Allen Tinney

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Allen "Al" Tinney (born May 28, 1921 in Ansonia (Connecticut) , † December 11, 2002 in Buffalo ) was an American jazz pianist . As one of the first bebop pianists, he stylistically influenced Bud Powell , George Wallington , Al Haig and Duke Jordan .

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Tinney began performing in nightclubs with his brother Pee Wee and sister Ethel as a child. In 1935 he was an extra at the New York premiere of Porgy and Bess . From 1939 to 1943 he played as a resident pianist in Monroe's Uptown House with Max Roach , Benny Harris , George Treadwell and Victor Coulsen as well as in sessions with musicians such as Charlie Christian and Don Byas (but also Hot Lips Page ) and was thus involved in the training of bebop Game involved. In 1947 he recorded in Wisconsin with Eddie South , in 1949 in New York with Al Sears . In the same year he performed with Charlie's musical Rascals . In the 1950s he still played with Doc Pomus and Clarence Palmer , but withdrew from the jazz scene for several years. In the field of jazz he was involved in nine recording sessions between 1941 and 1959. In 1957 he was a member of the R&B group The Jive Bombers . In 1968 he moved to Buffalo (New York) , where he worked with local jazz bands a. a. played at the Colored Musicians Club , served in a prison music program and taught at the University at Buffalo . In 2000 he recorded another album with Peggy Farrell ( Peg & Al , Border City Records).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Patrick, Al Tinney . The New Grove Jazz
  2. ↑ a b c The Jive Bombers
  3. ↑ Allen Tinney's brother, guitarist and drummer William "Pee Wee" Tinney, also took part in this session. See Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online)
  4. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed September 1, 2015)
  5. ↑ Men Working Together: The Colored Musicians Club of Buffalo ( Memento from February 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ Peg & Al in worldcat.org
personal data
SURNAME Tinney, Allen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tinney, Al (nicknames)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Ansonia (Connecticut)
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 2002
Place of death Buffalo