Recently there have been numerous searches on this site along the lines of “famous jazz trumpet players,” or “best trumpet players.” Each name links to a youtube video of the artist, so you have no excuse not to check them out.
- Louis Armstrong
- Bix Beiderbecke
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Miles Davis
- Clifford Brown
- Lee Morgan
- Kenny Dorham
- Chet Baker
- Wynton Marsalis
- Fats Navarro
- Maynard Ferguson
- Art Farmer
- Harry James
- Doc Serverinsen
- Chris Botti
- Tine Thing Helseth (Not jazz, but listen!)
- Christian Scott
- Thad Jones
Reader-Submitted Artists (Thanks!)
Suggested by Jason Parker
- Freddie Hubbard
- Ingrid Jensen
- Jason Palmer
- Brian Lynch
- Tom Harell
- Blue Mitchell
- Jim Rotondi
- Dimitri Matheny
- Kenny Wheeler
- Dave Douglas
- Avishai Cohen (not to be confused with the bassist)
- Thomas Marriott
- Tommy Turrentine
- Louis Smith
- Dizzy Reece
- Terell Stafford
- Terence Blanchard
- Carmel Jones
- Guido Basso
- Donald Byrd
- Eddie Henderson
- Jason Parker
- Woody Shaw
- Booker Little
- Clark Terry
- Roy Hargrove
Suggested by Jay
Whew! That should keep your ears occupied for a while! Keep ’em coming!
October 25th, 2010 at 11:12 am
Freddie Hubbard, Ingrid Jensen, Jason Palmer, Brian Lynch, Tom Harrell, Blue Mitchell, Jim Rotondi, Dmitri Matheny, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Douglas, Avishai Cohen, Thomas Marriott, Tommy Turrentine, Louis Smith, Dizzy Reece, Terell Stafford, Terence Blanchard, Carmel Jones, Guido Basso, Donald Byrd, Eddie Henderson and…Jason Parker.
Just to name a few… 😉
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October 25th, 2010 at 11:21 am
Woody Shaw, Booker Little, Clark Terry, Roy Hargrove…
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November 4th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
That covers almost all, but I’d also add Randy Brecker there.