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James Henry Harrison (October 17, 1900,Louisville, Kentucky – July 23, 1931, New York City)[1] was an Americanjazz trombonist.
Harrison began on trombone at age 15, playing locally in theToledo, Ohio area. He playedsemi-probaseball, but chose music over a career in sports when he joined a travelingminstrel show in the late 1910s.
He led his own jazz ensemble inAtlantic City by 1919, and played in the bands ofCharlie Johnson andSam Wooding.[1] He then moved to Detroit and played withHank Duncan and Roland Smith. After returning to Toledo, he played gigs withJune Clark andJames P. Johnson, and followed this with a stint in New York City withFess Williams.[1]
In 1924, June Clark took over leadership of Harrison's ensemble, though he continued to perform in it. In 1925 he began working withBilly Fowler, where he remained for several years. He also played withDuke Ellington in the mid-1920s.[1] Later in the decade Harrison played withElmer Snowden andFletcher Henderson.[1] While on tour with Henderson in 1930, he took ill with a digestive ailment, and though he continued to play for several months withChick Webb, he died of stomach cancer in 1931, aged 30.[1]
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