Fanfare Band

Brass Machine (Trumpet Section feature)

by Mark Taylor

Grade 4 | 8 Mins

Mark Taylor, a prolific writer for jazz ensemble, was on the staff of the United States Army Band (‘Pershing's Own’) for 24 years, retiring as Chief Arranger in 2001.

He wrote the trumpet feature Scream Machine for a vinyl album of the same name released in 1985 by the Army Blues Jazz Ensemble. Featuring four ‘screamer’ trumpet parts, it was later published in a slightly simpler version called Brass Machine.

This fanfare arrangement has been arranged directly from the published jazz ensemble score and features four solo trumpets.