Lammar Wright senior
Lammar Wright, Sr. (born June 20, 1907 in Texarkana , Texas , † April 13, 1973 in New York City ) was an American jazz trumpeter of old-time jazz and swing .
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Lammar Wright grew up in Kansas City and was a member of Benny Moten's orchestra in the late 1920s . In 1927 he went to New York and worked first with the Missourians and then until 1941 with Cab Calloway . In the 1940s he was principal trumpeter with Don Redman , Claude Hopkins , Cootie Williams , Louis Armstrong , Lucky Millinder and Sy Oliver . Here he was the soloist in the title “ Lamar's Boogie ” in 1946. At times he also led his own formations, worked as a studio musician and as a teacher. In the 1950s he worked with Pérez Prado in 1956, in the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra in 1957 and in 1959 in George Shearing's Big Band .
Wright's two sons, Lammar and Elmon, were also trumpeters; Lammar jr. played with Lionel Hampton and Charlie Barnet , Elmon with Roy Eldridge , Earl Bostic and Buddy Rich , both in 1947/48 in the big band of Dizzy Gillespie .
Web links / sources
- Biography in the All Music Guide
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| SURNAME | Wright, Lammar Sr. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wright, Lammar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 20, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Texarkana , Texas |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1973 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York |