Jimmy McGary: The Best Jazz You Never Heard
- Released on
- Runtime
- 57 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Jimmy McGary
- Fred Hersh
- Wayne Yeager
- Lynn Seaton
- Pat Kelly
- Steve Schmidt
- Michael Skaggs
- Sean McGary
- Chuck Fertal
- David Mathews
- Rick VanMatre
- Lou Lausche
- Carol McGary
Director
- Christopher Braig
Producers
- Christopher Braig