Been reading a flame at Amazon blogs: Who are the three most overrated trumpet players in the last 40 years? Messrs. Marsalis and Ferguson are prominently featured (I concur); there's an obligatory discussion of Miles' chops and Hubbard's albums from the 70s.
Fortunately, a few people listed their choices for the most underrated players; two I will have to check out are Carmel Jones and Dizzy Reece; honorable mention for Claudio Roditi and Don Ellis, whom I know and like.
P.S. My favorite trumpet players would be Clifford Brown, Fats Navarro, Armstrong, Buck Clayton, and possibly Art Farmer. I like Don Ellis' recordings and Mulligan/Baker Quartet, but not necessarily for the trumpet playing; ditto Jazz Messengers.
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