Lloyd Scott
Lloyd Scott (born August 22, 1902 in Springfield, Ohio) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. In the 1920s Lloyd and his brother Cecil Scott co-led an ensemble which initially played locally in Ohio, then moved on to play in Pittsburgh and then Harlem. At various times they performed as Cecil Scott and His Bright Boys and Lloyd Scott's Symphonic Syncopators, changing their name often (as was common among early jazz ensembles). Among the sidemen in this ensemble were Dicky Wells, Frankie Newton, Bill Coleman, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Hodges, and Chu Berry. As Lloyd Scott and His Orchestra, they recorded in 1927; these were Wells's first appearance on record. After 1929 Lloyd gave up active performance in the band and became its manager, and it performed as Cecil Scott's Bright Boys until its dissolution. While Cecil went on to perform widely as a sideman, Lloyd did little further work in music and was generally forgotten until a resurgence in interest in Harlem Renaissance jazz bands in the 1980s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 21, 1902 (Springfield), Died 20th century
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, leader
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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, drums, leader | |
Victor | BVE-37530 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Symphonic scronch | Lloyd Scott Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums, leader | |
Victor | BVE-37531 | 10-in. | 1/10/1927 | Happy hour | Lloyd Scott Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-57709 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Lawd, lawd | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-57710 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | In a corner | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-57711 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Bright boy blues | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-57712 | 10-in. | 11/19/1929 | Springfield stomp | Cecil Scott and his Bright Boys | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Scott, Lloyd," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112667.
Scott, Lloyd. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112667.
"Scott, Lloyd." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Lloyd Scott
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Scott, Lloyd - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005020985
Wikidata: Lloyd Scott - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1341697
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/66198381
MusicBrainz: Lloyd Scott - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9ce1a015-c411-4154-9aa1-ace71b39b421
ISNI: 0000 0000 4462 1790 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000044621790
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