Al Cass

From left to right: Dizzy Gillespie, Al Cass and Harry "Sweets" Edison
Players that used Al Cass equipment:
Dizzy
Gillespie (2-24A Mostly, though switched to a 2-25A a few times)
Armand Vorce (4 series)
Don Elliott (not sure what
size, just have dimensions in the book)
Louis Armstrong (dizzy backbore and
diz tool)
Clark Terry (the Diz model)
Kenny Dorham (custom with Diz
backbore)
Booker Little (stock 1-28)
Marion Frazier (custom)
Paul Fishbein (custom)
Don Cherry (Diz cup/custom)
Roy Eldridge (custom, later...Diz
tool was used)
Harry James (custom)
Howard McGhee (2-26/2-27)
J.J. Johnson (custom)
Trummy Young (J-1)
Slide Hamton (custom)
Ken Albers (custom)(previous was a
Bach 10 1/2 CW)
Bucky Clayton ( X-1 custom)
Doc Cheatham (Diz cup with stock
backbore) & 1-28
Emmet Berry (custom with stock
backbore)
Sonny Colin (stock piece but which
model?)
Joe Newman (2-28)
Snooky Young (Roy's tool/custom)
Thad Jones (1 and 2 series)
Dizzy Reece (various 1 series stock)
Blue Mitchell (stock 1-28)
Grover Mitchell (J-1)
Harry Sweets Edison (Diz cup with
Stock backbore)
Red Rodney(1-28/2-28/3x3)
Tony Salvatori ( #5 bass
trombone/custom)
Emil Haddad (1 series)
Angelo Pettine (S-1)
Julian Priester (J/custom)
Benny Powell (S-1)
Art Farmer (stock 1-28) Flugel 6
Freddie Hubbard (1-28/1-24/2-24 but
settled on the 1-26)
Louie Jasch (1-28 and stock
Mellophone)
Curtis Fuller (S1 and bass trombone 3)
Dick Shiutleff (1-28)
Nick Buono (1 series set and 3x3).
Mike Conn (3x4-27 & 3x3)
Rob Turk (3x5A & 2-29)
Nat Atdurbery (custom)
Phillip Guilbean (1-28)
Roy Burrowes (1-28 & 3x2)
Willie Cook 3x3 and 1-28
Chuck Connors (bass trombone #5)
Bernard McKinney Stock J-1
Jesse Drako 3x3
Harry James (custom)
Dizzy Reece (stock with Diz back)
*) Maynard Ferguson (custom 3x6)
Carl Sanders F.H. custom
Dwight Carver? Stock Mellohpone and
Alto Horn
John Donnelly 3x4
Some of this info is also in the Player/horn list
*) Maynard Ferguson did not use Al Cass - According to Steve Cass:
"About 1980, I asked my father why my
favorite trumpet players picture, Maynard Ferguson was not on
the wall in his workshop or in his advertisements?"
and he stated to me:
"Maynard would use it but he's
getting paid too
much to use somebody else's. His entire brass section uses them".
I believe that
they told my father how much Maynard was getting and my father
understood. He was thankful he didn't have to pay anyone to use
his.
Photos:

Al Cass in his shop

Al Cass Band 1936 - Al is the trumpet player standing.

Al Cass brochure (click for larger image1)

Al Cass
brochure (click for larger image1)
Thanks
to Al Cass's son, Steve Cass, for all information and photos!