Irving Randolph

American jazz trumpeter, born 22 January 1909 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, died 12 December 1997. Played with Walt Farrington 1923-1924, Fate Marable 1927, Floyd Campbell (2) 1927-1928, Alphonso Trent 1928, a.o. After working with Andy Kirk 1931-1934 he played in big bands under Luis Russell 1934-1935, Cab Calloway 1935-1939, Ella Fitzgerald 1939-1942, and Don Redman 1943. From 1944 to 1947 member of Edmond Hall's sextet. During 1950s toured with Marcellino Guerra's Latin American orchestra, and from 1958 into the 1970s worked regularly with Chick Morrison in New York.