Harry Edison - "Blues for Minnie"

Harry Edison's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Blues for Minnie", from the Herb Ellis/Ray Brown recording Hot Tracks.

Blue Mitchell - "Step Lightly"

Blue Mitchell's trumpet solo on the chord changes to "Step Lightly", from the Louis Bellson recording Prime Time.

Blue Mitchell - "Fungii Mama"

Blue Mitchell's trumpet solo on "Fungii Mama", from the Blue Mitchell recording The Thing To Do.

Blue Mitchell - "Cookin' at the Continental"

Blue Mitchell's trumpet solo on the chord changes to "Cookin' at the Continental", from the Horace Silver recording Finger Poppin'.

Don Fagerquist - "Soft Winds"

Don Fagerquist's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Soft Winds", from the Marty Paich recording A Jazz Band Ball, First Set.

Don Fagerquist - "Play, Fiddle, Play"

Don Fagerquist's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Play, Fiddle, Play", from the Dave Pell CD I Had The Craziest Dream.

Don Fagerquist - "Russian Lullaby"

Don Fagerquist's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Russian Lullaby", from the Dave Pell Octet recording Plays Irving Berlin.

Blue Mitchell - "Condition Blue"

Blue Mitchell's trumpet solo on "Condition Blue", from the Jackie McLean CD Capuchin Swing.

Blue Mitchell - "Capuchin Swing"

Blue Mitchell's trumpet solo on "Capuchin Swing", from the Jackie McLean CD Capuchin Swing.

Blue Mitchell - "There Will Never Be Another You"

Blue Mitchell's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "There Will Never Be Another You", from the Blue Mitchell CD Stablemates.

The Perils of Trumpeting

This is an article by Charles R. Meyer, M.D. from the Minnesota Medical Association, February 2003 / Volume 86.

The Perils of Trumpeting

Trumpet playing subjects the respiratory system to high, sometimes harmful pressures, and is a workout for even the most well-conditioned lips and agile tongues.

by Charles R. Meyer, M.D.

In 1999, Adolph Herseth, the dean of symphonic trumpeters, celebrated his 50th anniversary as the first-chair trumpeter in the Chicago Symphony. Herseth, now retired from the orchestra, was the stocky trumpet player seated at the back of the orchestra whose face turned deeper shades of crimson as his notes climbed higher. This deepening facial plethora looked very unhealthy, yet it belied durability unrivaled in brass instrumentalists. Herseth’s red face also belied an awesome ease with which he navigated even the most devilish demands of the trumpet repertoire. But it raises the question: How healthy is trumpet playing for the player?