Buddy Childers

American Jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
Born February 12, 1926 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Died May 24, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Became lead trumpeter in [a=Stan Kenton]'s band in 1942 and played with him at intervals until 1954. Also worked with [a=Benny Carter] 1944, [a=Les Brown] 1947, [a=Woody Herman] 1949, [a=Tommy Dorsey] 1951-1952, [a=Georgie Auld] 1954 and [a=Charlie Barnet] 1954. After moving to Los Angeles recorded with [a=Oliver Nelson], [a=Quincy Jones] and others, and performed in Las Vegas.