Malcolm Cecil Lecture (New York 2013) | Red Bull Music Academy

Although he initially made his name in the British jazz scene, Malcolm Cecil was a key figure in the development of the synthesizer and his best-known work was made in collaboration with soul legends. After playing bass in a series of ’50s and ’60s jazz bands, Cecil was a founding member of Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated. But it was the possibilities provided by synthesizers that really excited him, and with Bob Margouleff he formed T.O.N.T.O.’s Expanding Head Band, releasing two albums of highly original music in 1971 and 1972. The name was an acronym of an analog synth designed and built by Cecil himself – the result was a synth on which each note sounded like a different instrument. A dazzled Stevie Wonder instantly recruited Cecil and Margouleff to his cause, making them co-producers on the series of classic albums Wonder recorded, from Music Of My Mind through Fulfillingness’ First Finale. He also had long-standing relationships with the Isley Brothers and Gil Scott-Heron, as well as with Steve Hillage, Dave Mason, Quincy Jones, and many others.

In his 2013 Red Bull Music Academy lecture, Cecil talks about creating T.O.N.T.O., what it means to produce, working with Gil Scott-Heron, and more.

TOPICS:
1:15 – Synthesizer Bass
21:22 – Miles Davis
35:30 – Ronnie Scott’s
1:10:54 – Producing
1:22:35 – What is Music?
2:08:50 – Gil Scott-Heron

MUSIC:
0:00 – Malcolm Cecil – “Laser Ballet”
21:20 – Miles Davis – “’Round Midnight” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r77GLcGlvQ
34:58 – Tony Crombie Quintet – “Gut Bucket” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68mRrO4mSqA
47:34 – T. Rex – “Get It On” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZkTh_T75QY
1:10:26 – T.O.N.T.O.'s Expanding Head Band – “Aurora” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwyZbZ-Ssw8
2:08:40 – Gil Scott-Heron – “The Bottle” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdhoX1Xu6ZI

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