Louis King Garcia

Louis "King" Garcia (August 25, 1905 – September 4, 1983) was a Puerto Rican jazz trumpeter who spent most of his career in the United States.

Garcia played early in his life in the Municipal Band of San Juan, whose director was Juan Tizol's uncle, Manuel Tizol. He moved to the U.S. early in the 1920s, where he played with the Original Dixieland Jazz Band and Emil Coleman. In the 1930s he did work in the studios, including his most important association, which was with Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey. He recorded with the bandleaders both together and separately. He also played with Vic Berton (1935), Richard Himber, Nat Brandwyne, Amanda Randolph, and Louis Prima (1939). In the 1940s he returned to play with Coleman again, and led his own Latin ensemble that decade. By the 1960s he had moved to California and essentially retired due to failing health.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 25, 1905 (Puerto Rico), Died September 4, 1983

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-99724 10-in. 2/28/1936 It's great to be in love again Don Darcy ; Louis King Garcia Swing Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Victor BS-99725 10-in. 2/28/1936 Christopher Columbus Don Darcy ; Louis King Garcia Swing Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Victor BS-99726 10-in. 2/28/1936 Swing, Mr. Charlie Don Darcy ; Louis King Garcia Swing Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Victor BS-99727 10-in. 2/28/1936 There is no greater love Don Darcy ; Louis King Garcia Swing Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Victor BS-99728 10-in. 2/28/1936 Love is like a cigarette Don Darcy ; Louis King Garcia Swing Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Garcia, Louis King," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114097.

Garcia, Louis King. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114097.

"Garcia, Louis King." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/114097

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