Frank Socolow, Saxophone, 1923, New York, NY
Starting in the early 1940s Frank played in big bands , including those of Georgie Auld, Boyd Raeburn and Chubby Jackson, During this period Socolow continued a close association with Raeburn, performing and recording. He also kept a wonderful bop group of his own that included Bud Powell and Freddie Webster among others. Into the early '60s Frank performed with such prominent jazz musicians as Buddy DeFranco, Charlie Ventura, Charlie Parker, Sal Salvadore, and Terry Gibbs. Frank Socolow died in 1981.
Steve Marcus, Saxophone, 1939, New York, NY
Steve's primary instrument was the tenor sax, but he also performed frequently on soprano sax if the chart called for it. Steve was a student at the Berklee College of Music from 1959 to 1961 and then joined Stan Kenton's band as a featured tenor saxophonist. During the latter part of the '60s he worked with Herbie Mann, while also working occasionally with Wood Herman's band. He recorded with Gary Burton (while at Berklee), The Jazz Composer's Orchestra, and with his own group in this country and in Japan. In the early '70s Steve performed and recorded jazz-rock with Larry Coryell, then formed another group of his own, also performing jazz-rock. From the mid '70s he had what was probably his most important jazz associiation, as a featured soloist with the Buddy Rich band. Marcus was extremely busy as a soloist with various jazz-rock bands, as a leader of his own group, and with several "name" big ensembles during the final years of his life. Steve Marcus died in 2005.
Bill Graham, Saxophone, 1918, Kansas City, MO
Around 1943-45 Bill was a member of Count Basie's band, and also performed with Erskine Hawkins. Also during the mid '40s Bill played for Erskine Hawkins, and toured and recorded intermittently with the great Dizzy Gillespie. He also took part in numerous sessions with musicians such as Herbie Fields, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, and Joe "Bebop" Carroll. He led a big band in New York for a while before going with Duke Ellington and again going to work for Basie. He was featured as a soloist on Duke's "Black, Brown, and Beige" which was recorded in 1958. Graham also recorded with Paul Quinichette, and when in Paris, with Joe Newman. He once again led his own band during the late '50s ,before joining Mercer Ellington. After leaving Ellington he has made a career of teaching music in the public school system in New York.
Emily Remler, Guitar, 1957, New York, NY
