Julian “Cannonball” Adderley's King Super 20 Silversonic alto saxophone
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This alto saxophone was played by jazz legend Julian “Cannonball” Adderley (1928-1975). Adderley was born in Tampa, Florida to a family of educators. Moving to New York City, Adderley performed often with his brother, Nat, a cornetist and trumpeter. In addition to his own records as a leader, Julian Adderley performed on one of the most iconic jazz albums of the 20th century, Miles Davis’ 1959 Kind of Blue. This saxophone was sold to the Los Angeles-based musician and teacher William (“Bill”) Green (1925-1996) by Olga James Adderley, who was married to Adderley from 1962 to 1975. Green later sold the instrument to James D. C. Barrall. The alto saxophone's unique features includes a silver bell and pearl side keys.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Gonzalves, Theodore S.. The history behind Julian “Cannonball” Adderley’s saxophone
label: Related Web Publication
content: https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/julian-cannonball-adderley-saxophone
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of James D. C. Barrall and Carole Barrall
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2022.0093.01
label: accession number
content: 2022.0093
label: catalog number
content: 2022.0093.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: alto saxophone
label: Object Name
content: saxophone
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 in x 10 in x 5 in; 66.04 cm x 25.4 cm x 12.7 cm