Snooky Young

A great surviving stylist of the trumpet, Eugene "Snooky" Young is the absolute master of the plunger mute, an instantly recognizable star with whomever he plays. He can make his horn speak, shout, growl, and sigh with his mutes, while always swinging irresistibly. Yet Young has made his reputation almost entirely from within the bands who employ him, rarely stepping out on his own since leading ...more