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History of the Jazz Trumpet

From: Billy Foster
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Trumpet-bright_small_small This program traces the history of the trumpet in jazz. Narrated by Renee Miles-Foster and Billy Foster, this piece follows the evolution of the trumpet and its styles from ca.1900 to the present using musical recordings by its major players.

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Piece Description

This program traces the history of the trumpet in jazz. Narrated by Renee Miles-Foster and Billy Foster, this piece follows the evolution of the trumpet and its styles from ca.1900 to the present using musical recordings by its major players.

Broadcast History

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Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Dippermouth Blues King Oliver Louis Armstrong and King Oliver. Milestone Records 1974 02:25
West End Blues Louis Armstrong Ken Burns Jazz. Sony 200 03:18
River Boat shuffle Frankie Traumbauer/Bix Biederbecke Smithsonian Collection. Sony 1973 00:00
I Can't Believe You're In Love With Me Roy Eldrige/Benny Carter Smithsonian Collection. Columbia 1973 02:55
Rockin Chair Gene Krupa/Roy Eldrigde Drummer Man . Verve 1986 00:00
Salt Peanuts Dizzy Gillespie The Quintet. Debut 1989 07:20
Birks Works Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie Ken Burns Jazz. Verve 2000 04:53
Donna Lee Miles Davis Miles Davis Ken Burns Jazz. Verve 2000 02:52
My Funny Valentine Miles Davis Cookin. Prestige 1987 05:57
So What Miles Davis Four And More. Columbia 1964 02:59
Oh Lady Be Good Fats Navarro/Tadd Dameron Fats Navarro Featured with Tadd dameron Big Band. Milestone Records 1991 03:10
Yesterdays Clifford Brown Clifford Brown And Strings. Emarcy 1990 02:58
Joy Spring Clifford Brown Finest Hour. Verve 2000 06:51
Trapped Lee Morgan Gigolo. Blue Note 1965 06:00
Moanin Art Blakey Art Blakey Ken Burns Jazz. Verve 2000 03:10
You're My Everything Freddie Hubbard Hub-Tones. Blue Note 1998 06:33
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise Freddie Hubbard Above And Beyond. Metropolitan 1999 04:32
Moontrane Woody Shaw The Moontrane. Muse 1974 06:53
Activation Horace Silver Silver And Wood. Blue note 1976 05:20
Well You Needn't Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock Quartet. Columbia 1982 06:26
Three Trumpeters Nicholas Payton Payton's Place. Verve 1998 05:26

Additional Credits

Hosts: Billy Foster and Renee Miles-Foster

Related Website

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