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This program traces the history of the trumpet in jazz through the styles of it's major players. Read the full description.
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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




