Halftone photograph of the great French-Armenian singer as a young man, signed twice in the lower left and upper right corners (the signature in the lower left with poor contrast.) Photographed by A. Bellan for Studio Hollywood. Mounted on white card and unevenly trimmed. Folding crease, foxing, and overall wear; otherwise in very good condition. 6.75 x 8.5 inches (17 x 21.8 cm), mounted to 7.5 x 9.5 inches (19 x 24.5 cm).
Uncommon signed album from the tragic jazz great whose intimate playing style established him as a great talent until his drug related death in 1988. Original LP of his album of standards recorded in Milan in 1959 with a string orchestra, signed and inscribed by Baker to Paul McMahon on the back cover and dated 1969. Jazzland JLP 21. Some light edge wear, but overall in fine condition. Read More...
An iconic original photograph of Charlie Parker performing with a young Chet Baker, by the important American photographer William Claxton, noted for his portraits of jazz musicians. Photographed in 1953 at the Tiffany Club in Los Angeles, "Bird" is shown playing, while Chet holds his horn and listens with concentration in the background. Silver gelatin print, printed in 1987, signed by Claxton on the image and numbered as 1 of a run of 50, and also stamped by Claxton on the verso. From the collection of Terry Southern. 11 x 14 inches. Matted. Read More...
Unusual photograph of jazz greats, clarinettist Barney Bigard, bassist Arvell Shaw, and drummer Big Sid Catlett in a candid pose beside a bus, signed in white ink over the image by Bigard and Shaw. 10 x 8 inches. Tape remnants along the left edge, else fine. Read More...
A collection of thirteen items relating to the jazz trumpeter and bandleader Bobby Lee Booker. The collection contains 3 group photographs taken in restaurants, one labeled by hand as "Havana, Cuba nite spot, April 1938"; 1 photograph of a band onstage in Malta; a photograph of Georgie Smith with his drumsticks, signed and inscribed to Booker in Paris, August 8, 1950; 1 promotional photograph of a band in matching suits and ties, labeled "Melody Makers"; 5 assorted photographs of friends and family of Booker, including a hand-colored portrait photograph of his brother, John C. Booker, inscribed "To my bro from his bro"; and a circular fabric guest backstage pass to the Apollo Theatre. Read More...
Interesting prototype for an in-store display box, made for Bowie's 1987 album Never Let Me Down. Created by the art studio of EMI as a prototype, the box is constructed of cardboard and acetate and incorporates elements of the artwork from the album into a three-dimensional design. Together with an original fax from the marketing department to representatives of the record label in its offices around the world, describing several different merchandising items for Never Let Me Down including the display box, stickers, a poster, and a mobile. 15 x 15 x 6 inches. Read More...
Personal check signed by the highly regarded American lyricist, songwriter and musician best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", cowritten with Jule Styne in 1945. Personal check, 8.25 x 3, signed "Sammy Cahn" payable to Pearl's Restaurant for $75.00, March 21, 1974. Check is endorsed on reverse by Pearl's. Expected cancellation stamps which don't affect the signature, generally fine.
An original photograph of the legendary soul singer and pianist's hands, shown moving over a page of Braille writing. Promotional caption in the lower margin reads: "Hands of a Genius - Ray Charles / Recording exclusively for ABC-Paramount Records." In very good condition. 8 x 10 inches. Read More...
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[Jazz & Song]
[Dixie Jubilee Concert Company]. Ferguson's Dixie Jubilee Concert Company, The Best Company of Colored Talent in the World - RARE SHEET MUSIC & POSTER
Ferguson's Dixie Jubilee Concert Company, The Best Company of Colored Talent in the World. Chicago: W. H. Gage. ca. 1890. Large 4to, original pictorial wrappers printed in black and white and red, 16 pages of printed music with lyrics. A scarce collection of classic spirituals and a few seculuar Southern gems. In fine condition, with one loose central page, small separations at spine head and foot. Only one copy recorded by Worldcat and only one copy having appeared at auction. Read More...
Boldly penned and lenthy AMQS from the most popular song by the versatile Russian-born American composer. The opening 7 measures, the tune and lyrics, neatly signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “To Lionel A. Aucoin, from Vernon Duke, Sept. 27th, 1941,” matted and framed with a publicity photo to 12 x 19 inches overall. Read More...
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Striking large original photograph of the great songwriter and Nobel laureate, captured in a recording studio in New York City in August 1963. Dylan is seen from behind, holding his guitar in a largely empty room. Hunstein, known for his many iconic images of Dylan, made the photograph while a staff photograph from CBS Records. Gelatin silver print, signed by Hunstein in pencil on reverse, with signed label attached to the reverse. 16 x 20 inches.
Original colorful giclée print "Man on a Bridge" from The Drawn Blank Series, signed and numbered in pencil 261/295. The Drawn Blank Series (Washington Green/Halcyon Gallery, 2008): Number 64.5 (the most brightly colored example from the series). Hahnemühle 350gsm Museum Etching Paper. Print measures 27 1/2" x 22"; framed to 35" x 42". In very fine condition, framed with the original publisher's certificate on verso. This is one of the most sought after images in the "Drawn Blank" series. Read More...
New York: Random House. 1932. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies, this being #123, signed by Gershwin and the illustrator Alajalov and featuring many of the composer's greatest songs, including "Fascinating Rhythm", "Swanee", "Strike Up the Band" and "I Got Rhythm". Small folio. 167 pp. Each of the 18 published songs is preceded by a full-page color plate by Alajalov, followed by Gershwin’s original piano score, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, as well as separate sheet music for "Mischa, Yascha, Toscha, Sascha" in the pocket at the rear paste down. Publisher's full black morocco, rebacked, blocks of color variance and toning to boards, additional gift inscription on the limitation page, dated 1942. Top edge gilt, clean and, overall, a good copy.
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Striking original 1956 photograph of the important jazz trumpeter, looking delighted to be riding a camel in Pakistan. (We've also noticed that his fly is unbuttoned!) Slight wrinkling and staple holes at the corners. 8 x 10 inches. Read More...
1976 U.S. pressing on Savoy Records, double album set, front cover autographed by the jazz legend himself. In fine condition with timings to some of the recordings penned on the verso, records untested but in evidently near mint shape. A quite uncommon autograph. Read More...
New York: Edward B. Marks. 1940. First. Rare original sheet music to the legendary vocalist's song "Fine and Mellow," featuring an graphically striking cover design with an inset photograph of Billie, advertising the work "As Inimitably Sung by Billie Holiday." In fine condition.
"Fine and Mellow" was first recorded by Holiday for Commodore in 1939, but was most famously performed in the 1957 TV special "The Sound of Jazz" with a line-up of other jazz legends including Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins and Roy Eldridge.
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[Jazz & Song]
[Jazz]. Collection of Jazz Record Catalogs and Brochures, 1940's-1960's
An interesting collection of 65 original jazz record catalogs, flyers, and brochures, dating from the 1940's to 60's, many with the stamp of the Yerba Buena Music Store in Oakland, California. The collection includes catalogs from many of the significant jazz labels of the era such as Blue Note, Columbia, and RCA Victor, as well as a several brochures and flyers relating to the West Coast Revival of New Orleans jazz, including the first catalog of Jazz Man Records and a flyer for three recordings of Lu Watters and the Yerba Buena Jazz Band on the Good Time Jazz Records label. Also included are 6 copies of the magazine supplement Jazz Records and 1 copy of Jazz Music, the International Jazz Magazine, published in London. Not only a fascinating glimpse at records of the era, the collection also features many boldly designed and graphically interesting brochures. Read More...
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Signed doubleweight photograph American jazz vocalist who performed with Louis Armstrong from 1942 until her death, inscribed to the photographer Nat Singerman in the upper right corner: "To Nat, my pal, always, Velma Middleton." 8 x 10 inches. Tape remnants at the left edge, else fine. Read More...
Signed photograph of the great French chanteuse. 7.5 x 9.5 inch [19 x 24 cm] Harcourt photograph, signed and inscribed in blue ink to Madame Blazy (Solange Blazy). In very fine condition with slight wear to edges/corners.
“In France, one is not an actor if one has not been photographed by the Harcourt Studio” writes philosopher Roland Barthes in Mythologie (1957).
Halftone photograph of the legendary chanteuse, shown in a striking pose with the back of her hand covering her mouth. Piaf has inscribed and signed below the mounted image on white paper with some mounting remnants on the verso; one smudge on the recto; overall in fine condition. 5 x 7 inches (13 x 18 cm).