Anthony John Archer (born 14 July 1938,

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ist. Archer studied cello as a schoolboy before settling on upright bass. He joined

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's group in 1961, then with

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and Eddie Thompson before beginning work with

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, with whom he would collaborate for many years as part of Lee's trio, particularly at The Bull's Head public house and music venue in Barnes, South West London as well as

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's Jazz Club. He later played with

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, Sandy Brown,

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, and in the ''Best of British Jazz'' group with Kenny Baker and

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. Archer continued to work with Lee nearly until Lee's death in 2004.Tony Archer Biography
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References

*Nevil Skrimshire, "Tony Archer". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. *

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Tony Archer Tony Archer may refer to: * Tony Archer (musician) Anthony John Archer (born 14 July 1938, Dulwich, London) is an English jazz double-bassist. Archer studied cello as a schoolboy before settling on upright bass. He joined Don Rendell's group ...

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