Honoré Dutrey (c. 1894 in
– July 21, 1935 in
Chicago, Illinois
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) was a
dixieland
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jazz
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trombonist
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, probably best known for his work in
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
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.
In New Orleans, Dutrey played with the
Excelsior Brass Band and with
John Robichaux
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Career
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's orchestra.
His playing has been contrasted with that of other New Orleans trombonists such as
Kid Ory
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, in that he met the older harmonic and rhythmic functions. He suffered from asthma most of his life after a ship accident damaged his lungs while he was in the Navy in 1917.
To combat his asthma on the band stand, he would inhale a nasal spray prescribed to him by a doctor.
Eugene Chadbourne
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wrote that
Louis Armstrong
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worked with many trombonists in his career, "
ut asgreat as some of them were
..there was never another Honore Dutrey." Asthma was the cause of Dutrey's death on July 21, 1935.
References
Jazz musicians from New Orleans
Dixieland jazz musicians
American jazz trombonists
Male trombonists
1890s births
1935 deaths
20th-century American musicians
20th-century trombonists
20th-century American male musicians
American male jazz musicians
Excelsior Brass Band members
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