Lester Leaps In

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Object Details

recording artist

McVea, Jack

Jacquet, Illinois

Johnson, J. J.

Shorty Nadine

Miller, Johnny

Paul, Les

Young, Lee

artist

Martin, David Stone

manufacturer

Disc

Description

various artists. side 1: Lester Leaps I [part 2]; side 2: Lester Leaps In [part 3] (Disc 6026), from the album, Norman Granz' Jazz At the Philharmonic, Vol. 4 (Disc 504).
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

1944

ID Number

1978.0670.610

accession number

1978.0670

maker number

6026

504

catalog number

1978.0670.610

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

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9e74-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_668178