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Conrad Gozzo
Snooky Young
Bernie Glow
Al Porcino
Ernie Royal
John Audino
George Graham
Rick Baptist
Lou Soloff
Wes Hensel
Chuck Findley
Wayne Bergeron
Jimmy Maxwell
John Frosk
Benny Bailey
Earl Gardner
Victor Paz
Jon Faddis
Uan Rasey
Buddy Childers
Bobby Bryant
Frank Szabo
Arnie Chycoski
Willie Cook
Charlie Davis
Bill Chase
Dalton Smith
Bobby Shew
Bud Brisbois
Ken Smukal
Byron Stripling
Danny Stiles
Ed Leddy
Bijon Watson
Lee Thornburg



Any recordings with these Lead Players.

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"Bill Holman Band"-JVC=Carl Saunders and Frank Szabo!
"Big Phat Band" Gordon Goodwin-Wayne Bergeron and Dennis Farias
"Adventures in Blue" Stan Kenton-Dalton Smith (a couple at the end with Bud Brisbois)
"Stan Kenton Tropicana"-Bud Brisbois
"Cuban Fire/Kenton"-Ed Leddy (added cuts with Bud and Dalton)
"Juggernaut" Frankie Capps Big Band-Frank Szabo
"Heart and Soul" Clayton/Hamilton Big Band-Bobby Bryant and Snooky Young. Towards the end of their Lead Playing careers, but really awsome on this recording!
"Shout Me Out" Clayton/Hamilton-Bijon Watson!!!
"Serendipity 18" Bob Florence-George Graham/Rick Baptist (All Bob Florence recordings with George will teach you a lot!!)
"Lickety Split" Vanguard Jazz Orch.-Earl Gardner (Mingus recordings with Earl. Anything with Earl!!)
"Consumation" Thad Jones/Mel Lewis-Snooky Young/Al Porcino and one tune with Marv Stamm. Greatest single big band recording every made. Get everything by Thad and Mel, Vanguard etc.
"First Time" Count Meets the Duke-Willie Cook, Snooky, Cat, Clarke Terry!
"Basie is Back Home"- Snooky and Lennie Johnson!!
"Sorta May, Sorta Dixie"-Billy May Orch-CONRAD GOZZO-Lead Trumpet!!!!!
"Porgy and Bess" Miles/Gil Evans-Ernie Royal (Dig the A on Buzzard Song!!) and Bernie Glow
Basie "Corner Pocket" Snooky!!!!
Terry Gibbs Dream Band for Al Porcino, John Audino


Do a personel search on Tower Records, ask for Bernie Glow or whoever you want.

Just a small start.

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John Thomas-Lead Trumpet, L.A., A list player!!

So many great players are left off lists and John is one of the best!!

His father, Don Thomas, is a marvelous Lead player from Ft. Worth and was the first call player for everything around Dallas/Ft. Worth for many years. John went to North Texas and played Lead with the 1:00. Left to play Lead with Woody Herman, settled in L.A. and has worked extensivly in the studios as well as teaching at USC.

Two CD's show a small bit of John's exceptional approach to Lead Trumpet Playing=

Matt Catingub Big Band featuring Mavis Rivers (Matt's Mom) "My Mommy & Me"
and "I'm Getting Cement All Over You/Ewe"

For anyone that's played these Catingub charts in a rehearsal band, hearing John casually nail them is a thrill!

There are other recordings with John but these show off his sound and style very well.

TangneyK

WHERE'S TONY KADLECK!!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

(see my post on jazz trumpet sections...)

Other than that... Dave, great post!!!! Adding this list to my already huge list of "To Gets".

A week ago, I ordered the VV "Lickety Split" album from Tower. Can't wait to get it!

I also ordered the Bob Florence Ltd. Edition "Serendipity 18" (replacing the one I lost). Got to see that band live a couple of years ago in Annaheim at the IAJE, with Carl Saunders doing the trumpet feature. Blown away. Sounded like a flugel, then a jazz trumpet, then lead trumpet, all in one tune, not equipment changes. Unbelievable.

--Kevin