Archives for 24 October 2006
The Great Summit - Armstrong / Ellington
When I was a kid we used to make up the ideal hockey team. The rules were simple, you can pick any player, from any era, and put them on the team. This album kind of reminds me of that, Louis Armstong on Trumpet, Duke Ellington on piano, Trummy Young on trombone, Barney Bigard on […]
My Trumpet
I recently took up playing the trumpet. I have never played any instrument before so its been quite a fun experience. So far I can play some simple stuff, and I am working towards my next goal of playing with a community band.
I have two trumpets, my first is this King 600 from the 70’s. […]