Tiny Grimes

American jazz and R&B guitarist (1916–1989)

Born: 7 July 1916
Newport News
Died: 4 March 1989
New York City
Country: United States
Record labels: Atlantic Records, Apollo Records
Discography: 9 albums

Biography

Tiny Grimes was a jazz musician who played guitar. Tiny Grimes was born on 7 July 1916 in Newport News and died on 4 March 1989 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Atlantic Records and Apollo Records. The discography here lists 9 albums, from “Blues Groove” (1958) to “Big Time Guitar With Organ And Rhythm” (2017).

Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes (July 7, 1916 – March 4, 1989) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands. He did a recording session with Charlie Parker. He is notable for playing the electric tenor guitar, a four-stringed instrument.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Blues Groove 1958 · Prestige Callin' the Blues 1958 · Prestige

Big Time Guitar With Organ and Rhythm 1962

Profoundly Blue 1973 · Muse Records

Some Groovy Fours 1989

Tiny in Swingville 1992

Food for Thought 2004

Big Time Guitar With Organ And Rhythm 2017

One Is Never Too Old To Swing

Also plays on

Albums where Tiny Grimes is credited as a sideman

1959	Hawk Eyes — Coleman Hawkins	guitar
1965	Guitar Soul — Kenny Burrell / Bill Jennings / Tiny Grimes	guitar
1969	The Blues; That's Me! — Illinois Jacquet	guitar
1974	52nd Street; Volume 2 — Coleman Hawkins, Nat Jaffe, Ben Webster & Don Byas	guitar
1978	Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real — Rahsaan Roland Kirk	guitar
1987	Triple Play — Johnny Hodges	guitar
2003	An Evening With Earl Hines — Earl Hines	guitar
2023	Hawk Eyes — Coleman Hawkins	guitar

Historic 78 rpm records

On the Sunny Side of the Street Buck Clayton's Big Four · Buck Clayton · Tiny Grimes · Scoville… archive.org ↗
ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET BUCK CLAYTON'S BIG FOUR · Buck Clayton · Tiny Grimes · Scoville… archive.org ↗
Art Tatum TRIO Tiny Grimes · ART TATUM TRIO · Connelly · Slam Stewart · Art Tatum ·… · 1944 archive.org ↗
All the Things You Are Clyde Hart · Denzil Best · Oscar Pettiford · Charlie Shavers ·… · 1944 archive.org ↗
Riding on 52nd Street Clyde Hart · Denzil Best · Oscar Pettiford · Charlie Shavers ·… · 1944 archive.org ↗
BOOGIE ART TATUM TRIO · Art Tatum · Tiny Grimes · Slam Stewart · 1944 archive.org ↗
BOOGIE ART TATUM TRIO · Art Tatum · Tiny Grimes · Slam Stewart · 1944 archive.org ↗
MAN I LOVE ART TATUM TRIO · ART TATUM · TINY GRIMES · SLAM STEWART · 1944 archive.org ↗