In the late 80s, Eddie Lewis designed a physical approach to practicing trumpet that serves as the basis for his warmup routines. Chops Express is the second book of those routines published so far. It contains routines for seven different levels of trumpet player, ranging from absolute beginner to virtuoso.

The main difference between this book and his more popular Daily Routines book is that the routines in Chops Express can be completed in under fifteen minutes. In terms of musical and physical benefit, the two books function the same way.

Chops Express also includes certain tweaks Eddie developed as a result of using the Daily Routines with his students over the years. While Daily Routines continues to work great for trumpet players all over the world, the exercises in Chops Express are just a little bit better.