Tiny Kahn Explained

Norman "Tiny" Kahn (1923 – August 19, 1953)^[1] was an American jazz drummer, arranger, and composer.

He was born in New York, United States.^[1] Kahn began playing drums at age 15.^[1] He played with Boyd Raeburn (1948), Georgie Auld, Chubby Jackson, and Charlie Barnet (1949),^[1] and played drums and vibraphone under Elliot Lawrence (1952–53).^[2] He also performed and recorded with Red Rodney, Serge Chaloff, Lester Young, Al Cohn, and Stan Getz.^[2]

He worked with many of the ensembles he played in as an arranger, and also arranged for Woody Herman and Elliot Lawrence.^[1] He composed "Tiny's Blues" and "Father Knickerbopper" among other tunes.^[2] Kahn never led a recording session; he died in Edgartown, Massachusetts, of a heart attack at age 30.^{[1] [3]}

Discography credits

• Serge Chaloff, The Complete Small Group Bop Sessions (Jazz Factory, 1999)
• Al Cohn, Al Cohn's Tones (Savoy, 1956)
• Stan Getz, The Complete Roost Recordings (Blue Note, 1997)
• Al Haig, Meets the Master Saxes Vol. Three (Spotlite, 1980)
• Bill Harris, Bill Harris Herd (Norgran, 1956)
• J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding, Jay & Kai (Savoy, 1955)
• Boyd Raeburn, On the Air Vol. 2 (Hep, 1974)
• Lester Young, The Aladdin Sessions (Blue Note, 1975)

Notes and References

1. Book: The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Colin Larkin. Guinness Publishing. 1992. First. 0-85112-939-0. 1336.
2. Web site: Tiny Kahn Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic. 19 September 2021.
3. Web site: Billboard. 68. 29 August 1953. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 19 September 2021. Google Books.