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This engaging book unveils the personal and musical lives of 479 brilliant jazz trumpeters, past and present, through intimate biographical profiles that describe each artists unique traits, intriguing life experiences, relationships with other influential players, career milestones and key recordings. Artists covered include: Dizzy Gillespie * Louis Armstrong * Miles Davis * Wynton Marsalis * Terence Blanchard * Arturo Sandoval * Red Allen * Chet Baker * Bunny Berrigan * Roy Eldridge * Freddie Hubbard * Freddie Keppard * Lee Morgan * Fats Navarro * King Oliver * and hundreds of others