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Tyndale, George
(S)
Born:
Manchester, Jamaica
15 June 1913
Son
of James & Amelia Tyndale
Died: Dorking, England
4 December 1991
WIKIPEDIA
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A JAMAICAN ADVERT FROM 1941
courtesy ROBERTO MOORE
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JAZZWISE MAGAZINE - Issue 216 - March, 2017
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THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
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HERITAGE FOUNDATION BLUE PLAQUE
http://www.theheritage-foundation.co.uk/
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2016
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1960 ("Rosemary")
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GEORGE TYNDALE JAZZ MUSICIAN LIVED HERE FROM 1960 - 1991
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On the 4th December, 2016 to celebrate
twenty five years of his passing, we unveiled a Heritage Foundation Blue
Plaque in honour of George.
Family members and close friends gathered
to witness and be part of this recognition of George's achievement
in the world of Jazz. George lived at this address in Mitcham,
Surrey from 1960 until his passing,
which was on the 4th December, 1991. A short video commemorates
the occasion.
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MP4(HQ)
MP4
WMV
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WINDRUSH SONGS
courtesy The Guardian 28th June, 2002
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Jamaican baritone, tenor
saxophonist and clarinetist. He started on clarinet and worked in during
the forties in Jamaica before leaving for Bermuda and on Canadian cruise
ships before taking up saxophone.
As a key soloist in the
society band of the pianist Milton McPherson he became the leading tenor
saxophonist of his generation in Jamaica.
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ln 1945 he moved to
England to join Jiver Hutchinson, with whom he remained for five years
and made tours of India and Europe. He then worked in Cambridge with the
trumpeter Ken Turner. With Cab Kaye he toured Belgium and Holland
(1950-51),after
which he rejoined Hutchinson to tour Sweden and worked with Joe
Harriott. A generous, expansive soloist in the style of Ben Webster,
Tyndale developed a reputation for reliability as a section player and
worked with Ted Heath, Harry Gold, and the Squadronaires. He recorded
with Caribbean singers and appeared extensively at nightclubs, in
particular with Joe Appleton's band and for a period as a leader at the
Sunset, a rendezvous popular with London's black population. Tyndale
attained national prominence when he changed to baritone saxophone on
joining John Dankworth’s orchestra in 1960; he then spent several
years with semi-professional groups.
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JOHN DANKWORTH ORCHESTRA
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AFRICAN WALTZ
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THE AVENGERS
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"YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS"
Composed by Frederick Hollander (Music) / Ralph Freed (Words) in 1938
Written for: Cocoanut Grove
(Movie)
Featuring George Tyndale on Baritone Saxophone
By The John Dankworth Orchestra
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JOHN DANKWORTH ORCHESTRA 1960
"YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS"
MP4
HQ MP4 MOV WMV
(click on format to download video)
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This BBC Radio programme was recorded in 1960 by Jazz singer Bobby Breen. He was the resident singer for the Band at that time. The original recording was made using a Grundig reel to reel tape recorder and microphone in front of a radio loudspeaker. This was then later copied onto a Philips portable compact cassette recorder. 56 years later this poor quality recording was digitized for modern consumption.
http://www.tyndale.me.uk/george-tyndale.htm
http://www.cafesongbook.com/pages/songs/x-y-z/you_leave_me_breathless.html
https://youtu.be/6tG2FvZt2w0
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SELECTED
RECORDINGS
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As sideman: J.Hutchinson: Cherokee/She’s Funny
that way (1947, Sup.C18167); Annie
Laurie/I Can’t Get Started
(1947, Sup. C18167); Exactly like You/Rosetta (1947, Sup.
C18168), C. Kaye: Saturday Night Fish Fry/ School-bop (1951), 1 ,
Astraschall 4005); Mood Indigo/Solitude (1951, Astraschall 4001); P.
Pitterson: Mango Time (1951, Esquire 5-053) [ci]; Ivan Browne: Little
Fly (1954, London CAY108); Rupert Nurse: Lord Kittchener “Birth of
Ghana” (1956, Melodisc 1390); on [no leader:] African Waltz (1960, Col. SEG8137), J. Dankworth: African Waltz,
Moanin’; J. Dankworth: The
Criminal (1960, Col. SEG8037)
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Obituary, V. Wilmer, The
Independent (23 Jan 1992)
J.
Dankworth: Jazz in Revolution (London, 1998)
VAL WILMER
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