King Tenor Slide Trombone, used by J. J. Johnson
King Tenor Slide Trombone, used by J. J. Johnson
- Description
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This trombone was made by King Musical Instruments in Eastlake, Ohio in 1976. It is a B-flat tenor slide trombone, serial # 669187 King 3-B Concert model with a solid silver bell. The trombone is engraved:
-
KING
3-B
Silver
Sonic
Concert
KING
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
-U.S.A.-
To
J.J.JOHNSON
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS UNIQUE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN MUSIC
June 26, 1976 -
(stamped on the slide):
10169 -
This trombone was previously owned and played by James Louis Johnson (1924-2001), an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. As inspired by Dizzy Gillespie, Johnson was one of the earliest musicians to embrace the bebop style of jazz.
- Location
- Currently on loan
- Object Name
- Trombone
- date made
- 1976
- maker
- King Musical Instruments
- place made
- United States: Ohio, Eastlake
- Measurements
- overall: 12 1/2 in x 45 1/2 in x 8 in; x 31.75 cm x 115.57 cm x 20.32 cm
- ID Number
- 1994.0358.01
- accession number
- 1994.0358
- catalog number
- 1994.0358.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of J. J. Johnson
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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