Joseph Francis Marsala was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist, alto and tenor
saxophonist, and songwriter. In the 1920s, he played guitar in local clubs with
Ben Pollack and Wingy Manone, and after moving to New York City, he recorded and
performed with Manone throughout the 1930s. As a leader, Marsala collaborated
with musicians such as Buddy Rich, Shelly Manne, Dave Tough, Eddie Condon, Joe
Bushkin, Max Kaminsky, his brother Marty Marsala, and his wife, jazz harpist
Adele Girard. In 1948, he left professional performing and entered music
publishing, and by 1949 he was writing...