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Tina Brooks

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American musician (1932–1974)

Person · Open Library

Works
17

Top works

  • Catch Fire 2 (Volume 2)
  • Outdone
  • Dubious
  • Don't Ask, Don't Tell
  • Don't Ask, Don't Tell Lib/E

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1932-06-07
Active to
1974-08-13

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
68,674
Total plays
378,097

Tags

jazzHard BopsaxophoneTenor SaxBlue Note Records

Harold Floyd "Tina" Brooks (June 7, 1932 – August 13, 1974) was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and composer. Harold Floyd Brooks was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The nickname "Tina", pronounced Teena, was a variation of "Teeny", a childhood moniker. He was the brother of Bubba Brooks. He studied harmony and theory with Herbert Bourne. Initially, he studied the C-melody saxophone, which he began playing shortly after he moved to New York with his family in 1944. <a href="https:/

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Tina
Family name
Brooks
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Fayetteville
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
saxophonist
Genre
jazz
Instrument
saxophone
Record label
Blue Note
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date of birth
1932-06-07
date of death
1974-08-13
cause of death
kidney failure
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1951-00-00
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