Songs with cool trumpet. Introducing famous pieces from wind ensemble and jazz.
The trumpet is often regarded as a leading, spotlight instrument among wind instruments, and especially in wind ensembles and classical music, you’ll often hear the trumpet playing standout phrases.
Beyond that, there are plenty of songs where the trumpet shines in drama and film insert songs, as well as in jazz classics.
In this article, we’ll introduce a wide selection of cool trumpet pieces all at once.
We’ve chosen a variety of tracks across genres with the trumpet at the core, so be sure to find some pieces you’d like to perform yourself.
Playlist
| Songs with cool trumpet. Introducing famous pieces from wind ensemble and jazz. | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1 | The Pigeon and the BoyHisaishi Joe | play_arrow | This song is from an anime created by Hayao Miyazaki... |
| 2 | “Main Title” from the movie Star WarsJohn Williams | play_arrow | In the film score, the trumpet takes up the theme and... |
| 3 | Lupin the Third Theme ’78Ōno Yūji | play_arrow | The theme of Lupin the Third, known from anime and films… |
| 4 | Passion ContinentHakasé Tarō | play_arrow | The opening of the documentary program “Jounetsu Tairiku”… |
| 5 | SpainChick Corea | ![]() | A jazz pianist and keyboardist in the United States... |
| 6 | Theme of Hissatsu ShigotoninHirao Masaaki | play_arrow | A long-running television period drama series since 1972... |
| 7 | Friday Night FantasyPierre Porte | play_arrow | A composer from France, nicknamed the “painter of sound”… |
| 8 | Main Theme from Battles Without Honor and HumanityTsushima Toshiaki | play_arrow | When asked, “What comes to mind when you think of yakuza films?”, many people... |
| 9 | Sing, Sing, SingBenny Goodman | play_arrow | This piece is a swing jazz standard… |
| 10 | Triumphal and Victory March from the opera AidaGiuseppe Verdi | play_arrow | The opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi, … |
| 11 | William Tell OvertureGioachino Rossini | play_arrow | The impression we usually get from the trumpets we hear... |
| 12 | SummertimeGeorge Gershwin | play_arrow | A wide-ranging repertoire spanning jazz, popular, and classical mu… |
| 13 | A Trumpeter’s HolidayLeroy Anderson | play_arrow | Composed by Leroy Anderson in 1954… |
| 14 | Treasure IslandIzumi Hirotaka | play_arrow | A representative fusion band that Japan is proud of… |
| 15 | Hagure Keiji Junjō-ha Main ThemeKai Masato | play_arrow | Between 1988 and 2009, a total of 18 se... |
| 16 | Festive OvertureDmitrii Shostakovich | play_arrow | A composer from the Soviet Union, Shostakov… |
| 17 | Rocky ThemeIwai Naohiro | play_arrow | Having held a trumpet from a certain era and older… |
| 18 | Olympic Fanfare and ThemeJohn Williams | play_arrow | Star Wars, E.T., Indiana... |
| 19 | On the Sunny Side of the StreetLouis Armstrong | play_arrow | The Broadway musical “Lou Les… |
| 20 | Symphony No. 5Gustav Mahler | play_arrow | This piece was composed by Gustav Mahler and 19… |
| 21 | Friend Like MeAlan Menken | play_arrow | A sleek, velvety melody like smooth jazz... |
| 22 | When the Saints Go Marching In | play_arrow | This song is also familiar to listeners in Japan... |
| 23 | light cavalryFranz von Suppé | play_arrow | Austrian composer Franz von S... |
| 24 | Grand MarchKonagaya Soichi | play_arrow | “Grand March” is by the composer Soichi Konagaya, and it... |
| 25 | Festival(s) of RomeOttorino Respighi | play_arrow | From the late 1800s to the 1930s… |
| 26 | So WhatMiles Davis | play_arrow | As a jazz trumpeter, Louie Ar— |
| 27 | In the MoodGlenn Miller | play_arrow | A classic swing jazz piece by Glenn Miller |
| 28 | Car 16 15 AKuroda Takuya | play_arrow | A dynamic track blending jazz and hip-hop |
| 29 | Trumpet ConcertoFranz Haydn | play_arrow | Franz Joseph Haydn, in his later years… |
| 30 | Trumpet VoluntaryJeremiah Clark | play_arrow | Celebrate brilliantly with a trumpet festival piece |
| 31 | Trumpet of the Night SkyNini Rosso | play_arrow | Nini Rosso’s famous song praying for peace |
| 32 | The Splendid DanceClaude Thomas Smith | play_arrow | A cheerful dance piece, a virtuosic and magnificent masterpiece for wind ensemble |
| 33 | Carpenters ForeverJ.Raposo/P.Williams/R.Nichols/J.Bettis/R.Carpenter/H.David/B.Bacharach/L.Russell/B.Bramlett/F.Karlin/J.Griffin/R.Wilson | play_arrow | A wind ensemble arrangement of Carpenters classics |
| 34 | “Retro” 2023 All-Japan Band Competition Required Piece IIIAmano Masamichi | play_arrow | Masamichi Amano revived 70s–80s pop music through wind band arrangements. |
| 35 | Dragon Quest Concert Selectionsugiyama kouichi | play_arrow | A wind ensemble medley depicting a hero's tale |
| 36 | Suite ‘Space Battleship Yamato’Miyakawa Tai | ![]() | A wind band masterpiece inspired by iron |
| 37 | Eternal StoryYamashita Kōsuke | play_arrow | Beautiful, well-harmonized instrumental conversation and melody |


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