David Mason spent his career as a classical musician, but was best known for his piccolo trumpet solo on the Beatles recording of "Penny Lane". Mason died at the age of 85 on April 29, 2011 after a short bout with leukemia.
Paul McCartney of the Beatles was looking to enhance "Penny Lane" when he saw Mason on television playing a piece by Bach. The next day he was contacted by the George Martin, the Beatles producer.
He showed up at the 1967 recording session with seven trumpets before settling on the B-flat piccolo trumpet for the high-pitched solo.
McCartney did not write any of the music ahead of time. Instead, he sang the melody and Martin wrote the notes down. The result was the iconic trumpet solo that is a huge part of the song.
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