Henry Clay Goodwin

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Henry Clay Goodwin (born January 2, 1910 in Columbia , † July 2, 1979 in New York City ) was an American jazz trumpeter (also vocals ).

Goodwin was the son of honky tonk pianist Blossom Harrison. He learned drums, tuba and trumpet, played with Sam Taylor and Claude Hopkins , with whom he accompanied Josephine Baker on her European tour in 1925 . In Berlin, however, he decided to return to New York. He played with a band led by Paul Wyer in Argentina and, after returning to New York, with Elmer Snowden and Cliff Jackson and his Krazy Kats . In 1933 he was in Europe with Lucky Millinder , played back in New York with Willie Bryant and from 1934 to 1936 with Charlie Johnson . After a short time in 1937 with Cab Calloway he played for three years from 1937 with Edgar Hayes , with whom he was in Scandinavia in 1937/38. In 1941 he worked with Sidney Bechet and from 1942 to 1944 with Cecil Scott and then with Gene Sedric and Art Hodes . He then worked as a freelancer for a while, visiting Europe again, where he played with Mezz Mezzrow at the Nice Jazz Festival in 1948 . In 1949/50 he played with Bob Wilber and then with Jimmy Archey , with whom he visited Europe in 1951/52. In the mid-1950s he also played with Earl Hines in San Francisco and in 1959 with George Stevenson . In the 1960s he played with Dixieland bands.

He never recorded under his own name, but z. B. with Cliff Jackson, Edgar Hayes, Sidney Bechet, Slim Gaillard , Pat Flowers and Art Hodes. Tom Lord recorded 45 recording sessions from 1927 to 1971.

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  1. ^ According to Reclam's jazz guide. According to other sources, Washington, DC
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SURNAME Goodwin, Henry Clay
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz trumpeter (also vocals)
DATE OF BIRTH January 2, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Columbia
DATE OF DEATH 2nd July 1979
Place of death New York City