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.
King B-Flat Trumpet, used by Dizzy Gillespie
- 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.
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- owner
- Gillespie, Dizzy
- user
- Gillespie, Dizzy
- maker
- King Musical Instruments
- date made
- 1977
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lorraine Gillespie
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- 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
- Object Name
- trumpet
B-Flat Trumpet
