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A 1927 review in The Gramophone noted that "Charles Leggett, needless to say, plays cornet solos of Love's old sweet song and Oh that we two were maying, as almost only he can play the cornet." [2] A 1911 review in The Music Hall and Theatre Review called him a "clever cornet player". [3]
White's career reflected, and often pushed, the development of the trumpet as a solo instrument through the 20th century. Though the trumpet is commonly used by brass players as a solo instrument today, White's switch from cornet to trumpet was unprecedented for a soloist at the time. [2]
James Shepherd (25 November 1936 – 22 June 2023) was an English cornet player from Northumbria, described as one of the world's most respected players of the instrument, having won the Championship Soloist of Great Britain Prize in three consecutive years (1962-4).
Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke (/ ˈ b aɪ d ər b ɛ k / BY-dər-bek; [1] March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an American jazz cornetist, pianist and composer. Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s, a cornet player noted for an inventive lyrical approach and purity of tone, with such clarity of sound that one contemporary famously described it like ...
A dream come true for Hackett was his inclusion in Louis Armstrong's 1947 Town Hall Jazz Concert. [3] He was music director for the concert and second cornet. [14] Baillett says of the concert, "Hackett's background figures made Louis Armstrong sound like a nightingale." [15] In November 1947, he recorded two sides with Frank Sinatra.
1 Classical players. 2 Jazz and commercial players. 3 See also. 4 References. ... This article lists notable musicians who have played the trumpet, cornet or flugelhorn.
James Wesley "Bubber" Miley (April 3, 1903 – May 20, 1932) [1] was an American early jazz trumpet and cornet player, specializing in the use of the plunger mute. [ 2 ] Early life (1903–1923)
Smith was the principal cornet soloist with the Goldman Band from 1936 to 1941. He was also the principal trumpet with The Detroit Symphony Orchestra from 1937 to 1942. He was the founder and conductor of the Detroit Concert Band from 1946 to 1991.