Characteristic Tone on Trumpet

One of the 100-level requirements for instrumentalists at Concordia is to be able to play with a characteristic tone on their instrument. In short, this means that you can create a sound that resembles a model tone quality for your instrument. What is that model tone? Here are some of my favorite recordings demonstrating what I consider an ideal trumpet sound for the music being played:

performer: Wynton Marsalis
music: Trumpet Concerto in D (Michael Haydn)

performer: Wynton Marsalis (x3 - he is overdubbing to play all 3 parts of this recording!)
music: Canon in D (Pachelbel)

performer: Boston Pops Orchestra (Tim Morrison, principal trumpet)
music: "Summon the Heroes" (John Williams)

performer: Canadian Brass
music: Fanfare "Ablasson" (Reiche) and The Prince of Denmark's March

performers: Wynton Marsalis w/ Kathleen Battle
music: "Let the Bright Seraphim" (Handel)

performers: Boston Pops Orchestra (John Williams, conducting)
music: Bugler's Dream (Arnaud)