Tommy Ladnier

trumpet, cornet · 1900–1939 · Mandeville

Trumpeter born in Louisiana, he played in Chicago with Lovie Austin and then with Fletcher Henderson in 1926-1927. He formed the New Orleans Feetwarmers with Sidney Bechet in 1932 and recorded in 1938 for Hugues Panassié.

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Styles

• Chicago
• Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington

Landmark tracks

• Play That Thing (1923)

Sources

• Source

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