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Celine Bonacina: Way Of Life
by Chris May
It may not approach the freak-show proportions of the bass saxophone Adrian Rollini popularized in the 1920s, but the baritone is still an impressive beast, one that has frequently been employed as much for its visual impact as for the notes it produces. Ever since Little Richard introduced the unwieldy instrument to his touring band in ...
All The Things You Are
Featuring the music of Cecil Payne
Duration: 6:37
Cecil Payne Dies at 84
Cecil Payne: Dec. 14, 1922 - Nov. 27, 2007 Born in Brooklyn on December 14, 1922, Cecil Payne proved one of the bebop eras strongest baritone saxophonists; nonetheless, he has always worked in undeserved obscurity. After leaving the military service in 1946, Payne cast aside the guitar, alto, and clarinet to pick up the bari for ...
Chic Boom, Live At The Jazz Showcase
By Cecil Payne
Label: Delmark Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Talk; Chic Boom; Ding-A-Ling; You Will Be Mine Tonight; Bosco; Here's That Rainy Day; Cit Sac; Theme.
Chic Boom
By Cecil Payne
Label: Delmark Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Talk/ Chic Boom/ Ding-A-Ling/ You Will Be Mine Tonight/ Bosco/ Here?s That Rainy Day/ Cit Sac/ Theme.
Cecil Payne: Chic Boom, Live At The Jazz Showcase
by David A. Orthmann
Although he'll always be known as the first baritone saxophonist to adapt the notoriously obdurate instrument to the complexities of bebop, some of Cecil Payne's finest music has been made during the most recent decade of his distinguished, 50-plus year career. Inspired by tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander and drummer Joe Farnsworth, two talented young players in ...
Cecil Payne: Chic Boom
by Derek Taylor
Active during the birth of be-bop Cecil Payne has been making memorable music for over sixty years. His warmly expressive baritone sound is a regular fixture in Chicago clubs like the Jazz Showcase, the venue where this affable string of dates for Delmark was taped. Payne's reservoir for Delmark is now four records deep and the ...
A Chat With Eric Alexander
by C. Andrew Hovan
One of the few “young lions" who is more influenced by Dexter Gordon and George Coleman than by John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander has come very far with his career in a short period of time. Following his first year of studying classical music at Indiana University as an alto player, Alexander ...
Payne's Window
By Cecil Payne
Label: Delmark Records
Released: 1999
Track listing: Spiritus Parkus/ Martin Luther King, Jr./ James/ That?s It Blues/ Payne?s Window/ Southside Samba/ Lover Man/ Tune Up/ Delilah/ Hold Tight.
Recorded: August 17-18, 1998, Riverside Studio, Chicago, IL
Cecil Payne: Payne's Window
by Derek Taylor
Cecil Payne turns seventy-seven this month. Most people who are lucky enough to reach such an advanced age have long since retired from their craft. Payne has chosen a different path and judging from the sturdy work on this disc he isn't showing many signs of slowing down in his twilight years. After over a half ...
