Honoré Dutrey (c. 1894 in

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– July 21, 1935 in

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) was a

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, probably best known for his work in

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. In New Orleans, Dutrey played with the Excelsior Brass Band and with

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's orchestra. His playing has been contrasted with that of other New Orleans trombonists such as

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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.

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wrote that

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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.

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