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Big Jay McNeely
- Country / region
- United States
- Recording years
- 1987–2001
- Recordings
- 2
- Albums and releases
- 2
ARTIST STORY
Meet Big Jay McNeely
Big Jay McNeely is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1987–2001. The artist is connected with Cool Jazz and Jump Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.
Listen for how Cool Jazz and Jump Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Hot Cinders”, “Real Crazy Cool”. Then move to “Big “J” In 3‐D” and “Blues & Rhythm Series: The Chronological Big Jay McNeely 1948-1950” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.
BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS
Basic information
- Type
- Solo artist
- Country / region
- United States
- Birth date
- April 29, 1927
- Death date
- September 16, 2018
- Birthplace
- Watts, Los Angeles
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DISCOGRAPHY
Representative albums and releases
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