This flute was previously owned and used by American jazz saxophone and flute player James Moody (born on this day in 1925). He played in the U.S. Army Air Corp segregated band, and after his discharge in 1946, Moody performed with Dizzy Gillespie. Throughout his career, Moody performed and recorded with other jazz musicians, including Milt Jackson, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, and Charles Mingus. Moody as leader of his own ensembles, performed and recorded from 1949 until his death in 2010.
Powell Flute, used by James Moody
- Description
This flute was made by Verne Q. Powell Flutes Inc. in Maynard, Massachusetts, in 2006. It is a Boehm System Signature model flute, serial #SIG-1560, made of sterling silver. The flute is engraved:
[Powell logo]
Verne Q. Powell [signature]
SIG-1560
MADE IN USAThis flute was previously owned and used by American jazz saxophone and flute player James Moody (1925-2010). He played in the U.S. Army Air Corp segregated band, and after his discharge in 1946, Moody performed with Dizzy Gillespie. Throughout his career, Moody performed and recorded with other jazz musicians, including Milt Jackson, Art Farmer, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, and Charles Mingus. Moody as leader of his own ensembles, performed and recorded from 1949 until his death in 2010.
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- user
- Moody, James
- maker
- Verne Q. Powell Flutes Inc.
- date made
- 2006
- Credit Line
- Gift of Linda Moody
- Physical Description
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 28 in x 2 in x 1 1/2 in; 71.12 cm x 5.08 cm x 3.81 cm
- Object Name
- flute
