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Originally Posted by Dr G Please accept my apologies. I was just not aware of the caliber of fine trumpet players and teachers available to the residents of South Carolina orphanages, circa. 1920 (Cat Anderson) or Louisiana reform schools, circa. 1910 (Louis Armstrong), nor that St. Louis, Mo and Austin, Tx high schools of the late 'thirties were singular in having appropriate mentors for Miles Davis and Kenny Dorham respectively. |
Louis Armstrong studied from Bunk Johnson as well as Peter Davis "who taught the fundamentals of music and deserves the larger share of the credit for setting Louis on the road." From LOUIS, The Armstrong Story by Max Jones and John Chilton. It goes on to discuss the Jones School that Louis attended as well as his later work with King Oliver, a fine cornetist. Pages 50-53. "No, my teaching was in the Home by Mr. Peter Davis, and that was the start of my career." Page 53. "After I got out Papa Joe Oliver took over.."
Cat took lessons from Costello at one point, I believe when Costello was still with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Cat began playing when he was seven, started on trombone but his arms where too short. The school he attended was run on charity and would send out it's dance bands to make money for the school. " The school specialized in brass, and one very good teacher was Alonzo Mills, a trumpet player. Amos Gilliard was a fantastic trombonist, more of a concert than a jazz player, and he returned and taught at the school for a while." From "The World Of Duke Ellington" by Stanley Dance. Pages 144-153, Cat Anderson. Certainly Cat's talent and intellegence were largely responsible for his own development. Teaching and sharing can often work together. With a great player like Clarke Terry on the Ellington band you'd better believe guys talked about trumpet playing on those long road trips.