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Harold Floyd " Tina " Brooks (June 7, 1932 – August 13, 1974) [1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer best remembered for his work in the hard bop style. Early years. Harold Floyd Brooks was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, [1] and was the brother of David "Bubba" Brooks.
Jun 25, 2024 · Tina Brooks was a hard bop tenor saxophonist and composer who had the talent to go far in the jazz world but who never got his just desserts. Though he recorded four album sessions...
Tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks’ much-loved and sought-after 1960 album “True Blue” hits the spotlight as part of Blue Note’s Classic Vinyl reissue series.
Apr 19, 2023 · “True Blue,” a hidden gem in the annals of jazz history, shines a light on the underappreciated talent of tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks. Released in December of 1960, the album captures a moment in time when hard bop was evolving, and Brooks’ unique voice stood at the forefront. Tina Brooks “True B;ue”
Brooks did session work with both Amos Milburn and Lionel Hampton, but the key to his own artistry is on the Blue Note label. He led only four sessions as a leader for Blue Note from 1958 through 1961 — during his lifetime.
Mar 16, 2024 · Shelved after its recording, ‘Minor Move’ was saxophonist Tina Brooks’ debut recording as a leader for Blue Note. It sounds revelatory today.
Mar 19, 2020 · Tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks was one of the unsung geniuses of the horn, a brilliant soloist with a pure, smooth tone and a mind that created patterns of great intricacy, logic and beauty. Almost his entire output as a sideman and leader was for Blue Note. His obscurity was a tragedy for the music as well as for him.
Feb 16, 2021 · Tina Brooks was a great player who never really had a chance to make it. Today he is better known than in his lifetime and two of his albums, Minor Move and The Waiting Game, are included in Blue Note’s high-profile Tone Poet series, an audiophile reissue programme of LPs just coming onto the market now.
Tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks was a supremely trained hard bopper with a passionate full sound and soulful compositional prowess. Tina Brooks should have been a major jazz artist, but his legacy is confined to a series of dates that he did for Blue Note as a sideman and leader.
Mar 23, 2005 · Tina Brooks: True Blue album review by Norman Weinstein, published on March 23, 2005. Find thousands jazz reviews at All About Jazz!
