Wendell Marshall

Wendell Marshall (October 24, 1920 – February 6, 2002) was an American jazz double-bassist.

Marshall was Jimmy Blanton's cousin. He studied at Lincoln University, then served in the Army during World War II. Following his discharge, he performed with Stuff Smith, then relocated to New York City, where he worked with Mercer Ellington. From 1948 to 1955, he performed with Duke Ellington.

Following his time with Ellington, Marshall joined pit orchestras on Broadway and freelanced with Mary Lou Williams, Art Blakey, Donald Byrd, Milt Jackson, and Hank Jones among others. He retired in 1968, and died of colon cancer in St. Louis, aged 81.

Discography
with Nat Adderley
 * That's Nat (Savoy, 1955)

With Gene Ammons With Dorothy Ashby With Shorty Baker and Doc Cheatham With Louis Bellson With Eddie Bert With Art Blakey With Kenny Burrell With Kenny Clarke With Arnett Cobb With Earl Coleman With Eddie Costa With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With Duke Ellington With Jimmy Giuffre With Grant Green With Dodo Greene With Tiny Grimes With Gigi Gryce With Jimmy Hamilton
 * Twisting the Jug (Prestige, 1961) – with Joe Newman and Jack McDuff
 * Soul Summit Vol. 2 (Prestige, 1961 [1962])
 * Late Hour Special (Prestige, 1961 [1964])
 * Velvet Soul (Prestige, 1961–62 [1964])
 * Angel Eyes (Prestige, 1962 [1965])
 * Sock! (Prestige, 1962 [1965])
 * The Jazz Harpist (Regent, 1957)
 * Shorty & Doc (Swingville, 1961)
 * The Driving Louis Bellson (Norgran, 1955)
 * Musician of the Year (Savoy, 1955)
 * Art Blakey Big Band (Bethlehem, 1957)
 * Holiday For Skins (Blue Note, 1959)
 * Weaver of Dreams (Columbia, 1960–61)
 * Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins (Savoy, 1955) – with Ernie Wilkins
 * Klook's Clique (Savoy, 1956)
 * Party Time (Prestige, 1959)
 * Earl Coleman Returns (Prestige, 1956)
 * Guys and Dolls Like Vibes (Coral/Verve, 1958) – with Bill Evans, Paul Motian
 * The House of Blue Lights (Dot, 1959) – with Paul Motion
 * Misty (Moodsville, 1960) – with Shirley Scott
 * Trane Whistle (Prestige, 1960)
 * The Duke Plays Ellington (Capitol, 1955)
 * The Music Man (Atlantic, 1958)
 * The Latin Bit (Blue Note, 1962)
 * My Hour of Need (Blue Note, 1962) [bonus tracks]
 * Callin' the Blues (Prestige, 1958) – with J. C. Higginbotham
 * Tiny in Swingville (Swingville, 1959) – with Jerome Richardson
 * Jazz Lab (Columbia, 1957) – with Donald Byrd
 * Gigi Gryce and the Jazz Lab Quintet (Riverside, 1957)
 * Modern Jazz Perspective (Columbia, 1957) – with Donald Byrd
 * Doin' the Gigi (Uptown, 2011)
 * It's About Time (Swingville, 1961)
 * Can't Help Swinging (Swingville, 1961)

With Coleman Hawkins With Johnny Hodges With Claude Hopkins With Milt Jackson With Willis Jackson With Illinois Jacquet With Bill Jennings With J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding With Lonnie Johnson With Hank Jones With Herbie Mann With Jack McDuff With Carmen McRae With Gerry Mulligan With Oliver Nelson With Joe Newman With Ike Quebec With Betty Roché With Charlie Rouse and Paul Quinichette With Pee Wee Russell With A. K. Salim With Shirley Scott With Al Sears With Hal Singer With Al Smith With Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Sonny Stitt With Buddy Tate With Clark Terry With Lucky Thompson With Ben Webster With Joe Wilder With Ernie Wilkins With Lem Winchester With John Wright With Larry Young
 * Accent on Tenor Sax (Urania, 1955)
 * Soul (Prestige, 1958)
 * Coleman Hawkins All Stars (Swingville, 1960) – with Joe Thomas and Vic Dickenson
 * At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (Moodsville, 1960)
 * Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Swingville, 1961) as part of the Prestige Swing Festival
 * Blue Rabbit (Verve, 1964)
 * Yes Indeed! (Swingville, 1960) with Buddy Tate and Emmett Berry
 * Let's Jam (Swingville, 1961) – with Buddy Tate and Joe Thomas
 * Swing Time! (Swingville, 1963) – with Budd Johnson and Vic Dickenson
 * Meet Milt Jackson (Savoy, 1956)
 * Roll 'Em Bags (Savoy, 1956)
 * The Jazz Skyline (Savoy, 1956)
 * Jackson's Ville (Savoy, 1956)
 * Cool "Gator" (Prestige, 1959)
 * Blue Gator (Prestige, 1960)
 * Cookin' Sherry (Prestige, 1959–60)
 * Together Again! (Prestige, 1959–60 [1965]) – with Jack McDuff
 * Really Groovin' (Prestige, 1961)
 * In My Solitude (Moodsville, 1961)
 * Together Again, Again (Prestige, 1960 [1966]) – with Jack McDuff
 * Thunderbird (Prestige, 1962)
 * Desert Winds (Argo, 1964)
 * Enough Said! (Prestige, 1959)
 * Glide On (Prestige, 1960)
 * K + J.J. (Bethlehem, 1955)
 * Blues by Lonnie Johnson (Bluesville, 1960)
 * The Trio (Savoy, 1955)
 * Bluebird (Savoy, 1955)
 * Flute Flight (Prestige, 1957) – with Bobby Jaspar
 * Flute Soufflé (Prestige, 1957) – with Bobby Jaspar
 * Yardbird Suite (Savoy, 1957)
 * Brother Jack (Prestige, 1960)
 * Carmen McRae (Bethlehem, 1954)
 * Jazz Concerto Grosso (ABC-Paramount, 1957) – with Bob Brookmeyer and Phil Sunkel
 * Two of a Mind (RCA Victor, 1962) – with Paul Desmond
 * Meet Oliver Nelson (New Jazz, 1959)
 * Joe's Hap'nin's (Swingville, 1961)
 * Soul Samba (Blue Note, 1962)
 * Singin' & Swingin' (Prestige, 1960)
 * The Chase Is On (Bethlehem, 1958)
 * Swingin' with Pee Wee (Swingville, 1960) – with Buck Clayton
 * Flute Suite (Savoy, 1957) – with Frank Wess and Herbie Mann
 * Soul Searching (Prestige, 1959)
 * Rockin' in Rhythm (Swingville, 1960) – as The Swingville All-Stars with Taft Jordan and Hilton Jefferson
 * Swing's the Thing (Swingsville, 1960)
 * Blue Stompin' (Prestige, 1959) – with Charlie Shavers
 * Hear My Blues (Bluesville, 1959)
 * Gettin' the Message (Prestige, 1960)
 * Stimulation (Prestige, 1961)
 * Opus De Funk (Prestige, 1961 [1966])
 * Sonny Stitt Plays (Roost, 1955)
 * Sonny Stitt with the New Yorkers (Roost, 1957)
 * Tate's Date (Swingville, 1960)
 * Clark Terry (EmArcy, 1955)
 * Lucky Thompson Plays Jerome Kern and No More (Moodsville, 1963)
 * Music for Loving (Norgran, 1954)
 * Wilder 'n' Wilder (Savoy, 1956)
 * Top Brass (Savoy, 1955)
 * Winchester Special (New Jazz, 1959)
 * Lem's Beat (New Jazz, 1960)
 * Makin' Out (Prestige, 1961)
 * Mr. Soul (Prestige, 1962)
 * Young Blues (New Jazz, 1960)