Happy Birthday Art Farmer!
August 20, 2008
Happy Birthday Art Farmer!
Arthur Stewart Farmer, August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999.
I would like to say a special Happy Birthday to one of my personal mentors, Art Farmer. Art began performing as a jazz trumpeter in the 1940’s and 50’s. He, along with Clark Terry, was influential in bringing the flugelhorn into the sounds of jazz. He also later played what I just learned was called a Flumpet, a combination trumpet and flugelhorn designed for him by David Monette.
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New Trumpet Store & More, Here For You Now!
August 7, 2008
Trumpet Dude is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Trumpet Superstore. You may enter this store at anytime of the day or night, seven days a week. How cool is that? This store carries all the top brands of the highest quality and the best deals anywhere. [Read more]
Wicked Connie
July 29, 2008
As Doc Severinsen has correctly pointed out, practice and how we practice is essential to how well we play. However, a quality instrument can make a world of difference in the finished playing produced. Some of the earliest types of trumpets dating to around 1500 BC, although quite inventive and interesting, were likely very difficult to play well. In comparison to the historic trumpets our predecessors played, the old ad proclaiming ‘you’ve come a long way baby’, should ring out. In fact, some of the horns on the market today are downright pieces of art and beauty!
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