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- This trombone was made by Conn in Elkhart, Indiana, in 1969. It is a valve model trombone, serial #M76252. Accessioned with a soft canvas case. This trombone is inscribed:
- CG CONN LTDVictorUSA
- This trombone was previously owned and used by William Russo (1928-2003), American composer, arranger, musician, teacher, and founder of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. Russo composed more than 200 pieces for jazz orchestra. Throughout his career, Russo work included collaborations with Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Stan Kenton, Cannonball Adderley, Yehudi Menuhin, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Cleo Laine, and Billie Holiday.
- date made
- 1969
- user
- Russo, William
- maker
- CONN
- ID Number
- 2003.0162.02
- accession number
- 2003.0162
- serial number
- M76252
- catalog number
- 2003.0162.02
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- This saxophone was made by Henri Selmer Co. in Paris, France, in 1935. It is an alto saxophone, Radio Improved Model, serial #20808. Accessioned with accessories and original case. This saxophone was previously owned and used by Willie Smith in the Harry James Band, as well as other jazz ensembles.
- production date
- 1935
- user
- Smith, Willie
- manufacturer
- Selmer, Henri
- ID Number
- 1990.0087.01
- catalog number
- 1990.0087.01
- accession number
- 1990.0087
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- Description
- This drum was made by Remo in Valencia, California, in 1999.
- It is a Remo Signature Series conga drum with 13 1/2 inch head, with stylized images of fish, birds, and other small icons around body. This drum is autographed by Mexican American conguero (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer, Poncho Sánchez.
- Date made
- 1999
- maker
- Remo, Inc.
- ID Number
- 2000.3039.11.01
- nonaccession number
- 2000.3039
- catalog number
- 2000.3039.11.01
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- This guitar was made by Robert Benedetto in Homosassa Springs, Florida, in 1978.
- It is a 7 course (7x1) archtop model, serial #1678.
- Robert Benedetto was born in 1946 in The Bronx, New York into a family of artists, cabinet maker s and musicians. Benedetto made his first archtop guitar in 1968. His reputation grew as he crafted guitars for noted guitarists Bucky Pizzarelli, Chuck Wayne, Joe Diorio and Cal Collins. From 1999-2006, Benedetto had a licensing agreement with Fender Musical Instruments to produce his models in a small, controlled manufacturing environment. Following the agreement with Fender, Benedetto joined forces with jazz guitarist and corporate executive, Howard Paul, to manufacture a broad line of more affordable professional instruments without compromising the unparalleled Benedetto quality. In 1977 Benedetto met jazz guitarist, John “Bucky” Pizzarelli and made this 7-string archtop guitar, serial #1678, for him a year later. Pizzarelli played this guitar up until the time he donated it to the museum in 2005.
- Date made
- 1978
- user
- Pizzarelli, John "Bucky"
- maker
- Benedetto, Robert
- ID Number
- 2006.0004.01
- accession number
- 2006.0004
- catalog number
- 2006.0004.01
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- This trumpet was made by Severinsen-Akright in Oakland, California in 1994. It is a B-flat trumpet, 54 Bel Canto model, serial #0601, made of brass with 3 piston valves. This trumpet was given to American trumpeter Doc Cheatham for his 90th birthday from Doc Severinsen, Dick Akright, and Donald Byrd in 1994. This trumpet is engraved:
- HAPPY 89TH BIRTHDAYDOC CHEATAMfromDOC SEVERINSENDICK AKRIGHTDONALD BYRDJUNE 13th, 1994
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- SEVERINSEN-AKRIGHTMODEL 54Bel Canto564-14th St.OAKLAND, CA 94612
- Adolphus Anthony “Doc” Cheatham (1905-1997), first learned to play saxophone as well as trumpet. Early in his career, Cheatham performed with the African American Vaudeville theater in Nashville. Around 1924, Cheatham moved to Chicago where he heard trumpeters King Oliver and Louis Armstrong, both would have a lifelong influence on Cheatham’s playing.
- Cheatham performed with several jazz musicians including Benny Carter, Fletcher Henderson, and Benny Goodman throughout the 1930s to the 1960s. In the 1970s, Cheatham worked to improve his playing by recording and listening to himself. After the age of 70, Cheatham’s self-assessment work would result in him receiving his best acclamations and critical reviews.
- date made
- 1994
- user
- Cheatham, Doc
- maker
- Severinsen-Akright
- ID Number
- 2002.0218.01
- serial number
- 0601
- accession number
- 2002.0218
- catalog number
- 2002.0218.01
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- Description
- This flute was made by Verne Q. Powell Flutes Inc. in Maynard, Massachusetts, in 2006. It is a Boehm System Signature model flute, serial #SIG-1560, made of sterling silver. The flute is engraved:
- [Powell logo]Verne Q. Powell [signature]SIG-1560MADE IN USA
- This flute was previously owned and used by American jazz saxophone and flute player James Moody (1925-2010). He played in the U.S. Army Air Corp segregated band, and after his discharge in 1946, Moody performed with Dizzy Gillespie. Throughout his career, Moody performed and recorded with other jazz musicians, including Milt Jackson, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, and Charles Mingus. Moody as leader of his own ensembles, performed and recorded from 1949 until his death in 2010.
- date made
- 2006
- user
- Moody, James
- maker
- Verne Q. Powell Flutes Inc.
- ID Number
- 2016.0340.02
- accession number
- 2016.0340
- catalog number
- 2016.0340.02
- serial number
- SIG-1560
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- This clarinet was made by Henri Selmer in Paris, France around 1957 to 1958. It is a Boehm System clarinet in B-flay, “Centered Tone” model, serial #Q9851, made of grenadilla with silver keys and rings. This clarinet is stamped:
- DEPOSEHENRISELMERFRANCECenteredTone
- Cuban-born jazz clarinetist, Paquito D’Rivera acquired this clarinet in the late 1950s and continued to use it until he donated the clarinet to the museum in 2005. D-Rivera has received several awards and honors, including twelve Grammys, NEA Jazz Masters, Kennedy Center Living Jazz Legend award, and a National Medal of the Arts in 2005.
- Date made
- 1957-1958
- user
- D'Rivera, Paquito
- maker
- Selmer, Henri
- ID Number
- 2005.0086.01
- accession number
- 2005.0086
- catalog number
- 2005.0086.01
