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Sensation Rag; At the Jazz Band Ball

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    Object Details

    recording artist

    Doc Evans Ensemble

    artist

    Martin, David Stone

    manufacturer

    Disc

    Description

    Doc Evans Ensemble. side 1: Sensation Rag; side 2: At the Jazz Band Ball (Disc 6072), from the album, Doc Evans' Dixieland Five (Disc).
    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

    1947

    ID Number

    1978.0670.604

    accession number

    1978.0670

    maker number

    6072

    catalog number

    1978.0670.604

    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 1942-1967, Vol. 4a: Ell - Goo

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    Music & Musical Instruments
    Popular Entertainment
    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/ng49ca746a4-d10f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_668213

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