epistrophy007 Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) Reading the Topic about John Young made me think of an other pianist (Maybe he was more a singer than a pianist?) The one and only Cecil Young. Seems he didn't recorded much and that his career never really took off... Enjoy his wayout manner of scatting his version of Oop-Pop-A-Da aka Who Parked the Car! At some moments it sounds like Al Jarreau or Bobby McFerrin but in the '50s. HearHear; http://learning2share.blogspot.com/search?q=cecil+young More information/comments about this man is/are more than welcome! j. Edited March 12, 2010 by epistrophy007 Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted March 12, 2010 Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) Offhand I can't tell you much about him either but I've had my eyes on him (as another example of that crossbreed of bop and R&B) too. Would be interested to hear about a comprehensive reissue. I tried to get one or the other 10-incher or EP of his U.S. King releases (some fancy covers there!) through eBay a couple of years ago but failed. Here's the cover of a French Vogue 10-incher featuring a couple of his King tracks: BTW, the 1952-53-54 issues of Galen Gart's "First pressings" mention him here and there but not in any great detail. Edited March 12, 2010 by Big Beat Steve Quote
epistrophy007 Posted March 14, 2010 Author Posted March 14, 2010 Ooh that one is new to me!the titles alone seem fun! There are some items on ebay now... A comprehensive reissue is more than welcome, but I don't think that we gonna see that soon!!! Thank's! j. Quote
epistrophy007 Posted April 10, 2010 Author Posted April 10, 2010 While waiting for a complete reissue of the man's work; Some rare tracks on youtube... That Old Black Magic Yes Sir That's My Baby Rushin' On Home/Race Horse Enjoy j. Quote
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