Herman Marquis
Biography
Herman Marquis is a Jamaican saxophone musician who has played with many reggae artists including Burning Spear. He recorded for Arthur "Duke" Reid in the 1960s and was a member of The Revolutionaries and The Upsetters in the 1970s. He was much in demand as a session player throughout the 1970s and 1980s, playing with some of Jamaica's top stars including Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Bunny Wailer, and Justin Hinds. In 1978, Marquis made a brief cameo in the film Rockers directed by Ted Bafaloukos. He was also part of the Rockers All Stars, the group responsible for the film's instrumental music. He continued through to the mid 1980s and worked with Burning Spear and Ernest Ranglin.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Super Ape
1976

Two Sevens Clash
1977

Marcus Garvey
1975

Songs Of Freedom
1992

Police & Thieves
1977

Blackheart Man
1976

Build The Ark
1990

When The Right Time Come (I Need A Roof)
1976

Dubbing At King Tubby's
2016

Sound System Scratch - Lee Perry's Dub Plate Mixes 1973 To 1979
2010

Drum Sound: More Gems From The Channel One Dub Room - 1974 To 1980
2007

Maxfield Avenue Breakdown (Dubs And Instrumentals 1974-79)
2001

Open The Gate
1989

Farover
1982

Sly Wicked And Slick
1979

African Dub All-Mighty - Chapter 3
1977

Dubbing To The King In A Higher Rank
1977

Authentic Golden Melodies
1992

Resistance
1985

Forward
1982

Living Dub
1980

Revolutionaries Sounds Vol.2
1979

International Herb
1979

War / Jah Give Us Life Don't Feel No Way
1978
Credited work
1,283 releases · 221 albums · active 1973–2026
- Performance · 1,342
- Other credits · 17
Studios: Channel One Recording Studio · Joe Gibbs Studio · Harry J's Recording Studio · Randy's Studio
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Burning Spear
- The Revolutionaries
- Culture
- Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
- The Mighty Diamonds
- Augustus Pablo
- The Heptones
