The Martin Committee was introduced in 1939 and quickly became a favorite among jazzers. Demand for Committees from the 1940s and ‘50s is insatiable, with horn players across the proficiency spectrum happily shelling out well into four figures in pursuit of the trademark smoky sound that defined their bebop heroes. The Martin mystique has continued to intensify over the years. Some players love them for what a persnickety symphonic type might consider a flaw: They don’t slot well, so it’s easy to slide into and out of notes à la Miles Davis. But nobody has deciphered the magic formula for that unique tone - so smooth, so dusky, so … jazzy. Others can copy the tapered tuning slide the cone-shaped, cornet-like bell and even the quirky water keys. Plenty of trumpets have been designed to replicate the sound of the Martin Committee but can’t quite pull it off.
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