Facility Quote by Gerry Mulligan

I wanted a trumpet concerto that reflected Native American music because, well, there aren't any. I looked around for one but couldn't find anything.…

— Christopher Moore

He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at him.

— Publilius Syrus

He wanted us to play whatever we played in the most characteristic and appropriate style. Even it was the theme from 'The Godfather,' you…

— Manny Laureano

I played saxophone and trumpet. Pretty nerdy.

— Kesha

Music was the one thing I could control. It was the one world that offered me freedom. When I played music, my nightmares ended.…

— Quincy Jones

I studied trumpet for almost 15 years and was performing with a professional concert marching band in parades and rodeos. I was headed back…

— R. Carlos Nakai

I played trumpet for about two weeks. Sixth grade. And I didn't practice. Maybe a little longer than two weeks, but I didn't practice…

— Wendell Pierce

I got to trumpet, finally. That's why I love to write for brass, and [Count] Basie and [Frank] Sinatra and all that stuff, 'cause…

— Quincy Jones

My dad's father was a White Star Line trumpet player in the '20s. It shaped the way that I think about music. My grandfather…

— Elvis Costello

Whoever keeps an open ear For tattlers will be sure to hear The trumpet of contention.

— William Cowper

Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something.

— Wynton Marsalis

I'm not a person who writes really abstract things with oblique references. I look at abstraction like I look at condiments. Give me some…

— Wynton Marsalis