George Orendorff

Trumpeter. b. 18 March 1906, Atlanta, GA d. June 1984, Los Angeles, CA Originally a guitar player and school mate of [a884594], [a334067] and Lionel Hampton at Wendell Phillips High School, he became a prominent jazz trumpet soloist on the 1920s Chicago scene. After a tour with the " Helen Dewey Show", he settled in Los Angeles and subsequently played with Paul Howard (11), [a307389] and Louis Armstrong. After his army service during WWII, he became a post officer and an official in the American Federation of Musicians, but also recorded on the West Coast Jazz and Rhythm and Blues scene and continued to play with [a307389].