Tiny Winters
Tiny Winters (Frederick Gittens, 24 January 1909 – 7 February 1996) was an English jazz bassist and vocalist who worked in the bands of Roy Fox, Bert Ambrose, Lew Stone and Ray Noble. 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 with Nat Gonella's 'band within a band', the Georgians. In 1934 he recorded with Coleman Hawkins during the saxophonist's 1934 visit to England and began leading his own bands from the late 30s. Throughout the 1960s and 70s, he was part of a group led by George Chisholm that were regularly featured in the Black 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 trumpeter Digby Fairweather. In the 1990s he was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | GB 4889 | 10-in. | 9/14/1932 | I heard | Nat Gonella and his Trumpet | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | GB 5174 | 10-in. | 11/15/1932 | Rockin' chair | Nat Gonella and his Trumpet | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | GB 5175 | 10-in. | 11/15/1932 | When you're smiling | Nat Gonella and his Trumpet | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | GB 5627 | 10-in. | 3/3/1933 | Sing (it's good for ya) | Nat Gonella and his Trumpet | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 7068 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | St. Louis blues | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 7069 | 10-in. | 11/1/1935 | Sweet Sue | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 7765 | 10-in. | 7/15/1936 | Drummer goes to town | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 7766 | 10-in. | 7/15/1936 | I got rhythm | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 7767 | 10-in. | 7/15/1936 | Beale Street blues | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 7768 | 10-in. | 7/15/1936 | Japanese sandman | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 7769 | 10-in. | 7/21/1936 | After you've gone | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 7770 | 10-in. | 7/21/1936 | Cuban Pete | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 9498 | 10-in. | 12/14/1938 | Solitude | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 9501 | 10-in. | 12/14/1938 | Blue rhythm of the blues | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 10300 | 10-in. | 2/1/1940 | War dance for wooden Indians | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 10302 | 10-in. | 2/1/1940 | Manhattan maroomba | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 10303 | 10-in. | 2/1/1940 | Busking around | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass | ||
Decca | CE 10434 | 10-in. | 4/4/1940 | The Darktown Strutters' Ball | Joe Daniels and his Hot Shots | instrumentalist, string bass |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Winters, Tiny," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/351298.
Winters, Tiny. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/351298.
"Winters, Tiny." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Winters, Tiny - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007043581
Wikidata: Tiny Winters - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7808655
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12505378
MusicBrainz: Tiny Winters - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/004199f2-3487-43d9-9104-e5162446ee61
ISNI: 0000 0000 0289 8433 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000002898433
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