Pocket trumpet

It has been used by soloists in jazz (Don Cherry played the similar pocket cornet) or other ensembles to add flair and variety.

Pocket trumpets are sometimes played as auxiliary instruments by soloists in jazz and dixieland bands, as well as for some specific studio recording demands.

There are two basic design approaches to pocket trumpets:[citation needed] Models with reduced bell and bore sizes originated in the 19th century, and usually suffer from poor intonation and severely hindered dynamic and timbral range.

Models with standard bell and bore sizes originally appeared in the US as late as 1968, mostly following the design of trumpet builder Louis Duda (one-piece hand-hammered "5X" bell, cornet-wound lead pipe, straight-back first valve slide with thumb-throw, fold-back third slide), manufactured by the Benge Trumpet company.

[citation needed] New Orleans artist Shamarr Allen[3] plays a Kanstul pocket trumpet with a raised bell in most performances.