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You left a great memory and inspiration when I met you at the Jazz Clinic at Sydney Con in 1983.
Robert Campanini
December 30, 2023 | Newcastle AUSTRALIA, AB | Student
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Mark Murphy
1932 - 2015 (Age 83)
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Obituary
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) - Legendary jazz vocalist Mark Murphy has died in New Jersey after a lengthy illness that kept him from performing since 2012. He was 83.
Manager Jean-Pierre Leduc says Murphy died Thursday at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood.
Murphy was raised in Syracuse, New York, where he was discovered at a jam session by Sammy Davis Jr. in 1953.
He was a six-time Grammy Award nominee who sang with a wide range of techniques, from scatting and vocalese to spoken word. He released more than 40 recordings since making his debut with the 1956 album "Meet Mark Murphy."
He worked as an actor in London in the 1960s before returning to the U.S., where he began recording highly acclaimed albums for the Muse label including tributes to Jack Kerouac and Nat King Cole.
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His vocal stylings live on. He will be sorely missed for is innovations.
Joy Kendal
December 10, 2020 | Woodbury, TN | Friend
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There was a small club called Stephen's' After All in Chapel Hill NC which had great music and great performers despite being definitely off the beaten path. One night I had a chance to see Mark Murphy and it was simply extraordinary and really life changing - I have been listening to his work and looking for similar artists - no luck - since the mid 80's. He was so interactive with the audience, comfortable and unpretentious but brilliant - sang the Waters of March impromptu and it was...
John Frey
October 03, 2018 | Santa Fe, NM
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Valenda Newell
November 26, 2016 | Indianapolis, IN
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"The Peacocks" was my introduction to Mark Murphy. I was hooked. I had the pleasure of seeing him 3 times, on 2 different continents and of even speaking to him. You will be missed, My Brother. Thank you and sleep well.
Bella Wilson
March 05, 2016 | Atlanta, GA
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I was deeply saddened to learn, only recently, of the passing of Mark Murphy. I was always confused by his apparent lack of more widespread notoriety . But his professional peers knew. It was said that Ella Fitzgerald once described him as 'my equal.' With the diversity of types of music appreciated worldwide , who can describe how any of us process these sounds. It's fully individualistic. I believe that it's through the mind, the heart, and the soul. Mark tapped into all of that for me...
Len Scheiner
March 02, 2016 | Doylestown, PA
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Such a great jazz singer. He will be missed.
Jack Whitlinger
January 09, 2016 | Apollo, PA
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Ellen Gamble
January 03, 2016 | North Apollo, PA
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So sorry about Mark Murphy's death. My father loved Mark and we had the rare opportunity to see him live when he performed at a jazz club in Pittsburgh. He knew my father was a big fan and personally came and talked with all of us. He made us feel special and he was an ultimate professional. His last album is one of my favorites and I play it all the time at work. We will miss him!
January 03, 2016
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