User:Ashlar/Henry Mason (musician)
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Henry Morris Mason (born 1906), was a Bahamian-American trumpeter. Morris recorded as a sideman for:
- Fannie Goosby (1928 – Brunswick 7029)
- Cleo Gibson (1929 – Okeh 8700)
- Blanche Calloway (1931 – Victor 22866; 1934 – Banner 33304 & 33224)
- Leon Abbey (1938 – Sonora Swd 3411 & 3799)
- Willie Lewis (1941 – Elite Special 4067, 4068, 4069, 4070, 4071)
- Eddie Brunner (1941 – Elite Special) and
- Gene Sedric (mid 1940s – Collectors Items 017).[1]
Personal life
[edit]Morris was born in the St. Agnes district of Nassau, Bahamas to Ellis H. Mason and his wife Alice Leanora (née Bartlett). He was the brother of Norman Mason (musician) and Mary Ingraham, a co-founder and the first president of the Bahamian Women's Suffrage Movement.
References
[edit]- ^ Lord, Tom. The Jazz Discography. Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada: Lord Music Reference Inc.
External links
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