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Trumpet Sound Effect #1: Vibrato

Airstream vibrato. Note the huge oral cavity space inside the mouth. This makes your tone more resonant, whether you're singing or playing trumpet. 

Trumpet Sound Effect #2: Alternate Fingering 

Check out Lee Morgan's alternate fingering use in the tune below  

buy the album, you won't regret it.
Also check out the superb Netflix documentary on Lee Morgan, I Called Him Morgan 

​Trumpet Sound Effect #3: Half-valve

Trumpet Sound Effect #4: The Scoop 

Trumpet Sound Effect #5: The Doit 

Trumpet Sound Effect #6: The Fall 

​Trumpet Sound Effect #7: The Rip

Nat Adderly playing his tune "Work Song" uses just about every sound effect on this page in his solo. Check it and get the album.

Trumpet Sound Effect #8: The Horse Whinny 

Trumpet Sound Effect #9 & #10: The Growl and Flutter Tongue 

Ravi Best explains the growl

Trumpet Sound Effect #11: Trills 

Trumpet Sound Effect #12: The Mordent

Trumpet Sound Effect #13: The Flip

Trumpet Sound Effect #13: The Shake or Lip Trill

Listen to the Master, Louis Armstrong

Another master of many things trumpet, including the shake: Maynard Ferguson

Hyperlinked list of recordings by trumpeters of all types. Click on most titles to learn more, hear samples, or buy a copy of the music.