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This Day in History: 1972-04-04

Martin Mühlfellner, Austrian trumpeter, principal trumpet in the Vienna Philharmonic, born in Salzburg, Austria.

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This Day In Trumpet History

1564 Anton Schnitzer II, German instrument maker, considered one of the best, born in Nuremberg, Germany.

1889 Wilhelm Yablonsky, Ukrainian trumpeter, student of Wilhelm Wurm, member of Koussevitsky's special orchestra, founded and directed a band at a sugar factory, principal of the Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra, principal of the "Shevchenko" Orchestra, taught at the Kiev Musical College (1924-27) and the Kiev Conservatory (1927-69), died in Kiev, Ukraine.

1939 Charles Schlueter, American trumpeter, Principal Trumpet of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 25 years, born in Du Quoin, Illinois

1939 Charles Schlueter, American orchestral trumpeter, principal of Kansas City Philharmonic (1962-64), principal of Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (1964-68), associate principal of Cleveland Orchestra, principal of Minnesota Orchestra (1972-81), principal of Boston Symphony Orchestra (1981-2006), troubled legal battle with conductor Seiji Ozawa resulting in staying in the BSO, teacher at Tanglewood, New England Conservatory, Univ. of Minnesota, Univ. of Connecticut, born in Du Quoin, Illinois.

1939 Hans Kennel, Swiss trumpeter and Alpine horn player, leading bop trumpeter in Switzerland, played with many important European jazz musicians in the 1960s, formed the Jazz Rock Experience with Bruno Spoerri, formed Jazz Community in 1977, member of his own alphorn quartet ("Mytha") and septet ("Alpine Experience"), composer of film music, born in Schwyz, Switzerland.

1957 Alan Wise, American trumpeter, grew up in Loveland, Colorado, lead trumpet for Maynard ferguson's band (1980-86), born in Alva, Oklahoma.

1961 Byron Stripling, American trumpeter, toured with Clark Terry's band in Europe (1981), joined Lionel Hampton's band (1983), Woody Herman's big band (1984), Count Basie Orchestra (1985-1987), starred in Broadway production of Satchmo and other shows afterwards, principal pops conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (2020), born in Atlanta, Georgia.

2003 Walter ("Rosetta") Fuller, American jazz trumpeter and vocalist, soloist with Earl Hines' big band in 1931, recorded "Rosetta," a popular song that gave him his nickname, joined Horace Henderson's band (1937-8), died in San Diego, California.

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