Jimmy McGary: The Best Jazz You Never Heard

Jimmy McGary: The Best Jazz You Never Heard (2019)

February 1st, 20190h 57min

Documentary, Music
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Overview

Tenor saxophonist Jimmy McGary was a major presence in the Cincinnati music scene from the 1950s until his death in the early ’90s. With music rooted in Bebop with a progressive slant, the Jazz legend was a session player for King Records and released his first album as a bandleader — The First Time (with a quartet that included pianist Pat Kelly) — in 1979. McGary’s spirit and legacy have lived on well after his passing and well beyond Cincinnati, as evidenced in this new documentary film.


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