LA Times: Clora Bryant, who broke barriers as a jazz trumpet player, dies at 92
September 5, 2019 / No CommentsHad she been a singer, she might have been an American star. Had she been a piano player, record labels might have lined up to sign her.
But Clora Bryant played the trumpet and attention came slowly, when it came it all.
“When you put that iron in your mouth, you run into problems,” Bryant told The Times in a 1998 interview. “The other horn players gave me respect, but the men who ran the clubs considered me a novelty.”
Source: LA Times
