Jazz Trumpet

I play trumpet in our school jazz band, and we're supposed to listen to examples of improvizations so that we can learn how to do it...ehh...NOOOO! lol but anyway, can anyone recommend any cd's or artists that might be of use? Thanks! (does anyone else here play trumpet?)

i dont play trumpet but had to do some essays on players and styles at uni. just checked out some stuff on the net and here are a couple of links that may help you.

www.trumpetjazz.com
www.jazztrumpetsolos.com
www.jazztrumpet.com

louis armstrong, miles davis and dizzy gillespie are a couple of names that jump out to me, might wanna check out there stuff if you can.

hope this helps start you off until a trumpet player can help you out more.

Oh, thanks! that helps a TON... I'll check out the trumpeters' (can't believe Dizzy Gillespie slipped my mind when I was getting info today, hehe) stuff at the library, and I'm looking at the sites right now. thanks SO much! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

no problem at all, glad it helped.

Hey,
I play trumpet in my school's concert and Jazz band. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] I can't improvise though, but the written solos in jazz are fun to play.

the confidence to improvise will come the more you play. trust me, i never thought i would get it, but when you understand the structures of the chords and what sounds good there wont be any stopping you...