- Snub Mosley
Lawrence Leo "Snub" Mosley (December 29, 1905,
Little Rock ,Arkansas - July, 21, 1981,Harlem ) was an Americanjazz trombonist.Mosley played trombone in
high school and then joinedAlphonse Trent 'sterritory band , playing with him from 1926 to 1933. Following this he played with theJeter-Pillars Orchestra (1934),Claude Hopkins (1934-35),Fats Waller , andLouis Armstrong with theLuis Russell Orchestra (1936-37), in addition to playing with his own groups. After this Mosley settled inNew York City , where he played locally almost up until his death.Mosley spent most of his career on trombone, but also invented an instrument called the
slide saxophone , which had both the slide portion of a trombone and a saxophone mouthpiece. The instrument is prominently featured in his 1940 recording "The Man with the Funny Little Horn".He recorded for Decca in 1940-42, Sonora in 1946, Penguin in 1949, Columbia in 1959, and Pizza in 1978.
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