LADNIER, THOMAS (TOMMY
). Jazz trumpeter ( in Mandeville, Louisiana; in New York, New York). He studied trumpet with
Willie (Bunk
) Johnson
when he was fourteen. About 1917 he went to Chicago, Illinois; thereafter he played with various groups, including
John H. Wickcliffe
, Charlie Creath, Ollie Powers,
Joseph (King
) Oliver
, and Sam Wooding, among others. During the years 1925-26 he toured with Wooding in Europe, then left the band to play with the...
LADNIER, THOMAS
(1900–1939)> JAZZ TRUMPETER