CECIL SCOTT
Classic (1920s) Jazz • United States
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American jazz saxophonist (tenor, baritone) and clarinetist, born on November 22, 1905 in Springfield, Ohio, died on January 5, 1964 in New York City, New York. Younger brother of Lloyd Scott.
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This reed player kept busy with engagements in a long list of top swing bands, recording with many of the biggest names in jazz such as Fletcher Henderson and Billie Holiday. He began playing in his first band in his teens, a trio with his brother Lloyd Scott, a drummer. From 1922 through the end of the decade, Cecil led a group featuring Lloyd which slowly moved east from Ohio to Pittsburgh and finally to New York City, where the group took up residency at the Savoy Ballroom, a much-desired gig among players. This group recorded under both brothers' names and featured players such as trombonist Dicky Wells, trumpeters Frankie Newton, Bill Coleman, and Roy Eldridge, and the fabulous saxophonist
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