This trumpet was made by Georges Leblanc in Paris, France around 1960 to 1965. It is a B-flat trumpet, serial #16674, made of brass with 3 piston valves.
This trumpet was previously owned by Charles James “Charlie” Shavers (1920-1971), an American jazz trumpeter, who performed with jazz greats such as, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Sidney Bechet, and Lucky Millinder.
Leblanc B-Flat Trumpet, used by Charlie Shavers
- Description
This trumpet was made by Georges Leblanc in Paris, France around 1960 to1965. It is a 770 Conrad Gozzo B-flat trumpet, serial #16674, made of brass with 3 piston valves. This trumpet is engraved:
G.LEBLANC
PARIS(and on bell):
Gozzo
autographed model
This trumpet was previously owned by Charles James “Charlie” Shavers (1920-1971), an American jazz trumpeter, who performed with jazz greats such as, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Sidney Bechet, and Lucky Millinder.
Conrad J. Gozzo (1922–1964) was an American trumpet player. He was a highly respected lead trumpeter and greatly in demand as a studio musician performing with music luminaries as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Les Brown, Pete Rugolo, and Henry Mancini.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- G. Leblanc Corporation
- date made
- 1950-1965
- Credit Line
- Gift of Blanche Shavers
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 19 in x 4 3/4 in x 6 in; 48.26 cm x 12.065 cm x 15.24 cm
- trumpet: 4 7/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 19 in; 12.3825 cm x 16.51 cm x 48.26 cm
- mouthpiece: 3 7/16 in x 1 1/16 in; 8.73125 cm x 2.69875 cm
- Object Name
- trumpet
