Tommy Ladnier

Thomas James Ladnier (May 28, 1900 – June 4, 1939) was an American jazz trumpeter. Hugues Panassié – an influential French critic, jazz historian, and renowned exponent of New Orleans jazz – rated Ladnier, sometime on or before 1956, second only to Louis Armstrong.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 28, 1900 (Louisiana), Died June 4, 1939 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, leader, cornet, songwriter

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-73398	10-in.	9/15/1932	Sweetie dear	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet, songwriter
Victor	BS-73399	10-in.	9/15/1932	I want you tonight	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-73400	10-in.	9/15/1932	I found a new baby	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-73501	10-in.	9/15/1932	Lay your racket	Sidney Bechet ; Billy Maxey ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-73502	10-in.	9/15/1932	Maple leaf rag	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-73503	10-in.	9/15/1932	Shag	Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-028988	10-in.	11/21/1938	Revolutionary blues	Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-028989	10-in.	11/21/1938	Comin' on with the come on	Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-028990	10-in.	11/21/1938	Comin' on with the come on	Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-028991	10-in.	11/21/1938	Swingin' for "Mezz"	Mezz Mezzrow Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-030318	10-in.	11/28/1938	Ja-da	Tommy Ladnier Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trumpet, leader
Victor	BS-030319	10-in.	11/28/1938	Really the blues	Tommy Ladnier Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-030320	10-in.	11/28/1938	When you and I were young, Maggie	Tommy Ladnier Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-030321	10-in.	11/28/1938	Weary blues	Tommy Ladnier Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-030450	10-in.	12/19/1938	Royal Garden blues	Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-030451	10-in.	12/19/1938	Everybody loves my baby	Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-030452	10-in.	12/19/1938	Ain't gonna give nobody none of my jelly-roll	Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-030453	10-in.	12/19/1938	If you see me comin'	Teddy Bunn ; Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Victor	BS-030454	10-in.	12/19/1938	Gettin' together	Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet	Jazz/dance band	leader, instrumentalist, trumpet
Columbia	W144918	10-in.	10/27/1927	Dyin' by the hour	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, piano, and tuba	instrumentalist, cornet
Columbia	W144919	10-in.	10/27/1927	Foolish man blues	Bessie Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with cornet, tuba, and piano	instrumentalist, cornet
Decca	64970	10-in.	2/1/1939	I'm tired of fattenin' frogs for snakes	Rosetta Crawford		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	64971	10-in.	2/1/1939	Stop it Joe	Rosetta Crawford		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	64972	10-in.	2/1/1939	My man jumped salty on me	Rosetta Crawford		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	64973	10-in.	2/1/1939	Double crossin' Papa	Rosetta Crawford		instrumentalist, trumpet

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Ladnier, Tommy," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104857.

Ladnier, Tommy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104857.

"Ladnier, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.