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Lady Be Good

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    Object Details

    recording artist

    Guy, Joe
    McGhee, Howard
    Jacquet, Illinois
    Ventura, Charlie
    Smith, Willie
    Finney, Garland
    Livingston, Ulysses
    Callender, Red
    Krupa, Gene

    manufacturer

    Asch

    Description

    various artists. side 1: Lady Be Good [part 2]; side 2: Lady Be Good [part 3] (Asch 453-3), from the album, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Volume. 1 (Asch 453).
    78 rpm.

    The cover art for this album 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, Clef, 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

    1944

    ID Number

    1978.0670.755

    maker number

    453-3
    453

    accession number

    1978.0670

    catalog number

    1978.0670.755

    Object Name

    sound recording

    Physical Description

    paper (overall material)
    ink (overall material)
    shellac (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 12 in; 30.48 cm

    place made

    United States: New York, New York

    Related Publication

    Jazz Records 1942-1968, Vol. 4c: J - Ki

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    Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
    Music & Musical Instruments
    Popular Entertainment
    Sound Recordings
    Jazz

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-db03-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_673984

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    Jazz Cover Art

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