Alvin Alcorn

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Alvin Elmore Alcorn (born September 7, 1912 in New Orleans , Louisiana , † July 17, 2003 ibid) was an American trumpeter of New Orleans jazz .

Life

Alvin Alcorn grew up in a musical family, the contacts to band leaders such as George Alfred McCullum Sr. (1884 / 85-1920) and Henry Allen senior (1877-1952) and to their sons George McCullum Jr. (1906-1938) and Henry "Red" Allen (1908-1967) had; his brother Oliver (1910–1981) played the clarinet and saxophone.

Alcorn's career began in the late 1920s with the orchestras of Armand Piron , Henry Allen Sr., the Excelsior Brass Band and with Captain John Handy . He toured outside of New Orleans for the first time with Clarence Desdune's band. In 1932 he went to San Antonio , where he was the first trumpeter in Don Albert's orchestra until 1939 . He then played again in New Orleans until his military service, mainly with Sidney Desvigne ; afterwards, in the early 1950s with Oscar “Papa” Celestin . In 1953 he recorded with Raymond Burke . In 1954 he went to Los Angeles to Kid Ory , with whose orchestra he had a guest appearance in 1955 in the film The Benny Goodman Story and was on tour in Europe in 1956.

In the late 1950s, Alcorn returned to New Orleans; he played in Bourbon Street with George Lewis (1958, 1965–1968), Paul Barbarin (1959), Albert "Papa" French (1962–1964) and Louis Cottrell junior (first half of the 1970s) or with his own formations.
Also in the late 1950s he became vice president of the local union for African American musicians.

Guest tours have taken him to Europe several times. B. 1966 with Keith Smith's New Orleans All Stars, 1976 with Mike Casimir , 1978 with Chris Barber .

In the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die , Alcorn can be seen with the Olympia Brass Band in a guest appearance and also plays a supporting role.

In the 1980s he performed in a trio under his direction at the Commander's Palace restaurant in New Orleans' Garden District.

Alcorn had been married to Lulsbia Joseph since 1931. The marriage resulted in five daughters and two sons.

literature

  • Fairweather Carr, Alexander Priestley: The Rough Guide to Jazz . Edition 3. Rough Guides, 2004, ISBN 1-84353-256-5 .

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personal data
SURNAME Alcorn, Alvin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alcorn, Alvin Elmore (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz trumpeter
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana , USA
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 2003
Place of death New Orleans , Louisiana , USA