Larance Marable

Larance Norman Marable (May 21, 1929 – July 4, 2012) was a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, California.

Early life
Marable was born in Los Angeles on May 21, 1929. His family was musical, but he was largely self-taught.

Later life and career
In the 1950s, Marable played with musicians who were visiting Los Angeles; these included Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, and Zoot Sims. Marable recorded as a leader in 1956. He also recorded with George Shearing, Chet Baker, Milt Jackson, and other well-known musicians.

Drug problems led to Marable stopping playing in the 1960s. His career resumed in the mid-1970s, after he had ended his drug addiction. He toured with Supersax and Bobby Hutcherson in the 1970s, and was a member of Charlie Haden's Quartet West in the 1980s and 1990s.

Marable had a stroke in the 2000s and lived in a health care facility. He died in Manhattan on July 4, 2012.

Discography
With Curtis Amy With Ruth Cameron With Chet Baker With Conte Candoli and Lou Levy With Kenny Drew With Teddy Edwards with Victor Feldman With Dexter Gordon With Jimmy Giuffre With Charlie Haden With Hampton Hawes With Richard "Groove" Holmes With Milt Jackson With Frank Morgan With Carl Perkins With Robert Stewart With Sonny Stitt
 * Tippin' on Through (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
 * Roadhouse (Verve, 1999)
 * Chet Baker Big Band (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
 * Playboys (Pacific Jazz, 1956)
 * Conte Candoli (Powerhouse Trumpet) (Bethelehem, 1955)
 * West Coast Wailers (Atlantic, 1955)
 * Kenny Drew and His Progressive Piano (Norgran, 1953–54)
 * Talkin' & Walkin' (Jazz:West, 1955)
 * Back to Avalon (Contemporary, 1960 [1995])
 * Stop the World I Want to Get Off (World Pacific, 1962)
 * Daddy Plays the Horn (Bethlehem, 1955)
 * The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon (Jazzland, 1960)
 * Ad Lib (Verve, 1959)
 * In Angel City (Verve, 1988)
 * Haunted Heart (Verve, 1991)
 * Always Say Goodbye (Verve, 1993)
 * Now Is the Hour (Verve, 1995)
 * Piano East, Piano West (Prestige, 1952)
 * Bird Song (Contemporary, 1956 [1999])
 * After Hours (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
 * Tell It Like It Tis (Pacific Jazz, 1961-62 [1966])
 * Ballads & Blues (Atlantic, 1956)
 * Frank Morgan (Gene Norman Presents, 1955)
 * Introducing Carl Perkins (Dootone, 1956)
 * The Movement (Exodus, 2002)
 * Sonny Stitt Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements (Verve, 1959)