Guess The Trumpet Player

Hello Readers, it’s time for the seventeenth installment of “Guess The Trumpet Player.” And guess what? It’s Old School Thursday so I’ve got a golden oldie for you. The tune comes off of a live recording. Originally I was going to pick a “pop” tune off of this record, maybe because the nature of the tune would perhaps give you a hint as to the identity of the trumpet player. The pop tune is a little cheesy but it really shows off this trumpet player’s HUGE sound. But instead I’m going with this blues tune because the playing is just awesome – some great blues playing which you might not normally associate with this trumpet player. The growling might throw you off. I don’t think of this player as a growler, but there are a few little tricky turns in some of these lines that might tip you off. If that doesn’t, just listen to the cadenza toward the end. If that doesn’t help, then just know that this trumpet player was one of the most influential trumpet players ever (more on that on Monday’s post). Know who it is?

Click the link (it’s safe), click play, listen, guess the trumpet player. The first person to leave the correct name of this trumpet player in the comments section of this post wins a CD – your choice of Outside Pants Vol. 1 – Old School Players or Outside Pants Vol. 2 – Ron Miles Mix or Outside Pants Vol. 3 – Brownie Mix or Outside Pants Vol.4 – Dave Douglas Mix. The contest ends with Monday’s post.

Here’s the tune: http://www.box.net/shared/qzgtq1ur7l