Cy Touff

One of the very few bass trumpet specialists in jazz history, Cy Touff, although closely associated with West Coast Jazz, has actually been a fixture in Chicago for decades. Touff played piano (starting when he was six), C-melody sax, and xylophone before temporarily settling on trumpet. He was in the Army during 1944-1946 but was fortunate enough to get a chance to play trombone regularly with an Army band. After his discharge, Touff returned to Chicago, studied with Lennie Tristano and gigged with Jimmy Dale, Jay Burkhart, Bill Russo, Charlie Ventura, Shorty Sherock, Ray McK...