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yamahadude · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:09 pm Post subject: C trumpets in Jazz?

Do you know of any jazz players that use C trumpets? Wouldn't it make is easier for reading piano chords or any other C instrument?

TIMBERLINE · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:29 pm Post subject:

The only one I know for sure is Mike Thompson with the Omaha Jazz Orchestra, although I have heard of others.
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TrumpetChat · Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:29 am Post subject:

Miles Davis used one once, but not regularly. A guy named Dennis Gonzalez uses a C regularely : Dennis Gonzalez

Chris

Whataguy! · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:36 am Post subject:

If you've got a C trumpet, it's easier for you to use, and you like the sound you get, then just use it. If you play well with it, NOBODY is going to make anything out of it unless you do.

bandman · Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:25 am Post subject:

I'm playing a show in early February and I'm using a C trumpet on 2 charts simply because I like the way the keys work for those pieces on C trumpet. On one of them the parts are pretty hard. I really don't think that 10 people inteh entire audience will know the dfference.

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