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* Dec 18, 1887 Bertrandville, La (1895 according
to 16)
† Feb 25, 1936 New Orleans, La
As a brass band musician he played with:
Eclipse Brass Band
Sam Morgan (brother of Al,
Andrew and
Isaiah) was a trumpet player and bandleader.
Sam Morgan was one of only two black bands recorded in New
Orleans during the 1920s, the Original Tuxedo Orchestra was the other. Only 25 sides
were cut during the entire decade!). Morgan's Columbia recordings in 1927
wonderfully demonstrate the early "New Orleans ensemble style" of playing that
has now all but vanished. It was surplanted by the "Chicago Style" of Dixieland
Jazz, which featured hard-driving solos by talented sidemen. At age 30, Sam
suffered a stroke. He died on Mardi Gras day eleven years later. According to
16
this was in 1936, so 1895 could be the right birth date)
Sources
(internet):
Sources (brassband
history):
16 New
Orleans Jazz, family album by Al Rose and Edmond Souchon
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