The 'Superbone' is a hybrid trombone. It is a cross between the slide trombone and the valve trombone - it has both valves and a slide. Bâ™­/F tenor trombone A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ...

The invention is often credited to Dizzy Gillespie, although similar instruments combining valves and a slide were mass produced in the early 20th century, including by C.G. Conn. Such an instrument was commonly called a "valide trombone". Multi-instrumentalist Brad Gowans was well known for playing one from the 1920s through 1940s. In the 1970's the horn became a staple for musicians like Maynard Ferguson and Don Ellis, playing models built by Holton (TR 395) in collaboration with Maynard Ferguson. Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 - January 6, 1993) was born John Birks Gillespie in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... C.G. Conn, sometimes called Conn Instruments or commonly just Conn, is a United States manufacturerer of musical instruments, especially of the brass band variety. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly... // Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Maynard Ferguson (born May 4, 1928 in Montreal, Canada) is a jazz trumpet player and bandleader. ... Bandleader Don Ellis (July 25, 1934 - December 17, 1978) consistently explored the area of unusual time signatures. ... Holton is the name of several places in the United States of America: Holton, Indiana Holton, Kansas Holton, Michigan and in the United Kingdom: Holton, Oxfordshire Holton, Somerset Holton, Surrey and in Canada: Holton, Newfoundland Holton is also a short form of the name of the Holton-Arms School, a...

The Superbone gives the player the option of playing the instrument as a slide trombone, a valve trombone, or in combination. For example, a pattern can be played on the slide, then re-played a step lower by depressing the first valve, but using the same slide positions. The converse is also true in that a pattern can be played on the valves and then lowered by extending the slide and repeating the same valve pattern. An interesting side-effect of this is the valves (or the slide) can be used as an automatic transposer. For example, instead of transposing a part down a minor third, the player needs only to depress the 2nd and 3rd valves (or place the slide in 5th position) and play the part like they usually would with the slide (or the valves).