George Moxey Plays Music For Dancing ...

Moxey is the leading pianist of the Jamaican dance music since the 1930s, and this is the only jazz album he recorded in the 1960s. George Moxey has been pivotal in the making of the Jamaican dance music since the 1930s, teaching local musicians and has been praised as Uncle George. Born in Nassau, the capital of Bahamas, Moxey moved to Jamaica in the 1930s where he formed and l ed an 8-piece band since 1939. His band took a big part in developing the local ballrooms and radio stations, therefore by the 1950s, he was a vital musician in the Kingston music scene. This is a lounge style Caribbean jazz by himself and the Ernest Ranglin trio.