Cecil Scott
Cecil Scott (November 22, 1905 in Springfield, Ohio – January 5, 1964 in New York City) was an American jazz clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, and bandleader. Scott played as a teenager with his brother, drummer Lloyd Scott. They played together as co-leaders through the end of the 1920s, holding residencies in Ohio, Pittsburgh, and in New York City at the Savoy Ballroom. Among the members of this ensemble were Dicky Wells, Frankie Newton, Bill Coleman, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Hodges, and Chu Berry. Cecil took full control over the group in 1929, though Lloyd continued to manage the group. Scott was severely injured in the leg during an accident in the early 1930s, and his career was temporarily sidelined. After his recovery he played with Ellsworth Reynolds in 1932-33 and then with Teddy Hill (from 1936), Clarence Williams, and Teddy Wilson (1936–37); in the latter gig he accompanied Billie Holiday. In the early 1940s, he played with Alberto Socarras, Red Allen, Willie "The Lion" Smith before assembling his own band in 1942, which at times included Hot Lips Page and Art Hodes. He also played with Slim Gaillard later in the 1940s. In 1950, he disbanded the group, and worked with Jimmy McPartland as a sideman. He occasionally led groups and continued to play as a sideman up until the time of his death in 1964. He is credited on some 75 albums. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 22, 1905 (Springfield), Died January 5, 1964 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: clarinet, tenor saxophone, saxophone, baritone saxophone, composer, director, alto saxophone
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-37529 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Harlem shuffle | Lloyd Scott Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-37530 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Symphonic scronch | Lloyd Scott Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-37531 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Happy hour | Lloyd Scott Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-57709 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Lawd, lawd | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | director, composer, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-57710 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | In a corner | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band | director, composer, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-57711 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Bright boy blues | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band | director, composer, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-57712 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Springfield stomp | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band | director, composer, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |
Victor | BS-06462 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | The love bug will bite you (if you don't watch out) | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-06463 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Would you like to buy a dream? | Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-06464 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Big Boy Blue | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-06465 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | Where is the sun? | Beatrice Douglas ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-06466 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | The Harlem twister | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-06467 | 10-in. | 3/26/1937 | My Marie | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-07925 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | I know now | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-07926 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | The lady who couldn't be kissed | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-07927 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | (Have you forgotten) The you and me that used to be | Bill Dillard ; Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-07928 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | A study in brown | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-07929 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | Twilight in Turkey | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Victor | BS-07930 | 10-in. | 4/23/1937 | China boy | Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, saxophone | |
Columbia | 140064 | 10-in. | 9/30/1924 | Freight train blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | 140090 | 10-in. | 10/7/1924 | Broken busted blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 clarinets and piano | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | 140091 | 10-in. | 10/7/1924 | San Francisco blues | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 clarinets and piano | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | [W]150379 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | I'm havin' my fun | Alex Hill ; The Hokum Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | [W]150380 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | You've had your way | Alex Hill ; The Hokum Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | [W]150381 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | He wouldn't stop doing it | Alex Hill ; The Hokum Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | [W]150382 | 10-in. | 5/1/1930 | You're bound to look like a monkey when you get old | Alex Hill ; The Hokum Trio | Instrumental trio, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | W152463 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | The shim sham shimmy dance | Lowland Singers ; Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | W152464 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | Organ grinder | Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal trio | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | W152465 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | Chizzlin' Sam | Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal duet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | W152466 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | High society | Lowland Singers ; Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Columbia | W152467 | 10-in. | 8/7/1933 | Mister, will you serenade? | Williams' Jug Band | Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Brunswick | B17913 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | What a night, what a moon, what a girl | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Brunswick | B17914 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | I'm painting the town red | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Brunswick | B17915 | 10-in. | 7/31/1935 | It's too hot for words | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
Brunswick | B20698 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | The mood that I'm in | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | B20699 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | You showed me the way | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | B20700 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | Sentimental and melancholy | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone | |
Brunswick | B20701 | 10-in. | 2/18/1937 | (This is) My last affair | Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone | |
Decca | 38545 | 10-in. | 9/5/1934 | Ida, sweet as apple cider | Alabama Jug Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 38546 | 10-in. | 9/5/1934 | My gal Sal | Alabama Jug Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 38547 | 10-in. | 9/5/1934 | Gulf Coast blues | Alabama Jug Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 38552 | 10-in. | 9/5/1934 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Alabama Jug Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 38781 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | Jazz it blues (Jazz me blues)-1 | Alabama Jug Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 38782 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | Somebody stole my gal | Alabama Jug Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 38783 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | Crazy blues | Alabama Jug Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 38784 | 10-in. | 10/3/1934 | Sugar blues | Alabama Jug Band | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 39324 | 10-in. | 2/1/1935 | Milk cow blues | The Birmingham Serenaders | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39325 | 10-in. | 2/1/1935 | Black gal blues | The Birmingham Serenaders | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39326 | 10-in. | 2/1/1935 | Papa de da da | The Birmingham Serenaders | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39327 | 10-in. | 2/1/1935 | You're bound to look like a monkey when you get old | The Birmingham Serenaders | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39489 | 10-in. | 4/23/1935 | There's gonna be the devil to pay | Willie "The Lion" Smith and his Cubs | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39490 | 10-in. | 4/23/1935 | Streamline gal | Willie "The Lion" Smith and his Cubs | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39491 | 10-in. | 4/23/1935 | What can I do with a foolish little girl like you? | Willie "The Lion" Smith and his Cubs | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39492 | 10-in. | 4/23/1935 | Harlem joys | Willie "The Lion" Smith and his Cubs | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39535 | 10-in. | 5/22/1935 | Echo of spring | Willie "The Lion" Smith and his Cubs | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39536 | 10-in. | 5/22/1935 | Breeze (blow my baby back to me) | Willie "The Lion" Smith and his Cubs | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39537 | 10-in. | 5/22/1935 | Swing, brother, swing | Willie "The Lion" Smith and his Cubs | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39538 | 10-in. | 5/22/1935 | Sittin' at the table | Willie "The Lion" Smith and his Cubs | instrumentalist, clarinet, tenor saxophone | ||
Decca | 39693 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | If the moon turns green | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 39694 | 10-in. | 7/10/1935 | Lulu's back in tovm | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 39723 | 10-in. | 7/18/1935 | In a little gypsy tea room | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 39724 | 10-in. | 7/18/1935 | I never saw a better night | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 39725 | 10-in. | 7/19/1935 | Lost my rhythm, lost my music, lost my man | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet | ||
Decca | 39726 | 10-in. | 7/19/1935 | I'm painting the town red | Bob Howard Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Scott, Cecil," accessed October 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110937.
Scott, Cecil. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110937.
"Scott, Cecil." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 October 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Cecil Scott
Discogs: Cecil Scott
Allmusic: Cecil Scott
Grove: Cecil Scott
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Scott, Cecil - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98052246
Wikidata: Cecil Scott - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1052346
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/150148995753959750723
MusicBrainz: Cecil Scott - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6e22f323-f137-45de-a905-8ed98ea7c95e
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