Jazz Trumpet Licks

Probably my most favorite trumpet CD ever made is To Diz with Love: Diamond Jubilee  Recordings. It is just filled with awesome trumpet players like Claudio Roditi, Wynton Marsalis, Jon Faddis, and more. Well I wanted to feature Claudio Roditi because he is just awesome on this CD. He has such an aggressive sound and […] Read the rest of this entry…

Here is a fun Jazz trumpet video to take a look at. Arturo Sandoval is an amazing Jazz trumpet player and this video shows just that. The cool thing about Arturo Sandoval is that he is one of the few that has both Jazz chops and high note chops. One of my favorite CDs of […] Read the rest of this entry…

Here are two really great videos of Wynton Marsalis performing Cherokee on trumpet. It can be a really tough tune depending on how fast you take it. Notice that in both Jazz videos Wynton Marsalis uses circular breathing to extend his lines to unusual lengths. Wynton Marsalis on Cherokee – really fast: Super Impressive with […] Read the rest of this entry…

Want to hear a really great Jazz trumpet solo performed by Freddie Hubbard? I know you do. The thing I like best about the Freddie Hubbard’s trumpet solo is that it’s played so aggressively.  The Night Has a Thousand Eyes is the name of the tune. Here is Freddie Hubbard on trumpet back in 1989 […] Read the rest of this entry…

This is my first post for JazzTrumpetLicks.com. What better way to start it off than with a great Jazz trumpet video of Tom Harrell playing with Philippe Catherine. This Jazz trumpet video displays one of my favorite trumpet solos of Tom Harrell. Though I have many favorite trumpet solos of Tom Harrell, this particular trumpet […] Read the rest of this entry…