Background
He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of trumpeter Lammar Wright, Senior, and died in Los Los Angeles
He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of trumpeter Lammar Wright, Senior, and died in Los Los Angeles
Wright"s credits are not always clear because many records do not append the suffix "Junior." or "Senior" to the player"s name. Lammar Wright, Junior. worked with Lionel Hampton from 1943 to 1946, then followed with stints in Dizzy Gillespie"s band (1947) and as the principal soloist for Charlie Barnet.