Great fusion and jazz drummer, Larry Martin has been an important part of the Spanish music scene for decades. He was born in 1950 in Madrid, Spain.
Larry has been a member of some great bands, such as Canarios, Guadalquivir (from 1978 to 1984, 3 albums) or Banzai (their debut album), has backed singers such as Miguel Rios (backed by the whole Guadalquivir band), Pablo Abraira, Javier Alvarez (1995) or German Coppini (1996), as well as leading his own Larry Martin Band since October 1986, with several albums released.
Larry passed away on November 30th, 2013. He will be missed in the Spanish jazz scene.
GUADALQUIVIR
Guadalquivir was formed in January 1978 by several experienced musicians:
Guadalquivir was a very special band, as it merged both fusion (a la Mahavishnu) and flamenco influences. Their first album was Guadalquivir, followed by Camino del concierto, and then, Manglis left the band.
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GUADALQUIVIR #1 |
Jan 78-1981 |
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Andres Olaegui guitar | Manglis guitar | Jaime Casado bass | Pedro Ontiveros sax, flute | Larry Martin † drums |
Trianaê | ||||
Guadalquivir was a very special band, as it merged both fusion (a la Mahavishnu) and flamenco influences. Their first album was Guadalquivir, followed by Camino del concierto, and then, Manglis left the band.
MIGUEL RIOS BAND
In the summer of 1978, Miguel Rios toured with the band Guadalquivir backing him:
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MIGUEL RIOS BAND #? |
1978 |
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Miguel Rios vocals | Andres Olaegui guitar | Manglis guitar | Jaime Casado bass | Pedro Ontiveros sax, flute | Larry Martin † drums |
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GUADALQUIVIR (again)
New member of Guadalquivir was keyboardist Javier Mora, in 1981:
But after a year, Pedro Ontiveros left Guadalquivir.
This was the last incarnation of Guadalquivir:
Their recorded their 3rd album, Despues del silencio, but they finally split in the summer of 1983.
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GUADALQUIVIR #2 |
1981-? |
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Andres Olaegui guitar | Jaime Casado bass | Javier Mora keyboards | Pedro Ontiveros sax, flute | Larry Martin † drums |
But after a year, Pedro Ontiveros left Guadalquivir.
This was the last incarnation of Guadalquivir:
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GUADALQUIVIR #3 |
? - 1983 |
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Andres Olaegui guitar | Jaime Casado bass | Javier Mora keyboards | Jaime Muela sax, flute | Larry Martin † drums |
Their recorded their 3rd album, Despues del silencio, but they finally split in the summer of 1983.
BANZAI
This was the 2nd lineup of Banzai, in 1982:
They recorded their debut album, Banzai. After the album, Larry Martin and Valentin Del Moral left the band in 1983 (to be replaced in June 1983 by David Biosca and Jose Antonio Manzano).
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BANZAI #2 |
1982-1983 |
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Valentin Del Moral ´Chino´ vocals | Salvador Dominguez guitar | Tibu bass | Juan Carlos Redondo ´Snoopy´ keyboards | Larry Martin † drums |
They recorded their debut album, Banzai. After the album, Larry Martin and Valentin Del Moral left the band in 1983 (to be replaced in June 1983 by David Biosca and Jose Antonio Manzano).
OLEO
This was the lineup of Oleo in 1984:
BANDS AND SELECTED RECORDINGS:
SOME SESSIONS:
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OLEO #? |
1984 |
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Juan Cerro guitar | Julian Blasco bass | Pedro Ojesto keyboards | Jaime Muela sax, flute | Larry Martin † drums |
BANDS AND SELECTED RECORDINGS:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||
| Pablo Abraira Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Javier Alvarez Band | ||||||||
| Banzai | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Canarios |
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| Los Condes | ||||||||
| German Coppini Band |
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| Frecuencia | ||||||||
| Grimm | ||||||||
| Guadalquivir | 3 RECORDINGS:
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| Jazz Trio Ensamble | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Larry Martin Band | 7 RECORDINGS:
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| Oleo |
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| Miguel Rios Band |
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SOME SESSIONS:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||
| Salvador Dominguez Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Metropoli | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Pedro Ruy-Blas Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| Tomas Vega Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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| VVAA | 2 RECORDINGS:
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RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 1
From the always interesting Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin), we have:
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Larry Martin mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Enrique Garcia (9)
Doris Cales (6)
Richie Ferrer (5)
Gonzalo Lasheras (5)
Tony Garcia (4)
Javier Mora (4)
Jorge Pardo (4)
Rafael Quesada (4)
Pedro Ruy-Blas (4)
Jaime Casado (3)
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