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1 Classical players. 2 Jazz and commercial players. 3 See also. ... This article lists notable musicians who have played the trumpet, cornet or ... Music portal ...
In the late 1930s, Hackett played lead trumpet in the Vic Schoen Orchestra, which backed the Andrews Sisters. In the 1940 Fred Astaire movie, Second Chorus. Hackett can be heard on the soundtrack. He dubbed the trumpet playing of Fred Astaire in two numbers. In the movie, Astaire is a trumpet player in Artie Shaw's orchestra. [8]
In publicity, much to his chagrin, she billed Armstrong as "The World's Greatest Trumpet Player." For a time, he was a member of the Lil Hardin Armstrong Band and worked for his wife. [47] Armstrong formed Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five and recorded the hits "Potato Head Blues" and "Muggles".
Herb Alpert was born on March 31, 1935 [3] and raised in the Boyle Heights [4] section of Eastside Los Angeles, [5] California. [6] He was the youngest of three children (a daughter and two sons) [7] born to Tillie (née Goldberg) and Louis Leib (or Louis Bentsion-Leib) Alpert. [8]
Charles Frank Mangione (/ m æ n ˈ dʒ oʊ n i / man-JOH-nee; [1] born November 29, 1940) [2] is an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, Gap. He achieved international success in 1978 with his jazz-pop single ...
Manfred Moch (15 May 1930 – 28 May 2011) [1] was a German trumpet player. He made a name for himself in the 1960s as the featured solo trumpet player for the Bert Kaempfert orchestra, contributing memorable and melodic solos to many of Kaempfert’s hits; such songs included "Bye Bye Blues", "Strangers in the Night”, "L-O-V-E" and "A Swingin' Safari" His association with Kaempfert ended in ...
Their next single "March of the Siamese Children" (Pye 7NJ.2051 – released February 1962), from The King and I, topped the pop music magazine New Musical Express's chart on 9 March 1962, [1] further hits followed and such was their popularity in the UK that Ball was featured, along with Cliff Richard, Brenda Lee, Joe Brown, Craig Douglas and ...
Hirt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, [1] the son of a police officer. At the age of six, he was given his first trumpet, which had been purchased at a local pawnshop. He played in the Junior Police Band with friend Roy Fernandez, the son of Alcide Nunez; by the age of 16, Hirt was playing professionally, often with his friend Pete Fountain, while attending Jesuit High School.