Arbors Records March of Jazz Medallion: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This medallion is from Arbors Records in Clearwater, Florida. It is made of cast brass with a metal ring. This medallion commemorates the birthdays of Arbors recording artists Jerry Jerome, Joe Bushkin, Bob Haggart, Dick Hyman, Red Norvo, Flip Phillips, and Bob Wilber. The front is cast:

Happy Birthday to: Joe Bushkin, Bob Haggart, Dick Hyman Red Norvo Flip Phillips and Bob Wilber

Arbors Records is an independent label founded by Mat and Rachel Domber in Clearwater, Florida, in 1989. The label focuses on swing music and Dixieland jazz, and later added contemporary and classic jazz to its roster.

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 1997
• user: Levin, Floyd
• Object Name: medallion
• Physical Description: brass (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 in; 8.89 cm x 5.08 cm
• place made: United States: Florida, Clearwater
• ID Number: 2011.3086.101
• nonaccession number: 2011.3086
• catalog number: 2011.3086
• Credit Line: Gift of Lucille Levin
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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