Object Details
- Description
Count Basie and his All American Rhythm Section. side 1: Royal Garden Blues; side 2: How Long Blues (Columbia 36710), from the album, Blues By Basie (Columbia C-101).
78 rpm. Both tracks were recorded in 1942. This album was released in 1944.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
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- recording artist
- Count Basie and his All American Rhythm Section
- manufacturer
- Columbia
- recording date
- 1942
- release date
- 1944
- date made
- 1942: 1944
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- shellac (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- Object Name
- sound recording
