- Born
- 16 November 1906
Baltimore - Died
- 23 March 1983
New York City - Country
- United States
- Record labels
- Columbia Records
Biography
Wallace Jones was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Wallace Jones was born on 16 November 1906 in Baltimore and died on 23 March 1983 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Columbia Records.
Wallace Leon Jones (November 16, 1906, Baltimore, Maryland – March 23, 1983, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter. Jones played in local Maryland bands such as Ike Dixon's Harmony Birds and Percy Glascoe's Kit Kat Orchestra early in his career. He moved to New York City around 1935, where he worked with Chick Webb, who was his cousin. He joined Willie Bryant's ensemble and recorded with Putney Dandridge and Duke Ellington, and the latter where he was credited on clarinet, trombone and trumpet. He was a trumpeter in Ellington's Orchestra from 1938 to 1944 and 3 of the tripled instrumentations happening in this timeframe, replacing Arthur Whetsel, and appeared in several sound films with them, including Cabin in the Sky (1943). After this association, he recorded with Ellington again in 1947, and also worked with Benny Carter, Snub Mosley, and John Kirby, but had left music by the end of the 1940s.
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Also plays on
Albums where Wallace Jones is credited as a sideman
Frequently asked questions
What instrument did Wallace Jones play?
Wallace Jones is known for playing trumpet.
When and where was Wallace Jones born?
Wallace Jones was born 16 November 1906 in Baltimore.
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