Tony Kinsey
Cyril Anthony Kinsey, born 11 October 1927 in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom,
was a jazz drummer and composer. He worked on trans-Atlantic ships at a young
age and studied with Bill West and Tommy Webster. Kinsey released the album
Introducing the Tony Kinsey Quintet in 1957, followed by the 1958 EP
My Fair Lady and the 1959 album Play a “Jazz at the Flamingo” Session. He led
his own ensemble in London at the Flamingo Club and also collaborated with
artists including Johnny Dankworth, Lena Horne and Ella Fitzgerald. He appeared
on the 2012 documentary No One But Me. He died on ...
