TINA BROOKS

American jazz saxophonist player. Born : June 07, 1932 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Died : August 13, 1974 in New York City, New York. from discogs Harold Floyd "Tina "Brooks and his twin brother Harry were born to David and Cornelia Brooks in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on June 7, 1932. They were the youngest of eight children. This close-knit family migrated en masse to the Bronx in New York City in 1944, when Harold was 12 years old. He was already being called Tina (pronounced Teena), a grade school nickname that came from his tiny or teensy size. Around this time, he started playing the C Melody saxophone. In addition to school instruction, he took private lessons with his older brother David Brooks Jr., whose nickname is Bubba. Tina moved from C Melody to alto and finally settled on the tenor as his instrument. Meanwhile, Bubba was becoming established as an R&B tenor saxophonist. In 1950, read more...