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Marvin Jenkins died...
Marvin Jenkins, pianist and composer, died Friday, March 4, 2005, at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. He was 72. He died of natural causes, according to family.
Marvin Jenkins was best known for his prowess on the piano. A versatile musician, he also contributed on flute in many recordings with the Barney Kessel trio in the early 1960s. In addition to work with Jazz guitar legend Kessel, Jenkins spent 25 years of his career as accompanist to singer/actress Della Reese.
In the 1960s, he released several solo albums, including "Marv Jenkins Arrives" (re-released on CD in the mid 1990s). Marvin Jenkins did the piano work on Marvin Gaye's classic 1973 recording, "Let's Get it On," and wrote "Big City," which has been recorded by Shirley Horn, Cannonball Adderley and Les McCann.
Despite several hard turns including the death, at age ten, of his only son, Marvin Jr., and the pre-mature death of Anne Heywood-Jenkins, his wife of 25 years, Jenkins rarely flagged in his trademark optimism and loving, open disposition. This was challenged early on in his career when playing on tour often meant segregated venues and limited options for food and rest on the road. Jenkins credited his passion for playing as the source of his strength through these hardships. "I guess I loved the music so much, the rest just didn't matter," he said.
Although arthritis forced him to leave the professional arena in the late 1980s, Marvin Jenkins remained active teaching voice and piano, serving as mentor, writing charts and coaching performances for many of the young hipsters who frequented L.A.'s trendy Dresden Room. As well, until his retirement in 2003, he worked as accompanist for the Baldwin Hills Baptist Choir where he had been an integral part of the community since 1983.
Marvin Jenkins was born Dec. 8, 1932, in Aultman, Ohio, to Obediah and Novella Jenkins. He is survived by his cousin, Althea Henderson, of Victorville, Calif., nieces Leslie McGhee and Jantri "Rae-Rae" Jenkins, nephews Derrick Jenkins and Leonard Massey, all of Canton, Ohio, and beloved nephew Obediah "Butch" Jenkins III of Malvern, Ohio, as well as by many cherished family and friends.
Services will be held Friday, March 11, 2005, at 1 p.m., Baldwin Hills Baptist Church, 4700 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Los Angeles.
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