Musician Dictionary

Cecil Payne

American jazz saxophonist (1922–2007)

DescriptionAmerican jazz saxophonist (1922–2007)
Source: Wikidata
Born1922-12-14
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceBrooklyn New York City Brooklyn
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2007-11-27
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathNew Jersey New Jersey
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer flautist musician jazz musician saxophonist
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsflute saxophone
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsDelmark Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofKenny Dorham Septet The Kenny Burrell Quintet Bennie Green and His Orchestra Randy Weston Sextet Quincy Jones And His Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra Woody Herman And His Orchestra Kenny Dorham Octet Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie Big Band Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra Roy Eldridge And His Orchestra Illinois Jacquet And His Orchestra Coleman Hawkins Quintet The J.J. Johnson Quintet J.J. Johnson's Boppers The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band James Moody And His Modernists Walter Gil Fuller And His Orchestra Teddy Stewart Orchestra Rolf Ericson And His American Stars The Prestige All Stars Coleman Hawkins All Stars Duke Jordan Quartet George Lewis And His Orchestra Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars The Cecil Payne Quartet John Lewis And His Orchestra Woody Herman And The Thundering Herd Cecil Payne & His Orchestra Cecil Payne Quintet Gil Fuller Orchestra Cecil Payne Sextet Tommy Turk And His Orchestra Randy Weston Quintet Cannonball Adderley All Stars Ernie Henry Octet Dameronia Kenny Dorham Nonet
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz

Also known as

C Payne C. Payne C.Payne Cecil Pain Cecil Paine Cecil Paynes Payne

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Identifiers

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