flugelhorn

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He shifted to the less demanding flugelhorn, and worked sporadically on bar and nightclub gigs, often organised by his arranger, producer, fellow-trumpeter and manager David Weiss, who led the New Jazz Composers 'Octet, with which Hubbard was to make his last recording, released last year.

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  • Masekela himself played the flugelhorn, sang, emoted (using his voice to imitate the screeching of a train), told stories, and busted out some great dance moves.
  • Young Freddie played the tonette and mellophone, then the trumpet, flugelhorn, piano, French horn, sousaphone and tuba - notably studying with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra's first trumpeter Max Woodbury at the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music. —  Culture | guardian.co.uk
  • He shifted to the less demanding flugelhorn, and worked sporadically on bar and nightclub gigs, often organised by his arranger, producer, fellow-trumpeter and manager David Weiss, who led the New Jazz Composers 'Octet, with which Hubbard was to make his last recording, released last year. —  Culture | guardian.co.uk
  • The New Arts Jazztet is: Bob Allison, trumpet and flugelhorn; Phil Brown, bass; Ron Coulter, drums / percussion; Mel Goot, piano; Dick Kelley, saxophones; and Tim Pitchford, trombone.
  • He's a singer who plays congas, and flugelhorn and alto saxophone. —  Open Source
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  1. German Flügelhorn : Flügel, flank (from its use to summon flanks during a battle) (from Middle High German vlügel, wing, flank; see pleu- in Indo-European roots) + Horn, horn (from Middle High German, from Old High German; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots).
 

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