United States: California, Fullerton Physical Description Blakeney’s later years were spent playing with groups including the Young Men of New Orleans and the Eagle Brass Band.
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In the late 1930s, Blakeney played with Monk McKay’s band in Hawaii and would return to the mainland to perform in California throughout the 1940s to the 1950s. The silver plated Olds trumpet pictured here, serial number 396, was the earliest Olds trumpet that I'd owned for many year, but then was able to acquire number 331, I naturally wanted to give it its own web page, but realized that the most interesting story is the comparison of the two instruments. He moved to California the next year and would perform and record with several bands including Sonny Clay and Lionel Hampton. This trumpet is engraved:Īndrew “Andy” Blakeney (1898-1992) began playing professionally in Chicago around 1925. This trumpet was previously owned and used by American jazz trumpeter, Andrew Blakeney. The engraving on the bell is gorgeous and still nice. It is a B-flat trumpet, Ambassador model, serial #178587, made of brass with 3 piston valves. The serial number on the horn makes it a vintage 1948-1949 horn. It is a B-flat trumpet, Ambassador model, serial 178587.
This trumpet was made by Frank Ellsworth Olds & Son in Fullerton, California around 1955 to 1956. This trumpet was made by Frank Ellsworth Olds & Son in Fullerton, California around 1955 to 1956.
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