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 andkey recordings. Artist covered include: Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstron g, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Terence Blanchard, Arturo Sandoval, RedAllen, Chet Baker, Bunny Berrigan, Roy Eldridge, Freddie Hubbard, Fredd ie 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!
