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The Forefront
The Trumpet Section - Parts I, II, III, and IV


The Forefront presents a work demonstrating the evolution of the trumpet section. Composed by Bobby Lewis under a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the piece contains differing jazz styles and types of trumpet-ensemble writing, from King Oliver, early Duke Ellington, Count Basie, swing, and be-bop, to the present. Forefront members are Bobby Lewis, Arthur Hoyle, George Bean, Jerry Coleman, Russ Iverson, and Rufus Reid.