Cedric Brooks
Cedric "Im" Brooks (* 1943 in Kingston ; † May 3, 2013 in New York City ) was a Jamaican reggae musician and saxophonist .
Live and act
Brooks became a student at the Alpha Boys School in Kingston when he was 11 . Brooks learned the clarinet there . As a young adult, Brooks learned the tenor saxophone and flute .
In the late 1960s he formed the duo Im & David with David Madden . It released a number of instrumental songs. The songs Money Maker and Mystic Mood were great hits.
From 1970 Brooks worked with Count Ossie and the group The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari . Brooks also founded the band The Light of Saba and was a member of the Skatalites .
Cedric Brooks had seven children.
Brooks had been in a coma-like state since February 2010 . Brooks suffered from high blood pressure and diabetes and lost the ability to speak. Brooks died of cardiac arrest at the age of 70 .
Discography
- 1977: In the Flash Forward
- 1978: United Africa
- 2008: From Mento To Reggae To Third World Music
- One truth
Web links
- Cedric Brooks at Discogs
- Cedric Brooks at Allmusic (English)
- Obituary for Cedric Brooks in: Suntimes
Individual evidence
- ^ Colin Larkin: The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae , Virgin Books, (1998) ISBN 0-7535-0242-9
- ↑ The Skatalites' Cedric Brooks is dead (English)
- ↑ Howard Campbell: Veteran saxophonist Cedric Brooks dies ( Memento of the original from May 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ Cedric "Im" Brooks: Albums [1] (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brooks, Cedric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brooks, Im (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Jamaica |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 2013 |
| Place of death | New York City |