Joe Morris (trumpeter)

Joe Morris ( born January 1, 1922 in Montgomery / Alabama; † November 1, 1958 in Phoenix, Arizona ) was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.

Morris joined at the beginning of his career with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Buckner, Arnett Cobb, Johnny Griffin, Buddy Rich (1956) and Earl Bostic. He worked as a composer, arranger and trumpeter 1941-1946 Lionel Hampton, for whom he arranged his own compositions "Chop Chop " and " Punch and Judy ". He then founded the Joe Morris Orchestra. In his band played and Others musicians such as Johnny Griffin, Elmo Hope, Percy Heath and Philly Joe Jones. He also recorded with Dinah Washington plates on ( " Evil Gal Blues ," I Know How to Do It ", 1943).

He then signed a contract with the label Atlantic Records, and its title Anytime, Any Place, Anywhere reached first place in the rhythm and blues charts 1950. The Joe Morris Orchestra became the unofficial house band of Atlantic and has performed Recordings with a Ray Charles and Lowell Fulson. 2003-05 published new editions of his recordings in three albums.

Joe Morris is not to be confused with guitarist Joe Morris ( born 1959 ).

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