This trumpet case was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1960-1970. It is made of wood, covered with black stained leather and black vinyl trim, with metal fittings, leather covered handle, and black plush interior. Accessioned with LeBlanc trumpet (1992.0518.01).
This trumpet was made by Georges Leblanc in Paris, France around 1960-1970. It is a B-flat trumpet, serial #29228, made of brass with 3 piston valves. This trumpet was previously owned and used by American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Charlie Spivak. This trumpet is engraved:
G.LEBLANC PARIS
and
Charlie Spivak
Trumpeter and bandleader, Charlie Spivak (1905 or 1907-1982) grew up in New Haven, Connecticut and learned to play trumpet at 10 years old. In his professional career, Spivak played with a number of big bands including, Ben Pollack, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, and Glen Miller. Spivak led his own band from 1939 to 1959 and continued to play and record until his death in 1982.
This trumpet was made by Holton in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, in the late 1970s. It is a B-flat model ST100, made of brass. This trumpet was previously owned and used by Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros.
Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros (1928–2016) was a Cuban trumpeter. Armenteros recorded several albums as a solo artist as well as albums with Mongo Santamaría and Eddie Palmieri.
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 from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. Its uniquely shaped upturned bell was Gillespie's internationally known trademark.
This trombone was made by Meinl & Lauber in Gartenberg, Germany, around 1969-1970. It is an E-flat bass slide trombone. This trombone is made of brass. It is a reproduction instrument patterned after an instrument made by Isaac Ehe in 1612, Nurnberg. It is inscribed:
JOHANN ISAAC EHE NURNBERG COPIERT MEINL & LAUBER GARTENBERG BAYERN
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.
This trombone was made by Meinl & Lauber in Gartenberg, Germany, around 1969-1970. It is an E-flat alto slide trombone. The trombone is made of brass. It is a reproduction instrument patterned after an instrument by Michael Nagel in 1656, Nurnberg. This trombone is inscribed:
MICHAEL NAGEL NURNBERG KOPIE MEINL & LAUBER GARTENBERG BAYERN
This chalkware statue of American jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was made by Esco Products, Inc. in New York, circa 1972. The statue depicts Armstrong in a burgundy jacket with white shirt, black bowtie, pants and shoes, holding a trumpet in his right hand and a handkerchief in his left hand. As in many of Esco’s celebrity statues, the heads are exaggerated in size.
The statue was given to American jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald and is inscribed on the bottom of the statue, “FROM PHOEBE.”
This award was presented by Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee to American jazz trumpeter William Alonzo “Cat” Anderson in 1976. It is made of a base of shield-shaped wood with a metal plate attached to the front with screws. The plate is engraved:
LANE COLLEGE BAND DISTINGUISHED MUSICIAN’S AWARD PRESENTED TO CAT ANDERSON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO JAZZ AND HUMANITY. ALSO, IN APPRECIATION FOR CONDUCTING LANE’S 2nd ANNUAL JAZZ FESTIVAL.
H.D. DIXON, DITECTOR FESTIVAL JAZZ BAND
K.C. SAMPSON DIRECTOR OF BANDS
APRIL 10, 1976
Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, founded in 1882, is one of the historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States.
This award was presented by NAJE (National Association of Jazz Educators) to American jazz trumpeter William Alonzo “Cat” Anderson in 1974. It is made of wood with a metal plate. The plate is engraved:
This Official NAJD AWARD IS Presented To ”CAT” Anderson for Outstanding Service to Jazz Education at the 2nd NAJE NATIONAL CONVENTION Chicago, Ill., December, 1974 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAZZ EDUCATORS
