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I’m Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz.
The flugelhorn offers a different voice in jazz—softer, warmer, and more intimate than the trumpet. With its wider bore and conical shape, the flugelhorn produces a mellow tone that invites reflection rather than fanfare.
Though long used in brass bands, the flugelhorn found its jazz identity in the hands of artists like Clark Terry, who helped bring it into the mainstream. Players such as Art Farmer, Freddie Hubbard, and later Kenny Wheeler used the instrument to explore lyricism, ballad playing, and subtle harmonic shading.
In jazz ensembles, the flugelhorn often shifts the emotional center of the music, creating space for tenderness and nuance
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