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29 de sept. de 2009 · Jimmy McGriff Meets Big Jay McNeely by Jimmy McGriff, Big Jay McNeely released in 2009. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more a...
Cecil James "Big Jay" McNeely (April 29, 1927 – September 16, 2018) was an American R&B saxophonist. Biography [ edit ] Inspired by Illinois Jacquet and Lester Young , McNeely teamed with his older brother Robert McNeely, who played baritone saxophone , and made his first recordings with drummer Johnny Otis , who ran the Barrelhouse Club that stood only a few blocks from McNeely's home. [3]
Cecil James McNeely ( Los Ángeles, California; 29 de abril de 1927-16 de septiembre de 2018), 1 más conocido como Big Jay McNeely, 2 fue un saxofonista tenor de rock and roll, también conocido como el Rey del Honkin' Tenor Sax — honk viene a significar bocina o bocinazo—.
19 de oct. de 2013 · Cecil McNeely, nicknamed “Big Jay,” was born in the Watts section of Los Angeles, California on April 29, 1927. He is a legendary saxophone player largely known for his emotive and flamboyant style that he adopted from fellow musicians Illinois Jacquet and Lester Young.While in high school he formed his own band with Sony Criss, an alto saxophone player, and Hampton Hawes, a piano player.
17 de sept. de 2018 · Sept. 17, 2018 5:05 PM PT. Cecil “Big Jay” McNeely, whose honking tenor saxophone helped define Los Angeles rhythm and blues and set the stage for the rock ’n’ roll explosion of the...
17 de sept. de 2018 · Cecil "Big Jay" NcNeely, the father of the R&B tenor saxophone whose stamina and high-energy stage act in the late 1940s and 1950 included playing on his back and who set the tone for many rock 'n' roll and soul...
In the 1980s a revival of interest in vintage R&B led to his return to the stage, as he excited a new generation of audiences around the world. McNeely was profiled in the 1995 Jim Dawson book Nervous Man Nervous: Big Jay McNeely & the Rise of the Honking Tenor Saxophone. Big Jay McNeely passed away in September 2018. November 10th, 2016.
