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Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands, including a recording session with Charlie Parker.
Mar 4, 2018 · Tiny Grimes - Blues Groove ( Full Album ) All That Jazz Don Kaart. 109K subscribers. Subscribed. 217. 11K views 6 years ago. Guitar – Tiny Grimes.... Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins ...
Jazz and R&B guitarist Tiny Grimes performs "Never Too Old to Swing" in this rare soundie from the 1940's.
Tiny Grimes: Three Classic Albums Plus (Avid Jazz #AMSC-1188, 2016) 2-CD set - note: includes all of the tracks from the albums, Blues Groove, Callin' The Blues, and Big Time Guitar With Organ And Rhythm, plus 5 of the 6 tracks from Tiny In Swingville.
Nov 18, 2020 · Tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and guitarist Tiny Grimes recorded together six times over their long careers. Both musicians were showmen at heart--Hawkins as an imposing and chameleon-like improviser and Grimes as a blues master and r&b showboater.
Tiny Grimes. BIOGRAPHY AND DISCOGRAPHY. A mere five dollars turned the career of Lloyd “Tiny” Grimes around completely. The singer and sometime pianist in his early twenties was playing semi-professionally in New York City in 1937 when he saw a four string guitar in a pawnshop window.
Tiny Grimes was one of the earliest jazz electric guitarists to be influenced by Charlie Christian, and he developed his own swinging style. Early on, he was a drummer and worked as a pianist in Washington.…
