King Tenor Slide Trombone, used by J. J. Johnson: Museum Object and Cultural History
King Tenor Slide Trombone, used by J. J. Johnson: date made: 1976. maker: King Musical Instruments. Object Name: Trombone.
The object in the museum catalogue
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
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.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1976
- maker: King Musical Instruments
- Object Name: Trombone
- 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
- place made: United States: Ohio, Eastlake
- ID Number: 1994.0358.01
- accession number: 1994.0358
- catalog number: 1994.0358.01
- Credit Line: Gift of J. J. Johnson
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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