ArtistInfo

Herman Autrey

tr, 1904-1980 US
Musician of Jazz

Herman Autrey (December 4, 1904 – June 14, 1980) was an American jazz trumpeter.Autrey was born into a musical family, and began on alto horn before taking up trumpet as a teenager and gigging locally in Pittsburgh and Florida. After some time in Florida he worked in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York City, where he played with Charlie Johnson in 1933. He first became well-known through Fats Waller, who hired him in 1934 after signing a new contract with Victor Records. He played alongside drummer Harry Dial, guitarist Al Casey, and reedist Gene Sedric. Autrey went on to record extensively with Waller, as well as with Fletcher Henderson and Claude Hopkins.

Instruments

• Trumpet
• Vocals

Genres

• Jazz
• Blues
• Pop

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