Sil Austin (17 сентября 1929 - 1 сентября 2001) американский джазовый саксофонист, Самостоятельно научился играть на саксофоне в возрасте 12 лет, а в возрасте 16 - получил первый приз на конкурсе Ted Mack Amateur Hour для любителей. Исполнение известной мелодии Danny Boy было настолько ярким, что звукозаписывающая фирма Mercury Records предложила ему контракт. Остин переехал в Нью-Йорк и поступил в музыкальное училище Juilliard School of Music, некоторое время играл с Roy Eldridge и с Tiny Bradshawin в 1952-54, а затем основал свою собственную группу. Он записал 30 дисков, среди которых были несколько топ-40 хитов: "Danny Boy" , "Slow Walk" и "My Mother`s Eyes".
В 1959 году выпустил самый популярный и спорный альбом
"Sil Austin Plays Pretty For The People"
Sil Austin Plays Pretty For The People
Recorded at Fine Recording Studio,
New York City on February 1959
Sil Austin (tenor saxophone)
unknown artist (piano, celeste,
guitar, bass, drums)
unidentified strings
Sil Austin (September 17, 1929 - September 1, 2001) is an American jazz saxophonist. He independently learned to play the saxophone at the age of 12, and at the age of 16 he received the first prize at the Ted Mack Amateur Hour competition for amateurs. The performance of the famous Danny Boy melody was so vivid that the record company Mercury Records offered him a contract. Austin moved to New York and enrolled at the Juilliard School of Music, played for some time with Roy Eldridge and Tiny Bradshawin in 1952-54, and then founded his own band. He recorded 30 discs, among which were several top 40 hits: "Danny Boy", "Slow Walk" and "My Mother`s Eyes".
In 1959 he released the most popular and controversial album.
"Sil Austin Plays Pretty For The People"
Sil Austin Plays Pretty For The People
Recorded at Fine Recording Studio,
New York City on February 1959
Sil Austin (tenor saxophone)
unknown artist (piano, celeste,
guitar, bass, drums)
unidentified strings
