Biography
Tony Crombie was an extremely respected Uk drummer, composer, and bandleader without whom the Uk bebop scene may have swung less than an iron pillar. On the other hand, there are lots of listeners who be more thinking about the soundtracks Crombie designed for significant art films such as for example Teenager Killer as well as the Nudist Tale. Blame Crombie’s mama because of this interest in merging music as well as the movie theater, perhaps — in the end, she was a silent film pianist. Crombie trained himself both drums and piano and started his profession as an accompanist for performers; in the first ’50s he was support a few of the most demanding jazz vocalists to tour the uk, including Lena Horne, Carmen McRae, and Annie Ross. Crombie began his personal music group, Tony Crombie & the Rockets (which worked well from 1954 through 1956), aswell a big music group of his personal in the close from the 10 years. He was extremely skilled at merging his like of jazz with pop improvements from the ’50s and ’60s, developing a charismatic and sometimes action-packed situation that to no real surprise progressed into a blip for the lounge and exotica enthusiasts’ radar. Crombie obtained nearly 40 shows alone of the person from Interpol tv series. He previously his personal publishing business, Gloucester Music, and released albums along with his personal band on brands such as for example Ember, Best Rank, and Decca.
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1 | British composer, drummer, pianist and bandleader. |
Composer
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Tarnished Heroes | 1961 | uncredited | |
Kraft Mystery Theater | 1961 | TV Series 1 episode | |
Sentenced for Life | 1960 | ||
Escort for Hire | 1960 | uncredited | |
The Tell-Tale Heart | 1960 | ||
The Spider's Web | 1960 | ||
Man from Interpol | 1960 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Identity Unknown | 1960 | ||
The Nudist Story | 1960 | ||
Date at Midnight | 1959 |
Music Department
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Silent Invasion | 1962 | composer: stock music - uncredited | |
Return of a Stranger | 1961 | composer: additional music - uncredited | |
So Evil, So Young | 1961 | composer: stock music - uncredited | |
The Nudist Story | 1960 | musical arranger / musical director | |
Between Two Worlds | 1952 | Short musician |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Velvet | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Mad Men | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who | 2007 | Documentary writer: "Cobwebs and Strange" | |
Sweet Beat | 1959 | writer: "Sweet Beat" | |
Rock You Sinners | 1958 | performer: "Brighton Rock", "Let's You And I Rock" / writer: "Let's You And I Rock" |
Actor
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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A King in New York | 1957 | Nightclub Drummer (uncredited) |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Music of Lennon & McCartney | 1965 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
Lisboa à Noite | 1962 | TV Movie | Himself |
Six-Five Special | 1958 | TV Series | Himself - and his Men |
Rock You Sinners | 1958 | Himself - Leader, Tony Crombie and His Rockers | |
Off the Record | 1957 | TV Series | Himself - and his Sweet Beat |
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