Leonard Davis

US jazz trumpeter, nicknamed "Ham", born July 4, 1905 in St. Louis, Missouri died 1957 in New York City, New York. Davis played with Charlie Creath in St. Louis in 1924-1925, then moved to New York, where he played with Edgar Hayes 1927, Arthur Gribbs 1927-1928 and Charlie Johnson c. 1928-1929. Recorded with Eddie Condon in 1929. During the 1930s worked with Elmer Snowden 1930-1931, Don Redman 1931, Russell Wooding 1932, Benny Carter 1933, and Luis Russell 1934-1935. From October 1935 to spring 1937 member of Louis Armstrong's orchestra. Again with Hayes 1938-1939, touring Europe. In the 1940s worked intermittently with Alberto Socarras before ceasing to work full-time as musician.