Anthony John Kronenberg (27 August 1925 – 18 October 1999), known professionally as Tony Crombie,[1] was an English jazz drummer, pianist, bandleader, and composer.
[2] Born into London's East End Jewish community, Crombie was a self-taught musician who began playing the drums at the age of fourteen.
He was one of a group of young men from the East End of London who ultimately formed the co-operative Club Eleven, bringing modern jazz to Britain.
[3] In August 1956, Crombie set up a rock and roll band he called The Rockets,[4][5] which included future Shadows bassist Jet Harris.
Over the next thirty years, Crombie worked with many American jazz musicians, including Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Joe Pass, Mark Murphy and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis.