 Marienthal has stated that he was a Chick Corea fan even before he started performing with him.He recorded six albums with that band and two of them won Grammy Awards.Marienthal has also written instructional books, including "Comprehensive Jazz Studies & Exercises", "The Ultimate Jazz Play Along", and "The Music of Eric Marienthal" and instructional videos, including "Play Sax From Day One", "Modern Sax" and "Tricks of the Trade", all published by Warner Brothers Publications, which is now Alfred Publishing/Belwin Jazz.