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Cecil Payne

real name Cecil McKenzie Payne

New York City, United States · 1922-12-14 – 2007-11-27

Cecil Payne is credited on 1,095 releases across 285 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,095

Credits

285

Albums

8

Decades active

125

In collections

Biography

Cecil Payne (December 14, 1922 – November 27, 2007) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist born in Brooklyn, New York. Payne also played the alto saxophone and flute. He played with other prominent jazz musicians, in particular Dizzy Gillespie and Randy Weston, in addition to his solo work as bandleader.

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Credited work

1,095 releases · 285 albums · active 1950–2024

  • Performance · 1,347
  • Other credits · 13

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Nola Recording Studios · Salle Pleyel

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