p, 1925-2002 US, Pittsburgh
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. Michael Marmarosa
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.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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On The Coast 1945-1947 & 1952 | Dodo Marmarosa | 2018 | Album |
Dodo's Dance | Dodo Marmarosa | 2004 | Compil. |
A Live Dodo | Dodo Marmarosa | 2001 | Compil. |
Dodo Lives | Dodo Marmarosa | 1997 | Compil. |
Pittsburgh, 1958 | Dodo Marmarosa | 1997 | Album |
Up In Dodo's Room | Dodo Marmarosa | 1996 | Compil. |
Dodo Marmarosa On Dial - The Complete Sessions (1946-47) | Dodo Marmarosa | 1995 | Compil. |
West Coast Piano Touch | Dodo Marmarosa, Lorraine Geller | 1992 | Album |
Dodo's Bounce | Dodo Marmarosa | 1991 | Compil. |
Experiment In Bop | Dodo Marmarosa | 1988 | Album |
The Modern Jazz Piano Album | The Bebop Boys / Lennie Tristano / George Wallington / Herbie Nichols / Dodo Marmarosa / Kenny Clarke Quintet | 1980 | Compil. |
"Keybop" | Tadd Dameron, Dodo Marmarosa | 1979 | Compil. |
Piano Man | Dodo Marmarosa | 1978 | Album |
Dodo Marmarosa | Dodo Marmarosa | 1975 | Album |
Central Avenue Breakdown, Volume 1 (Original 1945-47 Recordings) | Teddy Edwards / Vivian Garry / Dodo Marmarosa | 1974 | Album |
Jug & Dodo | Gene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa | 1972 | Album |
Dodo's Back | Dodo Marmarosa | 1961 | Album |
My Foolish Heart / Why Was I Born | Dodo Marmarosa | 1950 | Album |
Curbstone Scuffle / Up In Dodo's Room | Sonny Berman's Big Eight / Howard McGhee Sextet Featuring Dodo Marmarosa | 1948 | Album |
High Wind In Hollywood / Stupendous | Howard McGhee Sextet Featuring Dodo Marmarosa / Charlie Parker's New Stars | 1948 | Album |
Up In Dodo's Room / High Wind In Hollywood | Howard McGhee Sextet Featuring Dodo Marmarosa | 1946 | Album |
The Chicago Sessions | Dodo Marmarosa | Album | |
Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee | Boyd Raeburn With Mel Tormé and The Mel-Tones and Dodo Marmarosa | Album |
Dodo Marmarosa / Lucky Thompson Quartet |
Dodo Marmarosa Trio US Jazz |