Jimmy Harrison

Among the many great musicians to emerge from Louisville, Kentucky, Jimmy Harrison played trombone numerous historic clothes exploring syncopated music within the ’20s. Although he started savoring the horn being a 15-season old, creating a livelihood from music didn’t seem to eventually him instantly. While still fundamentally a casual regional player he followed his father on the proceed to Toledo, Ohio, where in fact the two managed a family group restaurant. Harrison started playing semi-pro football during this time period, still uncertain in what kind of glide would be most significant to him, the main one on the finish from the trombone or one that requires a runner into house bottom. Finally he still left Toledo within a touring minstrel present where his abilities as both a trombonist and vocalist were highlighted. By 1919 he was structured away from Atlantic Town, leading his very own trio in addition to dealing with Charlie Johnson’s music group and another group helmed with the important Sam Wooding. Homeboy Hank Duncan lured the trombonist to Detroit for the stint using the Kentucky Jazz Music group and while within the Engine City, at that time significantly less than completely motorized, a cooperation with Roland Smith became founded. Then it had been back again to Toledo, where in fact the regional careers included gigs with June Clark as well as the wonderful Wayne P. Johnson. Harrison was occupied because the Roaring Twenties started, touring with a number of different organizations and alighting in NEW YORK for any operate with Fess Williams. These Clark, in fact a male regardless of the sound of his 1st name, required over among the organizations the trombonist was associated with in 1924. The partnership with Clark continued through a number of different locations and from 1925 the trombonist used an orchestra led by Billy Fowler for quite some time. He also added Duke Ellington’s name to his continue, although this romantic relationship was very much briefer compared to the timeframe other trombonists such as for example Lawrence Brown allocated to the Ellington music group. In the next fifty percent of the ’20s Harrison caused a number of the finest players in blood circulation, including Elmer Snowden and Fletcher Henderson. On tour using the second option designer in 1930, health issues started to develop. A significant disease had used main in his stomach–Harrison performed gigs for another 12 months, including several weeks with Chick Webb, but passed on in an exclusive hospital in NEW YORK in the summertime of 1931.