[TPIN] 20 Greatest Jazz Trumpet Players of All Time

[Dean Betts]

By the way fpr those who didn't look at the link:

Jon Faddis had a special on Sirius where he named America's Top 20 Jazz
Trumpet Players.

Here is the list:

1. Louis Armstrong
2. Dizzy Gillespie
3. Miles Davis
4. Clifford Brown
5. Freddie Hubbard & Woody Shaw
6. Lee Morgan
7. Wyton Marsalis
8. Fats Navarro
9. Roy Eldridge
10. Harry "Sweet" Edison
11. Roy Hargrove & Nicholas Payton
12. Snooky Young
13. Kenny Dorham
14. Thad Jones
15. Bix Beiderbecke
16. Booker Little
17. Terell Stafford
18. Tom Harrell
19. Randy Brecker
20. Clark Terry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Betts" <fdbetts at mindspring.com>
To: "Jim Paris" <aparis1 at cfl.rr.com>; <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TPIN] 20 Greatest Jazz Trumpet Players of All Time


> I agree with his list.
> It's really a top 22 list since two players each were listed for #5 and
#11.
> I would put Chet Baker and Blue Mitchell on the list, but I don't know who
I
> would take off.
> Very interesting thread.
> How about a top 20 lead player list?
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Paris" <aparis1 at cfl.rr.com>
> To: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 7:11 PM
> Subject: [TPIN] 20 Greatest Jazz Trumpet Players of All Time
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> > Jon Faddis did a special on Sirius Radio today which listed the 20
> greatest jazz trumpeters of all time.  The list includes many of the
> obvious, but I was shocked that Chet Baker did not make the list, neither
> did Blue Mitchell, Al Hirt, Maynard Ferguson, or Arturo Sandoval.
> >
> > What really steamed me was that Faddis listed Wynton Marsalis and
Nicholas
> Payton.  What is this guy thinking?  These guys are great players, but I
> don't think they have earned their place in history yet, nor do I think
they
> would be listed at the exclusion of some really great historical players
> that were left out.  I listened to the entire 90 minute show where each
name
> was given and then a tune played from that artist.  I just can't believe
> some of the names not on the list, this was just terrible!
> >
> > Take a look at the entire list at www.trumpetwebsite.com and post your
> comments.
> >
> > Jim Paris
>
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