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((Infobox musical artist
| name        = Al Timothy
| alias       = "Mr Excitement Himself", "King Timothy", "Timothy Otis"
| birth_name  = Albon Timothy
| birth_date  = ((Birth date|1915|7|5|df=y))
| birth_place      = Radix, [[Mayaro County]], [[Trinidad]]
| death_date  = ((Death date and age|2000|12|8|1915|7|5|df=y))
| death_place = London, England
| genre       = [[jazz|Bebop]], [[Calypso music|calypso]], [[rhythm and blues]]
| occupation  = Musician, bandleader, songwriter
| instruments = [[Tenor saxophone]], piano, double bass, vocals
))
'''Albon Timothy''' (5 July 1915 – 8 December 2000)<ref>[http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=977214797 ''The Scotsman'', ''The Last Post''], 2000</ref> was a [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidadian]] [[jazz]] and [[Calypso music|calypso]] musician and songwriter who played numerous instruments but was best known for his [[tenor saxophone]] playing. His most successful hit as a songwriter was "[[Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me]]", written with [[Michael Julien]], which reached number 3 in 1959<ref>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/search-results-chart/_/1959/2/7#singles ''The chart archive 1959-02-07(Link redirected to OCC website)'']</ref> in the charts sung by [[Shirley Bassey]].

==Background==
Born in [[Mayaro County|Radix]], [[Trinidad]], Timothy started playing the flute aged 8 years. His father was a musician and instrument maker and encouraged his progress. While working as a tailor he taught himself double bass and saxophone.

He then married Alice Gachette, a business woman and seamstress, and they had a daughter called Lisa Mary Jocelyn Timothy (who became a top international model called 'Schultzi').

Timothy arrived in London from Trinidad in 1948.<ref>Wilmer, Val, [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/dec/13/guardianobituaries "Al Timothy – Energetic jazz all-rounder whose song was a hit for Shirley Bassey"], ''The Guardian'', 13 December 2000</ref>

==Career==
Timothy accompanied the calypso artist [[Lord Kitchener (calypsonian)|Lord Kitchener]] and was bandleader [[Cab Kaye]]'s featured saxophone soloist. He was also greatly involved in the emerging bebop scene in London. Here he met the famous American jazz patron and [[Rothschild family|Rothschild]] heiress, Baroness [[Pannonica de Koenigswarter]], when sharing a bill with pianist [[Teddy Wilson]]. When she opened the refurbished [[Studio 51]], London's leading modern jazz venue, he became resident bandleader, as leader of Al Timothy and his All-Stars.<ref>Rotschild, Hannah. ''The Baroness''. Hachette Digital, 2012, p. 139.</ref>

He co-led the Timwu-Kee Sextet with Singaporean pianist David Wu and trumpeter [[Shake Keane]] at the Celebrity restaurant in [[Mayfair]], a venue which became famous and hosted a broadcast of [[BBC radio]]'s popular ''[[Two-Way Family Favourites]]''. Timothy also appeared on British television's ground-breaking teen music programme, ''[[Oh Boy! (TV series)|Oh Boy!]]''.  His connection with De Koenigswarter brought him to New York in 1956, where she opened doors to the saxophonist, and introduced him to pianist [[Thelonious Monk]], [[Sonny Rollins]] and [[Ernie Henry]]<ref>De Koenigswarter, Pannonica. ''Three Wishes – An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats''. Harry N. Abrams, inc. 2008, p. 304-305.</ref>

On return to England he continued to work as a band leader/saxophonist and songwriter, successes included "Football Football" and "That's What Love Does For You" recorded by [[Edmundo Ros]] and [[David Essex]].  He also enjoyed success as a cabaret act during the 1970s and 1980s, performing at many well known nightclubs and late night venues, such as The Barn at [[Braintree, Essex]].

==Later years==
Al Timothy died in 2000 following complications of a stroke in 1999.  He was survived by his four children.

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