tiny grimes

[Tallsmilingtree]

The video is reversed but the music is STRAIGHT-AHEAD!

[Txboy85A]

Who could watch this and not feel happy? Love it X^)

[Thatvoodoochild777]

4 String guitar???

[HifiApartmentTV]

@Thatvoodoochild777 Yes, it is a so called "Tenor-Guitar". The instrument was most popular during the 20's and 30's. The tuning is in fiths (CGDA), because tenor banjo players could double on tenor guitars to get a louder guitar sound without having to learn the six string guitar.

[HMJohnsonGuitar]

talent

[HMJohnsonGuitar]

I love this.  Tiny Grimes was a great talend.

[smokingreen]

This girl swinging here is perhaps the sexiest thing I have ever experienced on the youtubes. SWING IT!

[fredpg]

No Tiny Grimes was not lefty, the film must have been flipped back to front or smthing. Has anyone noticed he used a tenor guitar (4 strings).?

[hollingum]

@PONM38 Everything else ok? Looks like a left handed bass player and a very unusual left-handed tenor sax. The only thing in the 'right' place is the hihat. I think we've got a left handed drummer and a reversed print.

[PONM38]

@hollingum I can't remember what time I wrote this...you are right.

[DajaWaja]

wooooow he is leftyyyyy

[MrFrancisAlexis]

hhahhahaahaha

[barbequebobmaglinte]

I  just love Tiny Grimes!!

[Hoopermazing]

It looks like Old Tiny was heavily influence by Charlie Christian.

[BeatBay]

@Hoopermazing he also uses his guitar (es 150).. but i think there was no guitarplayer in this time that wasnt influenced by charlie :)

[Hoopermazing]

@BeatBay I've heard Herb Ellis and Barney Kessel (among others) say the same thing.

[BeatBay]

@Hoopermazing yes. your right! If you dont know, listen to the Charlie Christian Session live at Mintons (you can found it on youtube/ and the worldwide web). Its really awesome. his swing and phrasing is just awesome!

[Smudgefizz]

@BeatBay About 25 years ago I walked into a Jazz record store & "Charlie Christian Live at Minton's" was playing. I didn't know who it was, & was blown away by the lead guitar... it was like a faster smoother Chuck Berry on the song that was playing... I was shocked when the store owner told me it was Charlie Christian. I'd only heard a few things off Benny Goodman records & Charlie was never allowed to blow on those. I bought the CD as soon as I could, & love turning people on to it.

[46professor]

I love it! Thanks

[murcos]

Is everybody stoned in this film.  Slick riffs.

[hillbillycadillac]

Dig this schpeel. The Cat is pickin' em Nuts.

[CaseyMacB4T]

Dingdong! This jive is gone!

[timjmoran]

MAN!! HArd to believe how much sound he gets out of that 4 -string tenor guitar!

Great Stuff, really SHWingin'!!

[phyllodendron]

Pretty nasty chops there Tiny! Great performance, one and all!

[glenncrytzer]

Peter sync this shit up!

[ImpeachReagan666]

This is really good - but on a side note....imagine smokin the reefer with these guys and hangin in THIS scene...haha

[bluesborn]

Go Tiny go!Too bad its stops before the end,but you can't always git what you want.Man these cats sure swung hard.Love that Gal's dancing to.

[guldfi]

So many left handed persons in one movie!

[standardride]

did i ask?

[rdraznik]

Is that Screamin' Jay Hawkins on sax?

[JosephNScott]

"Is that Screamin' Jay Hawkins on sax?" No, Tiny hadn't met him yet at this point.

[CaseyMacB4T]

My guess would be Jack McVay, the original MacVouty

[DaveSwinger]

Wild guess but John Hardee was playing with Grimes around 1945-46.

[goPistons06]

Anybody know when this video was made!?

Thanks.

[JosephNScott]

"Anybody know when this video was made!?" Right about 1945.

[mojoelem]

Just been listening to the CD "Tiny In Swingville" then found this film. Wow, this guy could play! Duke Robillard doesn't even come close.

[thefamilycat]

Rubbish video-cuts off half way

[UncleCaptainMidnight]

WAIT - the whole BAND are leftys - WTF?

[JustMyNipples]

wow!

everybody but the drummer

[UncleCaptainMidnight]

didn't know tiny was a lefty - all his albums show him as a rightie (negative flipped)

[patsybaby]

What a sound on that ES150 Gibson, Ive got one just the same but i have to make it sound like tiny's. SOLID OROONEY !!!

[fourstring1]

I think that's a tenor guitar.

[remingtonride]

Great stuff. Love that dancer!

[mojogypsy]

Sweet!

[cnevitt]

Tiny gets my vote for most overlooked when it comes to the World's All-Time Greatest Guitar Players! Happy Birthday Tiny.

[brondeye]

wow , jumpin!

[haleyfan]

Dig that mouth!!

Thanks for this great video!