John Letman

Johnny Letman Johnny Letman American jazz musician Johnny Letman (September 6, 1917, McCormick, South Carolina[1] – July 17, 1992)[1] was an American jazz trumpeter. Letman played early in his career in midwest bands, including those of Jerry Valentine, Scatman Crothers, and Jimmy Raschelle. Moving to Chicago in the middle of the 1930s, he worked with Delbert Bright, Bob Tinsley, Johnny Lang, Nat King Cole (1938), Horace Henderson (1941–42), and Red Saunders (1942).[2] He spent a year or so in Detroit, playing with Teddy Buckner and John Kirby, then moved to New York City in 1944.[2] His credits there included Phil Moore, Lucky Millinder (1945), Cab Calloway (1947–49), Milt Buckner, and Count Basie (1951).[2] Letman did extensive work as a studio…

GENRES: Jazz, Trumpet