Johnny Dunn

Johnny Dunn (born February 19, 1897 in Memphis, Tennessee , † August 20, 1937 in Paris ) was an American trumpeter and band leader of Dixieland Jazz .

Johnny Dunn worked with WC Handy from 1916 to 1920 , when he became a member of Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds . With a second edition of the Jazz Hounds under his direction, he accompanied the singer Edith Wilson , later also on recordings for Columbia ("Mammy, I'm Thinking of You"). In 1919 he came to New York, in the 1920s he worked with Perry Bradford , Will Vodery , with whom he went to Europe and in 1926 performed in Paris with Noble Sissle . In London he recorded in 1923 and 1926 with the CB Cochran's Plantation Orchestra ; In 1928 recordings were made for Columbia withJelly Roll Morton . At the end of the 1920s he formed his own band, the Original Jazz Hounds , with whom he toured in the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium. He died in the American Hospital in Paris at the age of only 40 .

After Cook and Morton, his style - similar to that of Freddie Keppard - was tough and loud. The recordings he received show him as a technically secure instrumentalist who masterfully used the Joe Oliver style mute. Jabbo Smith described him as an important influence on his own game.

Discographic notes

• Cornet Blues (Frog, 1921-28) with Garvin Bushell , Jelly Roll Morton , James P. Johnson , Fats Waller

literature

• Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : Rough Guide Jazz. The ultimate guide to jazz. 1800 bands and artists from the beginning until today. 2nd, expanded and updated edition. Metzler, Stuttgart / Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X .
• Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .

Web links

• Johnny Dunn at Allmusic (English)