Lammar Wright junior

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Lammar Wright junior (born September 28, 1927 in Kansas City , Missouri , † July 8, 1983 in Los Angeles ) was an American jazz trumpeter .

Live and act

Lammar Wright junior is the son of trumpeter Lammar Wright senior (1907–1973), who u. a. played in the orchestra of Cab Calloway , and brother of Elmon Wright (1929-1984), who was also a trumpeter. Lammar Wright began his career with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra at the age of 16 . He played in the following years with Dizzy Gillespie , Charlie Barnet and Stan Kenton ; also in the early 1950s in the backing bands of rhythm and blues musicians Wynonie Harris and Esther Phillips . As a studio musician he also worked for Otis Redding , The Coasters and, most recently, in 1983 for Herbie Hancock ( Future Shock ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 18, 2015). A number of recordings in Tom Lord's discography cannot be assigned exactly to the father or son of the same name.
personal data
SURNAME Wright, Lammar Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz trumpeter
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Kansas City , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH July 8, 1983
Place of death los Angeles