James Moody ' S Tenor Saxophone Hard Shell Case - With Vintage Performance Passes
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:422518 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom |
| Original/Reproduction: Original |
James Moody's Tenor Saxophone Hard Shell Case- with vintage performance pass. Shipped with UPS Ground.
Berkley of London hard shell case. This vintage tenor sax case has traveled the world with the incomparable James Moody. It has an old "Dizzy's United Nation" production all access pass attached to the handle. A sticker on one of the latches says "Schiphol" (Amsterdam's airport). There is another silk sticker inside the case that says "Wiltern Theater Jazz Visions December 10..., 1986". This is the all star orchestra that Dizzy put together back in '86. They performed at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, and several albums and a film were produced from that historic concert.
Mr. Moody performed with Dizzy, Richie Cole, Lee Konitz, Bud Shank, Bobby McFeerrin, Lou Levy, Monty Budwig and John Guerin at the Wiltern that night. From that performance the album "The Many Faces of Bird" (a tribute to Charlie Parker) was created.
How do we know it was James Moody's horn case? Well, his name is on the case no less than 8 times. Every side of the case has his name expressed in one fashion or another. He has five of those Dymo labels with his name on them on the outside of the case. He has a brass plaque that is engraved:
James MoodyThe World
And he has written his name in marker twice inside the case on the blue velvet lining. I'm guessing he wanted to make sure no one walked off with his horn "by mistake". I met him at the Newport Jazz Festival back in the early 90s and I asked him if the case I had bought was stolen (I would have given it to him if that had been the case. I've done this before with other jazz memorabilia I've owned- such as Dexter Gordon's watch from Blue Note records.) He told me he sold it to someone when he decided to buy a newer brand of case. So, I am confident this is rightfully owned and mine to sell.
This is a perfectly good hard shell tenor sax case- so a player could use it as his every day case if so inclined. The latches work and the lining is intact (although one edge is coming loose). There are places where a sticker may have fallen off and some residue for the adhesive is left behind. But, it is essentially a perfectly good tenor sax case with some really cool history behind it.
I own many pieces of jazz memorabilia and will be selling them over the next few weeks- along with the remainder of my saxophones and mouthpieces. I've enjoyed the music and the memorabilia for many years- but now it's time to let others enjoy these items as I have.
Thanks for looking.
Berkley of London hard shell case. This vintage tenor sax case has traveled the world with the incomparable James Moody. It has an old "Dizzy's United Nation" production all access pass attached to the handle. A sticker on one of the latches says "Schiphol" (Amsterdam's airport). There is another silk sticker inside the case that says "Wiltern Theater Jazz Visions December 10..., 1986". This is the all star orchestra that Dizzy put together back in '86. They performed at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, and several albums and a film were produced from that historic concert.
Mr. Moody performed with Dizzy, Richie Cole, Lee Konitz, Bud Shank, Bobby McFeerrin, Lou Levy, Monty Budwig and John Guerin at the Wiltern that night. From that performance the album "The Many Faces of Bird" (a tribute to Charlie Parker) was created.
How do we know it was James Moody's horn case? Well, his name is on the case no less than 8 times. Every side of the case has his name expressed in one fashion or another. He has five of those Dymo labels with his name on them on the outside of the case. He has a brass plaque that is engraved:
James MoodyThe World
And he has written his name in marker twice inside the case on the blue velvet lining. I'm guessing he wanted to make sure no one walked off with his horn "by mistake". I met him at the Newport Jazz Festival back in the early 90s and I asked him if the case I had bought was stolen (I would have given it to him if that had been the case. I've done this before with other jazz memorabilia I've owned- such as Dexter Gordon's watch from Blue Note records.) He told me he sold it to someone when he decided to buy a newer brand of case. So, I am confident this is rightfully owned and mine to sell.
This is a perfectly good hard shell tenor sax case- so a player could use it as his every day case if so inclined. The latches work and the lining is intact (although one edge is coming loose). There are places where a sticker may have fallen off and some residue for the adhesive is left behind. But, it is essentially a perfectly good tenor sax case with some really cool history behind it.
I own many pieces of jazz memorabilia and will be selling them over the next few weeks- along with the remainder of my saxophones and mouthpieces. I've enjoyed the music and the memorabilia for many years- but now it's time to let others enjoy these items as I have.
Thanks for looking.
