Steve Marcus was a criminally underrated Tenor and soprano saxophonist , Marcus who was born Sept. 19, 1939 in the Bronx New York, was one of the founding fathers of Jazz Rock Fusion, Though he is known more today for his 12 year run as Buddy Rich's lead saxophonist from 1975 until Rich's death in 1987. Along with Larry Coryell who Marcus worked with on many albums of his own , as well as Coryell's. one of the greatest live performances in all of Jazz Rock was the Coryell album Barefoot Boy. where Marcus really shows his Coltrane influences. The band he lead called the Count's jam Band was a play on Marcus's nickname was an early fusion band that combined straight ahead jazz sounds with some sounds similar to what the Beatles were playing. Steve stayed with buddy rich for 12 years where Buddy's Killer force band lit up clubs across the country. Buddy's dabbling in funk and rock themes no doubt was inspired by Steve. Marcus died on on Sept. 30th 2005.