Tricky Lofton

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Lawrence "Tricky" Lofton (born May 28, 1930, Houston) is an American jazz trombonist. He studied with Kid Ory, and J. J. Johnson, and made several recordings with Carmell Jones. [1]

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Discography

As sideman

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References

  1. High Fidelity. Audiocom. 1962. p. 109. Retrieved 22 August 2019.