Joe Thomas (trumpeter)

Joe Thomas (July 24, 1909 – August 6, 1984) was an American swing jazz trumpeter, who was born in Webster Groves, Missouri, and died in New York City, New York.

Biography

Joseph Lewis Thomas, born in Webster Groves, Missouri, started his music career at the age of 19 with bandleader Cecil Scott in 1928,[1] and played throughout the Midwest before moving to New York in 1934, where he became one of the most sought-after trumpeters of the 1930s and '40s. Those he worked with include Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra (1934–37), Fats Waller, Benny Carter (1939–40), Joe Sullivan and Teddy Wilson's Sextet (1942–43),[2] Claude Hopkins and many others.[3][4] He featured in Art Kane's iconic 1958 photograph A Great Day in Harlem.[5][6]

Discography

References
  1. Jan Evensmo, "The Trumpet of Joseph Lewis Thomas". Last updated January 4, 2020.
  2. "Teddy Wilson - Russian Lullaby (great trumpet solo by Joe Thomas) video", NME Online.
  3. "Joe Thomas" at Discogs.
  4. "Joe Thomas was a much admired trumpeter", Harlem.org.
  5. He spent much of the next two decades freelancing around NYC, as well as playing at various Jazz Festivals around the world. In the late 60's he played with drummer Buzzy Drootin's Jazz Family, replacing Herman Autrey. The band also featured Benny Morton, Herb Hall, Eddie Gibbs and Sonny Drootin on piano. "Remembering Joe Thomas", Jazz Lives, June 11, 2009.
  6. "The Musicians", A Great Day in Harlem.
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