CECIL PAYNE

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Payne received his first saxophone at age 13, asking his father for one after hearing Honeysuckle Rose by Count Basie, performed by Lester Young. Payne took lessons from a local alto sax player, Pete Brown. He studied at Boys High School, Bedford-Stuyvesant.

Payne began his professional recording career with J. J. Johnson on the Savoy label in 1946. During that year he was also began playing with Roy Eldridge, through whom he met Dizzy Gillespie. His earlier recordings would largely fall under the swing category, until Gillespie hired him. Payne stayed onboard until 1949, heard performing solos on "Ow!" and "Stay On It". In the early 1950s he found himself working with Tadd Dameron, and worked with Illinois Jacquet from 1952 to 1954. He then started freelance work in New York and frequently performed during this period with Randy Weston, whom Payne worked with until 1960.Payne was still recording regularly for
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CECIL PAYNE Cecil Payne (aka Patterns Of Jazz) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cecil Payne (aka Patterns Of Jazz)
Bop 1956
CECIL PAYNE Performing Charlie Parker Music album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Performing Charlie Parker Music
Bop 1961
CECIL PAYNE The Connection album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Connection
Bop 1962
CECIL PAYNE Zodiac album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Zodiac
Bop 1973
CECIL PAYNE Brooklyn Brothers (with Duke Jordan) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Brooklyn Brothers (with Duke Jordan)
Bop 1973
CECIL PAYNE Bird Gets the Worm album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bird Gets the Worm
Bop 1976
CECIL PAYNE Bright Moments album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bright Moments
Bop 1980
CECIL PAYNE Casbah album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Casbah
Bop 1986
CECIL PAYNE Cerupa album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Cerupa
Bop 1995
CECIL PAYNE Scotch and Milk album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Scotch and Milk
Bop 1996
CECIL PAYNE Payne's Window album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Payne's Window
Bop 1999
CECIL PAYNE The Brooklyn Four Plus One album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Brooklyn Four Plus One
Bop 2000

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CECIL PAYNE Brookfield Andante album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Brookfield Andante
Bop 1972
CECIL PAYNE Chic Boom: Live at the Jazz Showcase album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Chic Boom: Live at the Jazz Showcase
Bop 2001

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CECIL PAYNE Movie Jazz (with Duke Jordan) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Movie Jazz (with Duke Jordan)
Bop 1975
CECIL PAYNE 1956-1962 Sessions album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
1956-1962 Sessions
Bop 2008

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