King B-Flat Trumpet, used by Dizzy Gillespie: Museum Object and Cultural History
King B-Flat Trumpet, used by Dizzy Gillespie: date made: 1977. owner: Gillespie, Dizzy. user: Gillespie, Dizzy.
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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.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1977
- owner: Gillespie, Dizzy
- user: Gillespie, Dizzy
- maker: King Musical Instruments
- Object Name: trumpet
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Physical Description: organic material (shell) (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 17 in x 11 in x 5 in; 43.18 cm x 27.94 cm x 12.7 cm
- Measurements: 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
- Credit Line: Gift of Lorraine Gillespie
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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