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This 6 page paper provides and overview of Jazz trumpeters who came after Armstrong. His influence on them is explored. The musicians detailed are Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Jon Faddis and Dizzy Gillespie. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Brown, Jon Faddis and Dizzy Gillespie. In fact, many trumpeters were enamored with the great one who came before them. Each one of their careers is significant in terms of
trumpet playing. They have each, in their own right, contributed to the field. At the same time, each has seemingly been influenced by Louis Armstrong. Many of the trumpeters to
come along shortly after Armstrong would become rather well-known, and would be directly influenced by Armstrong and each other. It seems as if it were a cottage industry and the
years during the 1940s and beyond would be important for many of these emerging jazz musicians. While no one can take Louis Armstrongs place in history, many of these other
names are just as well known in the world of jazz. Miles Dewey Davis was born in 1926. Louis Armstrong was born in 1900, so Miles was significantly younger. Davis
did not emerge as a musician until 1949 ("Davis," 2001), which would make Armstrong 49 years old. By that time, jazz was beginning to become popular again. There was a
revival in Dixieland jazz, something that not had been popular for about fifteen years ("Armstrong," 2001). This was good for Louis and his cohorts.
In 1947, Armstrong was placed in a group of jazz musicians, and they played a semblance of the old New Orleans style type jazz ("Armstrong," 2001). Armstrong at
the time attracted a new generation of fans (2001). He would also attract and influence a host of young musicians. It was about the same time that Louis was becoming
popular again, that Miles Davis emerged in his own right. It was between 1949 and 1969, that Davis became recognized and was at the forefront of jazz music (2001).
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