John StanleyMarshall (28 August 1941 – 16 September 2023) was an English drummer and founding member of the jazz rock band Nucleus. [4 ] From 1972 to 1978, he was the drummer for Soft Machine, replacing Phil Howard when he joined.
In 1958 Marshall was recruited by the dean of education at Florida State University to establish a Department of Science Education [3 ] in response to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik.
Fifth je páté studiové album britské skupiny Soft Machine, vydané v červenci 1972 u vydavatelství CBS Records. Nahráno bylo od listopadu 1971 do února 1972 ve studiu Advision Studios v Londýně a o produkci se starala skupina sama.
V l. 1965 - 70 pak účinkoval s ansámblem Graham Collier Sextet, současně však spolupracoval i s řadou dalších osobností a uskupení - John Surman, John McLaughlin, Dave Holland, Mike Westbrook, Graham Bond Organization, Joe Harriott, Indo…