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trumpeter

[truhm-pi-ter] / ˈtrʌm pɪ tər /






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At the Whitehall service, Reverend Dr Lyndon Drake recited from The Fallen by poet Laurence Binyon before a Royal Marines Portsmouth Road Band trumpeter played the last post after which there was a one-minute silence.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

There’s vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, trumpeter Don Cherry, and Ornette Coleman, who came through L.A. and worked as an elevator operator while developing bands with locals like Bobby Bradford.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

The highlight is a beautifully burnished solo by trumpeter Harold “Shorty” Baker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Retro in that it recalls the sound of pianoless midsize ensembles of the mid ’60s like the New York Contemporary 5 and several groups featuring trumpeter Chet Baker and saxophonist Gerry Mulligan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

It was at this church where, every noon, the trumpeter I had heard on Tsalig's radio played.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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