Guy Kelly
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Guy Kelly was an American
jazz
trumpeter born in Louisiana
, perhaps best-known for his work in Chicago
the 1920s and 1930s with jazz musicians such as Albert Ammons
and Jimmie Noone
. Kelly worked in New Orleans during the 1920s with bandleader
s such as Papa Celestin
, among others. Kelly appears on the Noone classic "The Blues Jumped a Rabbit" , recorded Chicago 15 January 1936. Kelly died February 24, 1940.
United States
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jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
trumpeter born in Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, perhaps best-known for his work in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
the 1920s and 1930s with jazz musicians such as Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons was an American pianist. Ammons was a player of boogie-woogie, a bluesy jazz style popular from the late 1930s into the mid 1940s.-Life and career:...
and Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone was an American jazz clarinetist.- Background :...
. Kelly worked in New Orleans during the 1920s with bandleader
Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
s such as Papa Celestin
Papa Celestin
Oscar "Papa" Celestin was an American jazz bandleader, trumpeter, cornetist and vocalist.-Life and career:...
, among others. Kelly appears on the Noone classic "The Blues Jumped a Rabbit" , recorded Chicago 15 January 1936. Kelly died February 24, 1940.