Object Details
- owner
- Gillespie, Dizzy
- Gillespie, Dizzy
- King Musical Instruments
- Description
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lorraine Gillespie
- 1977
- ID Number
- 1986.0003.01
- catalog number
- 1986.0003.01
- accession number
- 1986.0003
- serial number
- 673792
- Object Name
- trumpet
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- brass, 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
- 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
- Related Publication
- Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606128
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9847-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
