tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post3267606072488723144..comments2024-01-15T17:46:58.606+01:00Comments on The Musicians' Olympus: Trumpet Players (Index Complete)molympushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182787425237386444noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-88620371628002728462023-01-29T04:59:42.554+01:002023-01-29T04:59:42.554+01:00Tommy Simms on trumpet. Played mostly East Coast
Tommy Simms on trumpet. Played mostly East Coast<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-39887322243093011972014-04-28T22:17:16.471+02:002014-04-28T22:17:16.471+02:00Another suggestion is Fred Radke. Fred played lea...Another suggestion is Fred Radke. Fred played lead trumpet for Harry James in the late 60s and early 70s and has fronted the Harry James Orchestra for the past several decades. He also played lead for the Glen Miller Orchestra, the Modernaires, Jack Jones, and others. Fred is director for the jazz big band at the University of Washington's School of Music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-55017338756618843642011-01-13T12:53:59.022+01:002011-01-13T12:53:59.022+01:00Thanks a lot, Anonymous. I appreciate very much pe...Thanks a lot, Anonymous. I appreciate very much people's suggestions. And, like in this case, they're so deserved, so Espinosa and Ferretti will be added very soon (as well as other great players; I'm always adding more and more, I just can't stop...)molympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04182787425237386444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239462032076233428.post-4626819669836281972011-01-12T17:14:05.446+01:002011-01-12T17:14:05.446+01:00You really should add two fantastic trumpet player...You really should add two fantastic trumpet players to this list:<br />Hal Espinosa: Played lead trumpet for Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Spiegl, Bill Tole, and many others. He also played with Woody Herman, Harry James, Maynard Ferguson, and many others.<br /><br />Chet Ferretti: Played lead trumpet for Maynard Ferguson and Slide Hampton. Died at a fairly young age. Don Rader stated that Chet was the best lead trumpet player he ever played with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com