Tubby Hayes

tenor saxophone · 1935–1973 · London (St Pancras)

British tenor saxophonist, co-leader of the Jazz Couriers with Ronnie Scott; quintet and orchestra leader at Fontana in the 1960s, died at 38.

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Styles

• British jazz
• Hard bop
• Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's)

Landmark tracks

• Down in the Village (1962)
• Mexican Green (1967)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Jun 25, 2026: Tubby Hayes, au service de Sa Majesté (Pour qui sonne le jazz, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Tubby Hayes

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