Biography
Mark Howe Murphy (March 14, 1932 – October 22, 2015) was an American jazz singer based at various times in New York City, Los Angeles, London, and San Francisco. He recorded 51 albums under his own name during his lifetime and was principally known for his innovative vocal improvisations. He was the recipient of the 1996, 1997, 2000, and 2001 Down Beat magazine readers' jazz poll for Best Male Vocalist and was also nominated five times for the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Jazz Performance. He wrote lyrics to the jazz tunes "Stolen Moments" and "Red Clay".
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
408 releases · 111 albums · active 1956–2025
- Performance · 612
- Other credits · 39
- Production · 12
- Mastering · 1
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Plaza Sound Studios · Filmways/Heider Recording · C.I. Recording Studios · Mediasound
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- United Future Organization
- The Five Corners Quintet
- Tenth & Parker
- Rare Silk
- Till Brönner
- Ronnie Scott Quartet
- Jenny Evans (4)