Essential Jazz Albums: Trumpet Evolution

Arturo Sandoval: Trumpet Evolution (2003). The legendary Arturo Sandoval pays tribute to nineteen of the greatest and most influential trumpeters in both jazz and classical music from the last century in this journey through the development of the trumpet. The album features Arturo’s mastery of the styles of Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and Wynton Marsalis just to name a few.

Tracks: Dipper Mouth Blues – Joseph ‘King’ Oliver (2:15), When It’s Sleepy Time Down South – Louis Armstrong (3:02), At the Jazz Band Ball – Bix Beiderbecke (2:56), La Virgen de la Macarena – Rafael Mendez (3:06), I Can’t Get Started – Bunny Berigan (4:35), Concerto for Cootie – Charles ‘Cootie’ Williams (3:51), Little Jazz – Roy Eldridge (2:40), Man With a Horn – Harry James (3:30), Manteca – Dizzy Gellespie (3:23), Tee Pee Time – Clark Terry (4:07), Concerto for Soprano Coloratura by Reinhold Gilere, First Movement - Timofei Dokschitzer (3:41), Nostalgia – ‘Fats’ Novarro (3:31),  Round Midnight – Miles Davis (5:42), Maynard Ferguson – Maynard Ferguson (4:16), My Funny Valentine – Chet Baker (4:25), Joy Spring – Clifford Brown (4:17), Concerto in D Major by Giuseppe Tartini, First Movement – Maurice Andre (3:57), Up Jumped Spring – Freddie Hubbard (4:11), Later – Wynton Marsalis (4:01).

Here is Arturo Sandoval performing ‘A Night in Tunisia’ live at the Montreal Jazz Festival back in 1991. If you are interested in more of Arturo’s music visit his homepage: http://www.arturosandoval.com/

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