Big Jay McNEELY

⬇️ BIG JAY McNEELY ⬇️

(Cecil James McNeely)

DISCOGRAPHY 1952-2025 (36CD)

 BIOGRAPHY 

       

Cecil James McNeely (born April 29, 1927, Watts, Los Angeles, California), known as Big Jay McNeely, is an American rhythm and blues saxophonist.

Inspired by Illinois Jacquet and Lester Young, he teamed with his older brother Robert McNeely, who played baritone saxophone, and made his first recordings with drummer Johnny Otis, who ran the Barrelhouse Club that stood only a few blocks from McNeely's home.

Shortly after he performed on Otis's "Barrel House Stomp." Ralph Bass, A&R man for Savoy Records, promptly signed him to a recording contract. Bass's boss, Herman Lubinsky, suggested the stage name Big Jay McNeely because Cecil McNeely did not sound commercial. McNeely's first hit was "The Deacon's Hop," an instrumental which topped the Billboard R&B chart in early 1949. The single was his most successful of his three chart entries...... (Wikipedia)

NEW!

1955-Presenting Big Jay McNeely @FLAC

2010-The Best Of (1948-55) @FLAC

2012-Life Story A Recording With Ray Collins' Hot-Club & Friends @FLAC+

2013-20 Masterpieces (1951-52) @192

2014-Live in Vienna Reigen 2013 @FLAC

2015-Blues at Daybreak @FLAC+

2016-Blowin' Down the House - Big Jay's Latest & Greatest @FLAC+

2019-King of the Honkers Selected Singles (1948-52) @FLAC+

2023-Blow @FLAC

2023-Blow, Big Jay, Blow-The Singles Collection (1949-62) (2CD) @FLAC

2025-Misty Noir, Vol. 10 - Late Night Jazz @FLAC

ESSENTIAL CLASSICS

Vol. 682-Big Jay McNeely (2CD) @FLAC