tr, 1906-1959 GB, Kingston Parish
Musician of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Leslie George Hutchinson
Leslie George "Jiver" Hutchinson (March 6, 1906 - November 22, 1959) was a Jamaican jazz trumpeter and bandleader. Hutchinson played in the band of Bertie King in Jamaica in the 1930s, then moved to England, where he played with Happy Blake's Cuba Club Band. In 1936 he played in Leslie Thompson's Emperors of Jazz and in 1938 with Ken 'Snakehips' Johnson, then joined Geraldo's band in 1939. He led his own ensemble from 1944 to 1950, featuring many of the musicians from Thompson's band. Hutchinson was killed in a car crash in Weeting in 1959 while on tour with his band. His daughter is the singer Elaine Delmar.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Five Pennies / The Five Penny Saints | Barry Kendall & Leslie Hutchinson | 1959 | Single |
A Small Cafe By Notre Dame | Leslie Hutchinson | 1940 | Album |
Leslie Hutchinson p 1900-1969 Pop and Jazz |