Wade Marcus

Wade Marcus was a music producer and arranger during the 1970s.[1] He composed the music to the film The Final Comedown with Grant Green.[1] He also produced albums by The Blackbyrds, Gary Bartz, A Taste of Honey, The Sylvers, Eddie Kendricks, The Dramatics, Peaches & Herb, Donald Byrd, G. C. Cameron, Stevie Wonder and The Emotions.[1]

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Wade Marcus among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[2]

Discography

As leader

• A New Era (1971, Cotillion Records)
• Metamorphosis (1976, Impulse! Records)

As Arranger

With Brass Fever

• Brass Fever (Impulse!, 1975)

With Ron Carter

• Parade (Milestone, 1979)
• Super Strings (Milestone, 1981)

With Bo Diddley

• Big Bad Bo (Chess, 1974)

With Ronnie Foster

• Two Headed Freap (Blue Note, 1972)

With Grant Green

• Shades of Green (Blue Note, 1971)
• The Final Comedown (Blue Note, 1972)

With Bobbi Humphrey

• Flute In (Blue Note, 1971)
• Dig This! (Blue Note, 1972)

With Blue Mitchell

• Stratosonic Nuances (RCA, 1975)

With Marlena Shaw

• Marlena (Blue Note, 1972)
• From the Depths of My Soul (Blue Note, 1973)

With Sonny Stitt

• Satan (Cadet, 1974)

With Stanley Turrentine

• Everybody Come On Out (Fantasy, 1976)

With Reuben Wilson

• Set Us Free (Blue Note, 1971)

References

1. allmusic Biography
2. Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved June 28, 2019.