1957 TONY CROMBIE 78 THE B I G BEAT / ROCK ROCK ROCK UK COLUMBIA DB 3880 V+/E-
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AN EXCELLENT PLAYING COPY OF THIS GREAT BRITISH "double-sider" ROCK AND ROLL 78 FROM TONY CROMBIE AND HIS ROCKETS
ROCK ROCK ROCK
b/w THE B I G BEAT
Born in London, England, he took up drums in his teens. He began to work regularly in London clubs, and joined vibes player Carlo Krahmer's band in 1943, before forming his own band for an Irish tour in 1947. In the following year he was part of a trio which accompanied Duke Ellington on the first official post-war tour of Britain by an American jazz artist. In December 1948, he helped start the short-lived Club Eleven in London, which became a crucial focal point for the emerging bebop scene, and worked closely with Ronnie Scott, Johnny Dankworth and others, as well as forming his own Septet at the club. He was the drummer in the Victor Feldman Trio in 1954-5, prior to Feldman's move to the USA.
In 1956, Crombie set up a rock and roll band he called The Rockets, which at one point included future Shadows bassist Jet Harris. The group was modelled after Bill Haley's Comets. Tony Crombie and his Rockets released several singles for Decca Records and Columbia Records, including "Teach You To Rock" produced by Norrie Paramor, which is regarded as the first British rock and roll record and which made the UK top 30 in October 1956.
They continued to play some jazz until their rock'n'roll star faded and just carried on playing Jazz well into the 1970s.
DISC DETAILS:- TONY CROMBIE AND HIS ROCKETS
UK COLUMBIA DB 3880 10" 78rpm SHELLAC
CONDITION - V+ SCUFFS AND MARKS BUT PLAYS GREAT!
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