Tommy Ladnier
Thomas James Ladnier (May 28, 1900 – June 4, 1939) was an American jazz trumpeter. Hugues Panassié – an influential French critic, jazz historian, and renowned exponent of New Orleans jazz – rated Ladnier, sometime on or before 1956, second only to Louis Armstrong.
Tommy Ladnier | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas James Ladnier |
| Born | May 28, 1900 Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 1939 (aged 39) Harlem, Manhattan, New York |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1921–1939 |
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