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. On March 13, 1923, in Chicago, Ladnier's mother, Willie Ladnier (née Willie Williams; abt. 1879–1923) died from a gun shot at a party quarrel.
Career
Ladnier joined pianist Sam Wooding in 1925 He returned to the Sam Wooding Orchestra for another tour
External links
- Tommy Ladnier (1900-1939) at the Red Hot Jazz Archive