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Artist
PAPAZELL
8+ albums
jazz
about
Arzell "Papazell" Nelson was born in the"City of the Seven Hills", Cincinnati, Ohio(also known as, "Little Italy"). He attended Burdett Elementary, Sawyer Jr. High, Indian Hill High, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Bible Seminary and The Cincinnati Theological Seminary(AB).He was greatly influenced by his parents(Willie & Parrie) and grandmother(Nettie). His father made his first instrument...a bamboo flute(at age 5). At the age of 5, his father introduced Arzell to the violin,drums and piano. Papazell started experimenting with songwriting, playing the trombone, baritone (horns) and guitar while in Junior High. Papazell is a improvisational Jazz Piano Player. He received the "Kool Jazz Festival Award" for his original musical "Little Boy Jazz" performed at the "Tony Award Winning" Playhouse In the Park Marx Theater.He is the CEO of LEG RECORDS in which he launched to produce the great Jazz legend "Ms. Billie Walker"(pianist) along with Chico McNeal. He studied with three great jazz pianist: Danny Weaver, O'Dell Jackson and Frank Wolfe. He also has played with Tony Coates(vocals&guitar), Dewight Trible(vocals), Alfred Beasley(drums&percussions),Stanley Stick Burke(guitar&keyboards) Bill Haynes (sax), Jymii Crawford ( bass&guitar), Rodney Abrams(guitar) Steve Neil (bass), John Wright (sax), Champ Childress(trombone),Sheldon Reynolds, (guitar&vocals), Elvin Jones(drums), Tom Collins (sax) Terri Sheridan (sax, vocals&guitar), Lionel Jobe (jazz producer & drums) Aurrell Ray(
top songs
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PLAYBOYS LIKE PLAYGIRLS(PB&CB)
5932PLAY CYNTHIA 4 ME
2153PLAY IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD(NJ&GJ)
1944PLAYBOYS DON'T PLAY(JRS&BJ)
1915TREVOR WON'T PLAY
1706Playboys Don't Play (CD Version)
1477TAKE THE PLAY OUT OF PLAYBOY(MM&LM)
1468PLAYBOYS 4 LIFE(MSH&HJH)
1459PLAYBOY 4 LIFE(MSH&HJH)
14410PLAYBOYS LUV CAKE(PLN&WN)
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