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Marshall Allen

real name Marshall Belford Allen

American free jazz saxophonist

Louisville, United States · b. 1924-05-25

Marshall Allen is credited on 733 releases across 191 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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733

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191

Albums

8

Decades active

112

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Marshall Allen is an American free jazz alto saxophonist, born May 25, 1924, in Louisville, Kentucky. Allen performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and EVI (an electronic valve instrument made by the Akai company). He is best known for his long association with Sun Ra, lasting from the late 1950s until Ra's death, after which Allen has continued to lead the Sun Ra Arkestra.
Allen studied in Paris under Ulysse Delecluse after being discharged from the US Army. He later played with the James Moody And His Orchestra ‎under the name Red Allen.

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733 releases · 191 albums · active 1954–2026

  • Performance · 2,162
  • Other credits · 206

Studios: RLA Sound Studios · El Saturn Studio · Sun Studios, New York · Medallion Studios

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