Tiny Winters
Tiny Winters | |
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| Born | 24 January 1909 London,England |
| Died | 7 February 1996(aged 87) London, England |
Tiny Winters(Frederick Gittens,24 January 1909 – 7 February 1996)[1][2]was an English jazz bassist and vocalist who worked in the bands ofRoy Fox,Bert Ambrose,Lew StoneandRay Noble.[2]
Winters joined Roy Fox in 1932 and stayed with the group when arranger Lew Stone took over as leader due to Fox's illness. He stayed with Stone until 1937 by which point he was also performing withNat Gonella's 'band within a band', the Georgians. In 1934 he recorded withColeman Hawkinsduring the saxophonist's 1934 visit to England and began leading his own bands from the late 30s.[2]
Throughout the 1960s and 70s, he was part of a group led byGeorge Chisholmthat were regularly featured in theBlack and White Minstrel Show,while continuing to freelance in various groups as well as with his own Palm House Trio. Winters continued to perform live in the 1980s and 90s often with trumpeterDigby Fairweather.In the 1990s he was awarded theFreedom of the City of London.[1]
References
[edit]- ^abVoce, Steve (13 February 1996)."OBITUARY: Tiny Winters".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 21 June 2022.Retrieved30 August2018.
- ^abcChilton, John (2004).Who's Who of British Jazz(2nd revised ed.). London: Continuum.ISBN0-8264-7234-6.
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