Valaida Snow - The Mood That I'm In (1937)

Valaida Snow (jun.2,1904, may.30,1956, New York City)

was an black American jazz musician and entertainer. Raised on the road in a show-business family, she learned to play cello, bass, banjo, violin, mandolin, harp, accordion, clarinet, trumpet, and saxophone at professional levels by the time she was 15. She also sang and danced.

After focusing on the trumpet, she quickly became so famous at the instrument that she was named "Little Louis" after Louis Armstrong, who used to call her the world's second best jazz trumpet player besides himself. She played concerts throughout the USA, Europe and China.

Her most successful period was in the 1930s when she became the toast of London and Paris. Around this time she recorded her hit song, "High Hat, Trumpet, and Rhythm." She performed in the Ethel Waters show, "Rhapsody In Black", in New York. In the mid-30s she made films with her husband, Ananais Berry, of the Berry Brothers dancing troupe. After playing New York's Apollo, she revisited Europe and the Far East for more shows and films.

Valaida Snow - The Mood That I'm In (1937)

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• 40's

[aerofredywr]

I love this rare "oldies" TKS for posting.

[cniht]

Thank you for the post on Ms. Snow. She needs more work known to the American Public. It is a great loss that she isn't more widely known in history and by today's generation.

[Sochilinda]

my goodnes, thanks for posting this!

[LadyofWar1980]

Pretty voice and a pretty woman. Thanks!

[HADJEE]

Chet Baker sings like he played in the early days in his latter days he couldn't sing in tune very well but he could sure blow the horn!

[robbourassaguitarist]

Teegarden sings like a trombone. Valaida sings like a trumpet. Even her vibrato on her horn is like her voice. Talk about musical.

[guitaress1]

Singing reminds me a little of Ethel Waters, nice