Great Solos

As a trumpet teacher, I not only encourage my students to listen, listen and listen some more, I also encourage them to study transcriptions and transcribe other players’ work. The link below will take you to a special site put together by Jacques and Claude Gilbert. It is simply the best. My sincere thanks to both of them for this marvelous resource they have created. Check this site out, they have included photos, biographies and solos from a great many of the trumpet greats! Best of all it’s free, so get to it! I know there’s a lot to digest there, but don’t forget to come back to the Trumpet Dude every now and again.

Jazz Trumpet Transcriptions

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The art of jazz improvisation is a beautiful thing. Like all art, some artists are more adept than others. In this column, I will put forth concepts, ideas, and perhaps silly idle thoughts. All, however, with the hopes that as time goes on, more and more of us become truly adept at creating the art of jazz improvisation and living our lives on jazz!
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