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Prince Of Wails; At the Jazz Band Ball

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    Object Details

    recording artist

    Bud Freeman and his Famous Chicagoans

    manufacturer

    Columbia

    Description

    Bud Freeman and his Famous Chicagoans. side 1: Prince of Wails; side 2: At the Jazz Band Ball (Columbia 35853), from the album, Comes Jazz (Columbia C-40).
    78 rpm.

    The cover art for this album was made by Alex Steinweiss. Alexander “Alex” Steinweiss (1917-2011) was an American artist and graphic designer. He was the first art director of Columbia Records, expanding the use of album covers and cover art. Steinweiss created album cover art from 1938 to 1973.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

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

    recording date

    1940

    ID Number

    1978.0670.491

    maker number

    35853
    C-40

    accession number

    1978.0670

    catalog number

    1978.0670.491

    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

    Related Publication

    Rust, Brian. Jazz Records 1897-1942, Vol. 1

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    Popular Entertainment
    Music & Musical Instruments
    Family & Social Life
    Jazz
    Sound Recordings

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a4f4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_676210

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