Marilyn Scott

Marilyn Scott ( born December 21, 1949 in Alta Dena, California ) is an American jazz singer.

Scott began singing as a fifteen year old schoolgirl with local bands. attended college in San Francisco and has performed with Latin jazz bands of the region. She was discovered by Emilio Castillo, who brought them as a leader of the vocal group in his band Tower of Power. She then worked as a studio musician in Los Angeles with musicians and bands like Spyro Gyra, the Yellowjackets, Hiroshima, Etta James and Bobby Womack. Furthermore, she appeared in the musical Selma

Scott's first recording under her own name was a single version of Brian Wilson's God Only Knows, with whom she came into the Billboard Hot 100, and was followed by their first album Dreams of Tomorrow. In addition to other albums she recorded soundtracks for films such as Torch Song Trilogy and Twins and composed, inter alia, for George Duke, Brenda Russell, Russell Ferrante, Jimmy Haslip, Terri Lyne Carrington and Bobby Caldwell.

Discography

  • Dreams of Tomorrow with chip Benson, Dan Ferguson, Russell Ferrante, Ray MacCarty, Mark D. Sanders, Pepper Watkins, Chuck Wike, Tweedy Woodard, 1979
  • Without Warning 1991 Dean Cortez, Jimmy Haslip, Michael Sembello, Nathan East, Robben Ford, Paulinho da Costa, Ian Underwood
  • Smile with Vinnie Colaiuta, Paulinho da Costa, Russell Ferrante, Walt Fowler, Jim Gilstrap, Donald Griffin, James Hara, Jimmy Haslip, Bunny Hull, William Kennedy, Jim Marentic, Mary Ann Mattiello, Tollak Ollestad, Petsye Powell, Brenda Russell, Leslie Smith, Tom Snow, Steve Tavlione, Larry Williams, 1992
  • Take Me with You by Ray Bardani, Boney James, Sharon Bryant, Dori Caymmi, Michael Colina, Paulinho da Costa, George Duke, Russell Ferrante, Ray Fuller, Jim Gilstrap, Everette Harp, Jimmy Haslip, Bob James, William Kennedy, Michael Landau Nick Moroch, Ralph Rickert, John Robinson, Brenda Russell, Joe Sample, Ricardo Silveira, Claudio Slon, Carol Steele, Steve Tavlione, Freddie Washington, 1995
  • Avenues of Love with Steve Allen, Paulinho da Costa, George Duke, Russell Ferrante, Brandon Fields, Walt Fowler, Ray Fuller, Jim Gilstrap, Jimmy Haslip, Joe Heredia, Paul Jackson Jr., William Kennedy, Michael Landau, Maxayn Lewis, Mike Miller, Bob Mintzer, Rafael Padilla, Ralph Rickert, Michael Ruff, Freddie Washington, 1998
  • Walking With Strangers, with Katisse Buckingham, Terri Lyne Carrington, Vinnie Colaiuta, George Duke, Russell Ferrante, Ray Fuller, James Hara, Jimmy Haslip, Joe Heredia, Frank McComb, Renato Neto, Patrice Rushen, Ricardo Silveira, Ramon Stagnaro, Joe Vannelli Michael White, 2001
  • I'm in Love Once Again in 2005
  • Handpicked with Katisse Buckingham, Terri Lyne Carrington, Vinnie Colaiuta, George Duke, Russell Ferrante, Brandon Fields, Ray Fuller, James Hara, Everette Harp, Jimmy Haslip, William Kennedy, Michael Landau, Jim Marentic, Bob Mintzer, Renato Neto, Rafael Padilla, Patrice Rushen, Ricardo Silveira, 2005
  • Innocent of Nothing by John Beasley, Brian Bromberg, Lenny Castro, Vinnie Colaiuta, George Duke, Russell Ferrante, Ray Fuller, Jimmy Haslip, Renato Neto, Patrice Rushen, Steve Tavaglione, 2006
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