| Tommy Ladnier | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas J. Ladnier |
| Born | May 28, 1900 |
| Origin | Louisiana |
| Died | June 4, 1939 (aged 39) |
| Genre(s) | Classic jazz |
| Instrument(s) | trumpet |
| Associated acts | Mezz Mezzrow |
Tommy (Thomas J. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Milton Mesirow, better known as Mezz Mezzrow ( 9 November, 1899 &ndash 5 August, 1972) was an American Jazz ) Ladnier (May 28, 1900 – June 4, 1939) was an American jazz trumpeter. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Clarinetist/writer Mezz Mezzrow rated him second only to Louis Armstrong. Milton Mesirow, better known as Mezz Mezzrow ( 9 November, 1899 &ndash 5 August, 1972) was an American Jazz Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter
Ladnier was born in Florenceville, Louisiana, and moved to New Orleans in his youth. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana He was influenced by early New Orleans trumpet/cornet players Bunk Johnson and Joe "King" Oliver. Willie Gary "Bunk" Johnson ( ca 1879 or 1889 &ndash July 7, 1949) was a prominent early New Orleans Jazz Trumpet Joe "King" Oliver, ( December 19, 1885 &ndash April 10, 1938) was a Jazz Cornet player and Bandleader About 1919 he moved to Chicago, where he started making records in 1924. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1926 he moved to New York City to join the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York Fletcher Hamilton Henderson Jr ( December 18, 1897 &ndash December 28, 1952) was an American pianist bandleader Arranger Two years later Ladnier toured Europe with Sam Wooding's band, then returned to the States to rejoin Fletcher Henderson, and then played in Noble Sissle's Orchestra, with whom he again toured Europe. Sam Wooding ( 17 June, 1895 &ndash 1 August, 1985) was an Expatriate American Jazz pianist, Arranger Noble Sissle (b July 10 1889, Indianapolis Indiana - d December 17, 1975, Tampa Florida) was an American
In the 1930s Ladnier co-led a band with Sidney Bechet called The New Orleans Feetwarmers, with whom Ladnier made some of his best recordings. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Sidney Bechet ( May 14, 1897 &ndash May 14, 1959) was an American Jazz saxophonist, Clarinetist and Composer
Tommy Ladnier died of a heart attack in New York City at the age of 39. The City of New York