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.

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 also played with Vic Berton (1935), Richard Himber, Nat Brandwyne, Amanda Randolph, and Louis Prima (1939).

By the 1960s he had moved to California and essentially retired due to failing health.