Trumpet Kings: The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet

Type

Book

Authors

Scott Yanow

ISBN 10

0879306408

ISBN 13

9780879306403

Tags

History & Criticism, Trumpets & Cornets, Jazz, Reference, Humor & Entertainment, Music

Description

(Book). This engaging book unveils the personal and musical lives of 479 brilliant jazz trumpeters, past and present, through intimate biographical profiles that describe each artist's unique traits, intriguing life experiences, relationships with other influential players, career milestones and key recordings. Artist covered include: Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Arturo Sandoval, Red Allen, Chet Baker, Bunny Berrigan, Roy Eldridge, Freddie Hubbard, Freddie Keppard, Lee Morgan, Fats Navarro, King Oliver and hundreds of others plus jazz figures who seem unlikely to have recorded on trumpet but did, such as Benny Goodman and Mose Allison. A fascinating read! - from Amzon

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