Dizzy Gillespie's B–flat Trumpet
- Description
- This custom–made "Silver Flair" trumpet belonged to renowned trumpeter, bandleader, and composer John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, a founder of the modern jazz style known as bebop. Renowned for his musical virtuosity and for his impish good humor and wit, Gillespie played this trumpet in the early 1980s. Its uniquely shaped upturned bell was Gillespie's internationally known trademark.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- trumpet
- date made
- 1981
- owner
- Gillespie, Dizzy
- user
- Gillespie, Dizzy
- maker
- King Musical Instruments
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 in x 11 in x 5 in; 43.18 cm x 27.94 cm x 12.7 cm
- case: 52.5 cm x 36.6 cm x 16 cm; 20 21/32 in x 14 13/32 in x 6 5/16 in
- Place Made
- United States: Ohio, Eastlake
- ID Number
- 1986.0003.01
- catalog number
- 1986.0003.01
- accession number
- 1986.0003
- serial number
- 673792
- subject
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- Related Publication
- Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
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