caption death_date article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
emil christian , 1918 03 december 1973 emile christian
 non_vocal_instrumentalist 20 april 1895 trombone , cornet , string bass jazz echrist.jpg new orleans , louisiana , usa emile christian musician , composer
emile christian

emile joseph christian -lrb- new orleans april 20 , 1895 -- december 3 , 1973 , in new orleans -rrb- -lrb- sometimes spelled emil christian -rrb- was an early jazz trombonist ; he also played cornet and string bass .
he also wrote a number of tunes , including `` meet me at the green goose '' , `` satanic blues '' , and `` mardi gras parade '' .
