Thomas James Ladnier was an American jazz trumpeter.
12 Facts About Tommy Ladnier
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In 1917, Tommy Ladnier moved with his mother to Chicago and worked in the stock yards.
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Tommy Ladnier played for some time in St Louis with Charlie Creath.
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For some time, Tommy Ladnier played with his inspiration, King Oliver.
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Tommy Ladnier emulated Oliver's freak style on the solo in "Play that Thing" with Ollie Power's Harmony Syncopators in September 1923.
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Tommy Ladnier joined pianist Sam Wooding in 1925 for an extensive tour.
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Tommy Ladnier returned to the Sam Wooding Orchestra for another tour, then left in January 1929 to work freelance in Paris.
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Tommy Ladnier again free-lanced in Paris until summer 1930 when he joined the Noble Sissle dance band, performing in Paris and London.
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Tommy Ladnier returned to US at the end of 1930 and stayed with Sissle until January 1932.
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Tommy Ladnier left New York and played in the east, sometimes giving trumpet lessons.
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Tommy Ladnier found Ladnier and recorded the Panassie Sessions with Sidney Bechet and Mezz Mezzrow.
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Tommy Ladnier was buried at Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Staten Island, an African American cemetery.