Cecil played bass with the BBC Orchestra in the late 1950s and became an original member of Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated in 1961. Cecil played on seven Gil Scott-Heron albums and four Isley Brothers albums, produced five Stevie Wonder albums and co-designed and built TONTO, the world's largest analog synthesizer.
Malcolm Cecil, Synth Pioneer and Stevie Wonder Producer, Dies at 84
He built the world’s largest analog synthesizer and collaborated with Wonder on his revered 1970s run
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