I'd Climb the Highest Mountain; Red Hot Mama

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Pamphlet pages 1 and 2
Pamphlet pages 3 and 4
Pamphlet pages 5 and 6
Pamphlet page 7 (back cover) and front cover

Object Details

recording artist

Pee Wee Russell Jazz Ensemble

artist

Martin, David Stone

manufacturer

Disc

Description

Pee Wee Russell Jazz Ensemble. side 1: I'd Climb the Highest Mountain; side 2: Red Hot Mama (Disc 5055), from the album, Pee Wee Russell Jazz Ensemble (Disc 632).
78 rpm.

Album cover illustration was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992). Martin was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz album covers for labels including Mercury, Asch, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain

recording date

1946

ID Number

1978.0670.613

accession number

1978.0670

maker number

5055

632

catalog number

1978.0670.613

Object Name

sound recording

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

shellac (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm

place made

United States: New York, New York

Related Publication

Jazz Records 1942-1962, Vol. 6: O - R

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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Music & Musical Instruments

Popular Entertainment

Family & Social Life

Jazz

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9f2d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_668203