Jazz Articles about Chuck Gottesman

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Chuck Gottesman: My Hard Luck Story (And Other Tales of Woe)

by Nic Jones
July 3, 2006

Chuck Gottesman is a monster. He's well aware that doubling on instruments doesn't automatically mean a musician will grasp the potential of each one. However, his flugelhorn playing is as warm as Art Farmer's, while his trumpet playing seems to sizzle with a different set of ideas, and that's rare in itself. In addition, his skills as an arranger are exceptional. Check out his work on Black Sabbath's “War Pigs," a choice that will presumably have the happy effect of ...