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This Day in History: 2008-06-17

Roger Bell, Australian pioneering jazz cornetist, died on this day.

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This Day In Trumpet History

1872 Wilhelm Weidrecht, German instrument maker, played in the city orchestra of Leipzig and in the Gewandhaus, member of the Royal orchestra of Berlin, invented the bass tuba (bombardon), honored by the Royal Academy of Berlin in 1835, developed the Berliner-Pumpe valve which led to successful contracts with the Prussian military bands, director-general of the bands of the 10th Confederate Army Corps, first to arrange orchestral works for band, died on this day.

1901 Louis Armstrong ("Satchmo"), American jazz legendary trumpeter, composer, singer, born.

1901 Louis Armstrong ("Satchmo"), American jazz legendary trumpeter, composer, singer, probably one of the greatest musicians of the 20th Century, born in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1904 Bill Coleman, American trumpeter, played with JC Higginbotham, Edgar Courance, and Clarence Paige, played in the Zack Whyte Orchestra, moved to NYC in 1927 and played with Lloyd and Cecil Scott, joined Luis Russell's band, later Ralph Cooper's Kongo Knights, toured France and Monte Carlo with Lucky Millinder, Freddy Taylor, Willie Lewis and leader of the Harlem Rhythm Masters, born in Centreville, Kentucky.

1910 Louis Schreiber, German cornetist, teacher at the Cologne Conservatory, immigrant to America (1854), member of the New York Philharmonic Society (1856-1865), principal trumpet in the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society and Theodore Thomas Orchestra, famed cornet soloist, instrument manufacturer (noted for cornets with circular bells that pointed upwards called "rain catchers"), died in Los Angeles, California.

1925 Edward Haug, American trumpeter, enlisted in Army during WWII, hired as assistant principal of San Francisco Symphony (1950), also member of the San Francisco Opera orchestra (1952), born in San Francisco, California.

1948 James Underwood, American trumpeter, joined the US Marine Band and became cornet soloist, member of the Detroit Symphony, Michigan Theater Orchestra, performed with the Detroit Concert Brass and Detroit Concert Band, principal of the Columbus Symphony Orch. in Ohio, able to continue playing after aggressive salivary cancer treatment for a few years, died in Columbus, Ohio.

1948 Piet Knarren, Dutch trumpeter, founded the well-known EP Band, received a gold-plated trumpet from Schenkelaars (1973), studio player, tours to Austria and Switzerland, recorded Midnight Blue (14 weeks on pop charts of England), elevated to Knight of the Oranje-Nassau Order, born in Schinnen, Netherlands.

1953 Marcel Sennhauser, Swiss trumpeter, principal of the Lucerne Symphony, principal of the St. Moritz Chamber Orchestra, taught at the Schweiz Music School, born in Zurich, Switzerland.

1959 Gareth Bimson, British trumpeter, selected as sub for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's European tour, freelanced in London, coprincipal of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, born in Liverpool, England.

1966 Gabriel Rosati, Italian jazz trumpeter, valve trombonist and composer, performed with many jazz groups, salsa bands and Brazilian groups, formed his own group (Gabriel Rosati & The Salsa Connection), lived and worked in San Francisco and worked with Santana, John Lee Hooker and Rique Pantoja, worked in Las Vegas as opening act at the Osaka Ritz-Carlton Hotel, often tours the U.S. and Europe, wrote many trumpet books, born in Modena, Italy.

1993 Bram Smith, Jr., Canadian trumpeter, learned to play cornet from his father, principal at age fourteen with the Royal Regiment Band of Canada, at 15 won national solo contest for brass, member of the U.S. Marine Band, then with the U.S. Army Band as principal trumpet of the Herald Trumpets, after his service years became director of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band, then director of music at Humber College, music coordinator for King Hassan of Morocco, died in Toronto, Canada.

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