin mayor Kirk Watson
 
Performance Experience
The Bands of
Count Bassie Earl Bostic
James Brown Ray Charles
Duke Ellington Maynard Ferguson
Frank Foster Dizzy Gillespie
Lionel Hampton B.B. King
Lloyd Price Sun Ra
Gerlad Wilson  
 

Worked With

David "Fathead" Newman Frank Weiss Ernie Royal Ray Charles
Freddie King Hank Crawford Snooky Young Edgar Wills
Milt Turner Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Benny Powell Marty Paich
John Hunt Freddie Hubbard Cornell Dupree Willie Bridges
Long John Hunter Larry DC Williams    
 
Broadway Shows ( New York City)

Hair

The First

 
Off-Broadway Shows (N.Y.C.)

Ain't Misbehaven

 

House Bands

Motown Records (Detroit)
The Apollo Theater (New York)
Walt Disney World (Orlando)
 
Films

Box Office

Cotton Comes to Hariem

Nototlus Landley

Target of the Corruptors

 
Recordings
Artist Album 

Label/Year

Ray Charles Sticks and Stones Atlantic (1960)
Ray Charles I Wonder Atlantic
Ray Charles Genius & Soul Atlantic
Ray Charles Dedicated to You (HMV) Atlantic (1961)
Ray Charles Ultimate hits collection Atlantic (1999)
Ray Charles Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music (1962)
Ray Charles Genius & Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection (BOX SET) Rhino
Ray Charles Hardhearted Hannah ABC-Paramount single (1960)
King Curtis KING Atlantic
Freddie King Freddie King is a Blues Master (1969)
Freddie King My Feeling for The Blues 1970
Freddie King Hide Away: The Best of Freddie (1993)
Hank Crawford Heart and Soul (1958)
Hank Crawford Indigo Blue Milestone (1983)
Hank Crawford Down on the Duces Milestone (1984)
Last Real Texas Blues Band Last Real Texas Blues Band (1958)
Booker Erving Booker 'N Brass Pacific Jazz
Dexter Gordon Resurgence of Dexter Gordon Riverside
Roland Kirk Slightly Latin Limelight
Roland Kirk Complete Recordings of Roland Kirk (1961)
Harold Land Take Aim Blue Note
Hubert Laws Flute by Laws Atlantic
Hubert Laws Heavy Flute: Funky Flute Grooves from the 60s and 70s LABEL M (2000)
Archie Shepp Magic of JuJu Impulse
Archie Shepp For Losers Impulse
Archie Shepp Kwanza Impulse
Sun Ra Outer Reach Intensity-Energy A&M (1985)
Sun Ra When Spaceships Appear A&M (1985)
Sun Ra  Stay Awake A&M (1985)
Jimmy Witherspoon Spoon Columbia
Larry DC Williams No Sleep Prevatt (2000)
Jimmy Woods Awakening Contemporary
Long John Hunter Border Town Legend (1996)
Long John Hunter Swinging From The Rafters (1997)
Lighting Hopkins Texas Blues (1990)
Tina Marsh w/co2 Heaven Line  
Tina Marsh World Wide (1994)
Keith Gattis Keith Gattis (1960)
Mindy McCready Ten Thousand Angles (1996)
Gary Allen Used Heart for Sale (1996)
Crystal Bernard Girl Next Door (1996)
Steve Kolande Pieces of a Puzzle (1996)
Robbie Fulks Very Best of Robbie Fulks (2000)
Lee Ann Womack Ann Womack (1997)
River Road River Road (1997)
Chris Knight Chria Knight (1998)
Shane Stockton Stories I Could Tell (1998)
Danni Leigh 29 Nights (1998)
Allison Moorer Alabama Song (1998)
Various Artists Blues Masters, Vols. 1-5 Rhino (1995)
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vision I want a Little Girl Pablo
Sam Rivers Crystals Universal(2002)
Joe Lee Wilson Hey Look at You EastWind (2002)
Libbi Bosworth LibbiVille (2001)
Various Artists The Jazzland Sampler (2002)
Kathleen Lague Kathleen Lague (1999)

 

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