Tina Brooks

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Tina Brooks was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and composer known for his soulful tone and influential Blue Note recordings in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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instanceOf composer
human
jazz musician
tenor saxophonist
activeYearsEnd 1960s
activeYearsStart 1950s
associatedAct Blue Note Records
burialPlace New York City, New York, United States
collaboratedWith Art Blakey
Freddie Hubbard
Jackie McLean
Kenny Burrell
Sonny Clark
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1932-06-07
dateOfDeath 1974-08-13
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
fullName Harold Floyd Brooks
genre hard bop
jazz
givenName Harold
influencedGenre hard bop tenor saxophone playing
instrument tenor saxophone
movement hard bop
nickname Tina
notableRecordingPeriod early 1960s
late 1950s
notableWork Back to the Tracks
Good Old Soul
Minor Move
Open Sesame
Street Singer
The Waiting Game
Theme for Doris
True Blue
Up Tight's Creek
occupation composer
musician
saxophonist
placeOfBirth Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
recordLabel Blue Note Records
residence New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
sexOrGender male
style soulful tone

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Brooks hasNotableBearer Tina Brooks