Bobby Bryant

A fine trumpeter with a wide range who primarily performed with big bands (often playing lead), Bobby Bryant was considered a valuable musician, although as a soloist he tended to be underrated. Early on Bryant played trumpet and tenor before settling on the former. He moved to Chicago in 1952, attending the Cosmopolitan School of Music. After graduating in 1957, Bryant freelanced for three years in Chicago, working with Red Saunders, backing singer Billy Williams, and gigged with smaller groups. He spent 1960 in New York and then relocated to Los Angeles the following year wh...