Coltrane's saxophone at an exhibit

[gvopedz]

Has this forum already mentioned the exhibit at the LBJ Presidential Library?  If you are in central Texas, you might want to see the display of “iconic objects from America’s music history”, including one of John Coltrane’s saxophones (a saxophone that he gave to Ira Gitler).  The saxophone is inside a cabinet, directly beneath two guitars owned by Jimi Hendrix.

The exhibit also has one of Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpets, a saxophone owned by Sidney Bechet, clothing worn by Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald’s cabaret card, videos, handwritten lyrics, contracts, Jim Morrison’s journal, more clothing, a minimoog, etc.

https://www.lbjlibrary.org/news-and-press/press-releases/music-america-exhibition-opens-at-lbj-library

 

[gvopedz]

You can watch a CBSAustin news video of the exhibit.  The Coltrane saxophone appears at the 2:04 minute mark.  There is an acoustic guitar behind the saxophone.  A "Flying-V" guitar is above the acoustic guitar.  I hope this weblink works:

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/tbt-lbj-librarys-music-america-exhibit-features-willie-nelson-prince-taylor-swift

 

[JSngry]

I think that's an alto?

Ira Gitler played alto.

[gvopedz]

Maybe the best view of the saxophone is at the 0:48 seconds mark of the video.

[Larry Kart]

Anybody pick cup that Joe Castro box set that came out a while ago?They're some very good stuff there. A lot of excellent Teddy Edwards, and a some superb 1940s jam session tracks with Teddy Wilson and Stan Getz. Castro, a pretty good pianist, was hooked up with the world's wealthiest woman, jazz fan Doris Duke.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[jazzbo]

There are two box sets, I have them both.