Bright Moments Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 I thought that I would list my top 10 trumpet players (YMMV. They are (in the order of greatness): 1 - Louis Armstrong 2 - Dizzy Gillespie 3 - Rafael Mendez 4 - Miles Davis 5 - Lee Morgan 6 - Chet Baker 7 - Dusko Goykovic 8 - Kenny Dorham 9 - Don Cherry 10 - Jack Sheldon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Any top trumpet list of mine would definitely include Clifford Brown. Since your list includes Mendez, we're not just talking jazz players, so I might also have to include Phillip Smith and Bud Herseth. And lead players like Conrad Gozzo. Although Miles is one of my favorite jazz trumpet players (as is Chet), I'm not sure I'd put them in the top ten best TRUMPET players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipi Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Seems like this should have gone in the Artists forum, no? (Does a kind mod want to move it?) Anyway: Louis Armstrong, Red Allen, and Muggsy Spanier, for me. Oh, and Maurice André, please. I have a hard time rounding out a top ten. Jabbo Smith, Bunny Berigan, Tommy Ladnier, Wild Bill Davison...maybe Harry James and Bix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Pops Poopadeaux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Rafael Mendez?!? Am I am missing something??? No Bix? No Eldridge? No Henry Allen? No Clifford Brown? No Fats Navarro? No ...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted November 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 DANG! how could i forget clifford brown?!! :blush2: oh well put him in at number 7 - that knocks out Jack Sheldon. now "I Remember Clifford!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownian Motion Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 My 10 best underrated trumpet players of the pre-bop era 1 Bill Coleman 2 Jabbo Smith 3 Guy Kelly 4 Jimmy McPartland 5 Bobby Stark 6 Arthur Briggs 7 Louis Bacon 8 Shad Collins 9 Frankie Newton 10 Emmett Berry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 (edited) Some favorites: 1 Dizzy 2 Fats 3 Lee 4 Freddie 5 Roy 6 Miles 7 Clifford 8 Conte 9 Satch 10 Claudio Edited November 21, 2010 by BillF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 My 10 best underrated trumpet players of the pre-bop era 1 Bill Coleman 2 Jabbo Smith 3 Guy Kelly 4 Jimmy McPartland 5 Bobby Stark 6 Arthur Briggs 7 Louis Bacon 8 Shad Collins 9 Frankie Newton 10 Emmett Berry Thanks for that list. I'm directly familiar with several, of course -- Coleman, Smith, Newton -- and indirectly with players like Kelly, with Celestin. Listening to Coleman's 1936 - 38 Chrono Classic this morning. Sweet player. Will investigate some of the others on your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Yes, Fats Navarro is a knock out for a top ten -- great lead trumpeter and beautiful improvisor. Don Cherry's deep. After him came another diverse, broad ranged trumpeter, Lester Bowie. Lester was uncanny in his ability to play low, and his sound was completely personal. For what it's worth, though he wasn't as spectacular, which is almost a pre-requisite for trumpeters in jazz, Buck Clayton was a solid melodic trumpeter. He probably won't rate in a list of movers, shakers and bakers but he had a beautiful sound. Joe Oliver, Bubber Miley or Cootie Williams deserve a spot in the top on that instrument for the variety of colors they brought to the music through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Bunny Berigan...then some other dudes! Ok 1) Berigan 1A) Armstrong 3)Roy Eldridge 4) Bix 5)Harry James 6)Jabbo Smith 7)Dizzy 8)Jack Purvis 9)Ziggy Elman 10)Frankie Newton Yeah, I know, I need to listen to more post war guys...someday when I am rich... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted December 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 honorable mention: art farmer; roy eldridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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