| HIRT | Trumpeter & bandleader Al ___ |
| ERSE | Trumpeter and bandleader Hawkins |
| GONELLA | Nat --, English jazz trumpeter and bandleader (7) |
| EDALLEN | American jazz trumpeter and cornetist who played with Earl Hines, Clarence Williams, Bessie Smith, King Oliver and Chris Barber |
| MILES | How far ahead was this trumpeter and composer? (5) |
| MILESDAVIS | Trumpeter and jazz fusion pioneer (5,5) |
| MORRISON | Trumpeter and Top Gear Australia presenter, James .. (8) |
| SWAN | Aquatic bird whose varieties include mute, trumpeter and whooper |
| MILESTONE | Jazz trumpeter and tenor in a significant event (9) |
| SWANS | Trumpeter and Cygnus |
| HERB | ___ Alpert, American trumpeter and band-leader (4) |
| MASAKELA | Hugh, South African jazz trumpeter and composer (8) |
| CHET | Jazz trumpeter and vocalist Baker |
| MARSALIS | Wynton, jazz trumpeter and composer born in 1961 (8) |
| LOUIS | American jazz trumpeter and singer nicknamed "Satchmo" |
| ARMSTRONG | See 53A, American jazz trumpeter and singer nicknamed "Satchmo" |
| CHETBAKER | US jazz trumpeter and singer who died in 1988 (4,5) |
| BAKER | American jazz trumpeter and vocalist who died in Amsterdam in 1988 (4,5) |
| DAVIS | Miles -, US jazz trumpeter and composer married to actress Cicely Tyson from 1981-88 (5) |
| APIACERE | Leading trumpeter and percussionist missed out - appreciate playing as they wished (1,7) |
