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This Day in History: 1962-04-26

John Swana, American jazz trumpeter, performed with many leading jazz musicians, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

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This Day In Trumpet History

1830 John Hartmann, Prussian cornetist and composer, served in Prussian army as solo cornetist to the Cuirassiers in Cologne, after service joined brother in England in brass band of the Crystal Palace Company, director of Tyrone Militia Band in Sheffield, led Royal Sherwood Foresters band (top English band at time), served many more years in English military bands, retired, writing music for publishing houses, born in Auleben, Prussia.

1856 Thomas Short, Australian cornetist, soloist with the Talbot Band in Victoria, at 18 led the Hamilton Band, soloed with the Melbourne Band and the Cooper & Bailey Show, came to the U.S. in 1878 at 22, directed the 69th, 71st and 13th Regiment bands (and cornet soloist with each), leader of the Clapp's Band, cornet soloist and assistant conductor of Innes' band, leader of the 2nd Regiment Band in Springfield, born in Melbourne, Australia.

1879 B.A. Rolfe, American cornetist and trumpeter, soloed with his family band, then joined the Majestic Theatre Orchestra while teaching cornet at Louis Lombard's School of Music in Utica, New York, moved to NYC as a soloist known for high notes, then started a movie company, producing more than 50 silent films (1915-19), started his own dance orchestra performing for NBC radio broadcasts, during WWII, started an all-female orchestra, succeeded Herbert Clarke as leader of the Long Beach Municipal Band, retired to Massachusetts continuing to produce music for children's songs aired on NBC Television, born in Brasher Falls, New York.

1947 Stan Glogow, Polish trumpeter, trad jazz player, performed with Peter Herbolzheimer, the Dutch Swing College Band and Hugo Strasser, born in Kraków, Poland.

1969 Thomas Reiner, German trumpeter, played in a theater orchestra in Heilbronn, recorded several solo albums and toured in Germany and France, performer on baroque trumpet, member of trumpet ensemble, Arta, born in Ludwigsburg, Germany.

1988 Roy Stevens, studied with William Costello and carried on his school of teaching when he died, teaching many great trumpeters, died in Riverside, New York.

2005 Ronald Simmonds, Canadian jazz trumpeter, grew up in Englands, played in Tommy Sampson's orchestra from age 19, played in several other big bands including Jack Parnell's, played pit orchestra of West Side Story for thee years, played for German Radio, composed and arranged music, switched to piano when lip was paralyzed in dental procedure, died in Vania, Spain.

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