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Skip Martin

real name Lloyd Martin

US singer and musician

Las Vegas · b. 1957-06-25

Skip Martin is credited on 609 releases across 170 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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609

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170

Albums

8

Decades active

48

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American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and music arranger.
For Kool & The Gang & Dazz Band lead vocalist/trumpeter, use Skip Martin
Born May 14, 1916 in Robinson, Illinois, USA.
Died February 12, 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA.
At the age of seventeen, Martin played clarinet in the Indianapolis Symphony. With a strong love of jazz, he headed to the west coast. Skip played sax with Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Charlie Barnett. His first arranging jobs were for Count Basie. After an NBC staff berth in New York, Skip moved to Hollywood where he worked on several films and TV shows.

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609 releases · 170 albums · active 1950–2023

  • Performance · 853
  • Other credits · 165
  • Production · 1

Studios: Radio Recorders · United Recording Studios · The Hollywood Palladium · RCA Victor

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