Comeback Player as Professional

valvepimp · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 6:44 am Post subject:

We have heard that Priscilla King and Rich Willy, both self-described comeback players, make their living from the trumpet nowadays. I'd like to know who else does. Are there any famous names in the trumpet world who could be described as a comeback player?
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Still Trying · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:00 am Post subject:

Bud Brisbois quit playing and then came back shortly before his death. In the distant past, even before my time, there was a cornet player named Red Nichols, who quit and came back. He led a group called Red Nichols and the Five Pennies, as I recall. I don't know if this counts, but Rafael Mendez effectually quit, when he suffered a severe lip injury, but came back. I'll probably think of some others later.
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MrOlds · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:22 am Post subject:

Miles Davis....

David · Veteran Member Joined: 22 Nov 2002 Posts: 379

Herb Alpert
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_PhilPicc · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 3:11 pm Post subject:

Al Hirt, Survived the brick in the chops at Mardi-Grase (sp) and came back.
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PJN · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 9:02 pm Post subject:

Hey,

Lee Morgan left the scene so completely that the story goes, he heard a memorial show on the radio that spurred him to comeback.
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cperret · Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:12 am Post subject:

Well into his career, Terrence Blanchard spent a long time away from playing to change his embouchure. While it's not technically quiting, I think it counts as making a comeback...

dannystone10 · Veteran Member Joined: 14 Mar 2002 Posts: 222

Chet Baker

urbie watrous · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 9:28 am Post subject:

The story goes that they got Bunk Johnson off a farm to go into the recording studio, but I don't know if that's true or exaggerated....

Urb

surfhorn · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 3:01 pm Post subject:

The late Howard McGhee.

trumpetman4Jesus · Regular Member Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 53

Chuck Mangione took 10 years off.

scarface · Heavyweight Member Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 1806

Vincent Penzarella came back from significant injury. Also Louis Armstrong.

There's a CD about Rafael Mendez that has him talking about coming back from injury. Pretty inspiring.

jhatpro · Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:40 am Post subject:

I'd be willing to be that most players are comeback players, to one extent or another.
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