Great Trumpet Players and Albums - recommendations

Satchmo!

I suppose Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" is the gold standard. There are a lot of great Miles albums. Another one I would recommend is "In a Silent Way." If you enjoy both of those, you have a lot of fun exploring to do. "Love Songs" is a beautiful compilation to seek out.

If you want a well-recorded masterpiece and like big-band style trumpet, try Harry James, "The King James Version" (Sheffield Labs, 1976). Vinyl, of course. The album is recorded direct-to-disc, sounds fantastic, and captures Harry at his best.

Arturo Sandoval is of a higher calibur than Hugh. You'll enjoy lots.
My favorite Miles album is Amandla which is not gold standard. What's not standard is usually great.
Lately been diggin' onto Roy Hargrove performances. He's simply brilliant.
Another cool modern trumpeteer is Nils Petter Molvaer and young fella from Germany Till Bronner(sorry I don't have double dot german o :)

Current trumpeters, Nicholas Payton, Roy Hargrove, Terence Blanchard, Wynton Marsalis.

All timers, Louis Armstrong,Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Chet Baker, Kenny Dorham, Art Farmer, Freddie Hubbard, Jack Sheldon, Joe Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro, Howard McGhee Thad Jones.