Marty Flax

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Marty Flax

bs, sax, 1924-1972 US
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Martin Flachsenhaar Jr..

American jazz saxophonist (baritone and tenor), also played flute, clarinet and trombone. Born : October 07, 1924 in New York City, New York. Died : May 03, 1972 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marty worked with Chubby Jackson (1949), Woody Herman (1950), Louis Jordan (1951), Pete Rugolo (1954), Lucky Millinder, Perez Prado, Les Elgart (1956), in tour with Dizzy Gillespie (1956), Woody Herman (1958) with own group at Café Society (1957), also played tenor sax with Claude Thornhill's band (1959), Buddy Rich (1966-'67).From the late '60 played in Las Vegas' hotel.

Instruments

Bariton sax
Saxophone

Genres

Jazz
Pop
Soundtrack

Plays With

Buddy Rich Big Band

Chubby Jackson's Orchestra

Frank Rehak Sextet

Sam Most Sextet

Woody Herman And His Orchestra

Woody Herman And His Third Herd

Woody Herman And The Fourth Herd

The Rugolettes

Members Of The Woody Herman Orchestra

Band Members

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Acknowledgements

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