Louis Armstrong - "Cornet Chop Suey"

Louis Armstrong's trumpet solo on "Cornet Chop Suey", from the original 1926 recording by Louis Armstrongs and his Hot Five (notated in concert pitch).

Here's the original recording:

There's some dispute on the key of this original recording, to the point that some notable jazz musicians have recorded the piece in concert Eb, and others in concert F. For an exhaustive discussion, and compelling argument for F concert, check out the following page:

cornet chop suey - what is the correct key?

Here's a contemporary recording by jazz master Wynton Marsalis (in F concert - embedding unfortunately disabled):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK1UC-vCUZY

Harry Edison - "Mean To Me"

Harry Edison's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Mean To Me", from the recording Oscar Peterson Meets Harry Edison.

Harry Edison - "Bones"

Harry Edison's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Bones" (24-bar blues), from the Herb Ellis/Ray Brown recording Hot Tracks.

Don Fagerquist - "Better Luck Next Time"

Don Fagerquist's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Better Luck Next Time", from the recording The Dave Pell Octet Plays Irving Berlin.

Nat Adderley - "Naturally"

Nat Adderley's cornet solo over the changes to "Naturally" (a.k.a. "Never Say Yes"), from the Nat Adderley recording Naturally.

Don Fagerquist - "Chime Time"

Don Fagerquist's solo over the chord changes to "Chime Time", from the Henry Mancini recording Mr. Lucky.

Tony Fruscella: "I'll Be Seeing You"

Tony Fruscella's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "I'll Be Seeing You", from the recording 1955 Tony Fruscella.

Don Fagerquist - "Almost Like Being In Love"

Don Fagerguist's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Almost Like Being In Love", from the Ray Brown recording Jazz Cello.

Don Fagerquist - "Look Who's Dancing"

Don Fagerquist's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Look Who's Dancing", from the Dave Pell recording Jazz Goes Dancing (Prom To Prom).

Ray Nance - "Take The 'A' Train"

Ray Nance's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Take The 'A' Train", from the Duke Ellington recording Ellington/Armstrong Jazz Festival (from the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival). This is a "classic" solo that jazz trumpet players should know by heart.