tb, 1909-1982 US, Dallas
Musician of Jazz
American jazz trombonist. Born : August 10, 1908 in Dallas, Texas. Died : April 11, 1982 in New York City, New York. "Dan" worked with : "Blue Moon Chaser" (1926), "Walter Page's Blue Devils" (1927-'29), "Ben Smith's Blue Syncopators", Earl Dykes, "Gene Coy's Black Aces", "Lloyd Hunter's Serenaders", Alphonso Trent (1931), "Bennie Moten Orchestra" (1931-'35), "Count Basie's Big Band" (1936-'41), Buddy Johnson (1942-'44), Cab Calloway, Mercer Ellington (1945), Lucky Millinder, Willie Bryant. Nickname : "Slamfoot".