Tommy Whittle
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1926-10-13
- Active to
- 2013-10-13
jazz
Discography
- Straight Eight1986
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Tommy Whittle (b. Oct. 13, 1926) is a British jazz saxophonist. Whittle was born in Grangemouth, Scotland and started playing clarinet at age 12 before taking up the tenor saxophone at 13. He moved to Chatham, Kent at 16 and in 1943 started playing in the dance hall band of Claude Giddins in nearby Gillingham. During the 1940s, Whittle played with Johnny Claes, Lew Stone, Carl Barriteau and Harry Hayes. In 1946 he joined Ted Heath's band, playing <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tommy+Whittle
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tommy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Grangemouth
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Image
- Tommy Whittle & Barbara Jay.jpg
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- Tommy Whittle
- date of death
- 2013-10-13
- date of birth
- 1926-10-13
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