Lou Marini

Lou Marini
Louis William Marini Jr. (born May 13, 1945), known as "Blue Lou" Marini, is an American saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He is best known for his work in jazz, rock, blues, and soul music, as well as his association with The Blues Brothers.
Early life
Marini was born in Charleston, South Carolina. His parents were Italian immigrants from the region of Trentino. He graduated from Fairless High School in Navarre, Ohio. His father, Lou Marini Sr., was the high school's band director and wrote the school song. Fairless bestows the annual Lou Marini Award in honor of Marini Sr. who died in May 2008. Both Lou Marini Sr. and Lou Marini Jr. were inducted into the Fairless Alumni Association Hall of Honor in May 2010. In June 2010, Marini Jr. was named artistic director at the first Brianza Blues Festival, in Villa Reale (Monza, Italy).
Marini attended North Texas State University College of Music (now known as the University of North Texas College of Music), where he played in the One O'Clock Lab Band. From 1972 to 1974 he played in Blood, Sweat & Tears. From 1975 to 1983, he was a member of the Saturday Night Live house band. He was a member of The Blues Brothers band, appearing in The Blues Brothers movie and its sequel, Blues Brothers 2000, playing the part of "Blue Lou", a moniker given by Dan Aykroyd.
He played on Frank Zappa's 1977 album Zappa in New York, on Cindy Bullens' 1978 album Desire Wire, and has worked with Aerosmith, Deodato, Maureen McGovern, Steely Dan, James Taylor, Dionne Warwick, the Buddy Rich Big Band, and the Woody Herman Orchestra.
Solo work
Marini has spent most of his professional life working as a sideman and arranger. In 1986, he recorded a mournful, melancholy solo sax for the soundtrack of HBO's 1987 animated adaptation of Bernard Waber's children's book The House on East 88th St. which was released under the title Lyle, Lyle Crocodile. In 2004, he recorded his first recording as a bandleader, with Ray Reach and the Magic City Jazz Orchestra, titled Lou's Blues (2004). This album features his arrangements and compositions, many of which have become favorites for the Lab Bands at the University of North Texas. The liner notes of the album were written by Grammy Award-winning composer, arranger, and producer Bob Belden.
On March 23, 2010, he released Blue Lou and Misha Project - Highly Classified, a collaboration with Misha Segal, an Israeli pianist and composer.
Compositions and arrangements
Marini's work as an arranger and composer has been influenced by Gil Evans, Bob Brookmeyer, Thad Jones, and Don Ellis, as well as rock, pop, and avant-garde music. For example, his song, "Hip Pickles," written for Blood, Sweat and Tears, is described by reviewer Jack Bowers of AllAboutJazz.com, as follows: "Marini's unorthodox notions surface on 'Hip Pickles,' whose free' intro gives way to a melody played by screaming trumpets and Clapton-like guitar, prefacing a stormy interchange between Marini (alto) and Tom Wolfe [on guitar]."
Discography
Solo
Lou's Blues 2001
Highly Classified 2010
Starmaker 2012
As guest
With The Blues Brothers
Briefcase Full of Blues 1978
The Blues Brothers: Music from the Soundtrack 1980
Made in America 1980
Best of The Blues Brothers 1981
Dancin' wid da Blues Brothers 1983
The Blues Brothers Band Live in Montreux 1990
Red, White & Blues 1992
The Very Best of The Blues Brothers 1995
Blues Brothers & Friends: Live from Chicago's House of Blues 1997
Blues Brothers 2000 1998
With Maureen McGovern
Naughty Baby 1989
Baby I'm Yours 1992
Out of This World 1996
Music Never Ends 1997
With John Tropea
Short Trip to Space 1977
To Touch You Again 1979
NYC Cats Direct 1985
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With Frank Zappa
Zappa in New York 1978
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 1992
Läther 1996
Have I Offended Someone? 1997
With others
Aerosmith – Night in the Ruts 1979
Larry Applewhite – Larry Applewhite 1979
Jesse Austin – Baby's Back 1995
Patti Austin – Havana Candy 1977
Carolyn Blackwell Sings Bernstein 1996
Blood, Sweat & Tears – New Blood (1972)
Blood, Sweat & Tears – No Sweat (1973)
Boyzz – Too Wild to Tame 1978
Brecker Brothers – Don't Stop the Music 1980
Jimmy Buffett – Off to See the Lizard 1989
Cindy Bullens – Desire Wire 1978
Ann Hampton Callaway – Bring Back Romance 1994
Cameo – Feel Me 1980
Dina Carroll – So Close 1993
Closer Than Ever – Closer Than Ever 1990
Freddy Cole – It's Crazy, But I'm In Love1996
Hank Crawford – Groove Master 1990
Hank Crawford – South Central 1992
Deodato – Night Cruiser 1980
Manu Dibango – Gone Clear 1980
Manu Dibango – Ambassador 1981
Amy Drinkwater – With All My Heart – A Journey to the Soul 2005
Cornell Dupree – Coast to Coast 1988
Eric Essix – SuperBlue 2006
Donald Fagen – Kamakiriad 1993
Family Thing – Family Thing 1996
Robben Ford – Inside Story 1979
Aretha Franklin – Get It Right (1983)
Michael Franks – Tiger in the Rain 1979
The J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame The J. Geils Band – Houseparty: Anthology 1992
Michael Gibbs – Big Music 1988
Levon Helm – Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars 1977
Levon Helm – Levon Helm 1978
Lena Horne – Live On Broadway 1981
Bobbi Humphrey – Good Life 1979
Denise Jannah – I Was Born In Love With You 1995
Garland Jeffreys – Guts for Love 1983
Eddie King – Another Cow's Dead 1997
D.C. LaRue – Laso 1977
D. C. Larue – Ten Dance 1977
Fred Lipsius - Better Believe It (mja Records, 1996)
Love & Money – Strange Kind of Love 1988
Melanie – Phonogenic – Not Just Another Pretty Face 1978
Magnet – Worldwide Attraction 1979
Mike Mandel – Sky Music 1978
Meat Loaf – Dead Ringer 1981
Elliott Murphy – Night Lights 1976
Walter Murphy – A Fifth of Beethoven 1976
Milton Nascimento – Angelus (flute) 1994
Claude Nougaro – Nougayork 1987
Laura Nyro – Walk the Dog and Light the Light 1993
Linda Clifford – I'll Keep on Loving You 1982
Jill O'Hara – Jill O'Hara 1993
One O'clock Lab Band – Best of One O'clock 1992
Eddie Palmieri – Unfinished Masterpiece 1990
Tom Pierson – Planet of Tears 1996
Andy Pratt – Shiver in the Night 1977
Raw Stylus – Pushing Against the Flow 1995
Lou Reed – Sally Can't Dance 1974
Repercussions – Earth and Heaven 1995
Jess Band Roden – Player Not the Game 1977
Joe Roccisano – Shape I'm In 1993
Joe Roccisano – Leave Your Mind Behind 1995
Lalo Schifrin – Towering Toccata 1976
Neil Sedaka – A Song 1977
Carly Simon – Hello Big Man 1983
Ray Simpson – Ray Simpson 1992
Phoebe Snow – Something Real 1989
Spyro Gyra – City Kids 1983
Marvin Stamm – Stampede 1983
Ringo Starr – Ringo's Rotogravure 1976
Steely Dan – Two Against Nature 2000
Sunshine – Sunshine (1972)
T. Life – That's Life 1978
Kate Taylor – Kate Taylor 1978
B.J. Thomas – Songs 1973
B.J. Thomas – Longhorn & London Bridges 1974
Harvey Thomas – Highways of Gold 1995
Peter Tosh – Mystic Man 1979
Peter Tosh – Wanted Dread & Alive 1981
Luther Vandross – Forever, For Always, For Love 1982
Thijs Van leer – Nice to Have Met You 1978
Dionne Warwick – Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter 1990*
References
External links
Official website
Official website of Ray Reach
Lou's Blues - Lou Marini and the Magic City Jazz Orchestra reviewed at All About Jazz
Article - Lou Marini : "Blue Lou" Blows On from One Final Note Jazz Webzine
Intervista a Lou Marini
1945 births
Living people
American jazz composers
American male jazz composers
American jazz saxophonists
American male saxophonists
American music arrangers
Blood, Sweat & Tears members
Record producers from South Carolina
Rhythm and blues saxophonists
Saturday Night Live Band members
The Blues Brothers members
University of North Texas College of Music alumni
People from Navarre, Ohio
21st-century American saxophonists
American people of Italian descent