Honore Dutrey
b. 1894, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, d. 21 July 1935. In the years preceding World War I, trombonist Dutrey worked in several New Orleans bands but during military service suffered lung damage in a shipboard accident. In the early '20s he worked with Joe ‘King’ Oliver in Chicago then joined Carroll Dickerson's band. During the mid-20s he led his own unit and also worked in the bands of Louis Armstrong and Johnny Dodds, but his career was truncated and he retired from active playing at the end of the decade. A sound ensemble player, Dutrey appeared on many records by his exceptional contemporaries, always lending solid support to their performances.