Three female trumpeters who stand out for me in pop and jazz are Cynthia Robinson, who played in Sly & the Family Stone; Valaida Snow, who began recording in 1933; and Clora Bryant.
Born in 1927 in Denison, Texas, Bryant started on piano and sang in church. Not until her brother, Fred, joined the military and left his trumpet at home did Bryant pick up t…
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