COUNT BASIE - INSCRIBED PICTURE POSTCARD SIGNED - HFSID 49132
Price: $500.00
COUNT BASIE
Signed b/w Mutoscope picture postcard of Count Basie sitting at a piano in a
tux
Inscribed picture postcard signed "to Gil/Count Basie". B/w, 3¼x5¼
card, one surface. Captioned: "Count Basie/Courtesy of Music Corporation
of America/A Mutoscope Card/Made in USA". Postcard by Mutoscope. Blank on
message side. Basie (1904-1984, born William Basie in Red Bank, New
Jersey) was one of the best-loved of all bandleaders. His unique piano style
led him to be called one of the leaders of swing music, and he is
credited with introducing blues to mainstream audiences through his polished
versions of blues rhythms. The great interpreter of swing formed his
own band in 1935, which placed over 30 recordings in the Top 40 from 1937 to
1968 and showcased such legendary performers as Billie Holiday and saxophonist
Lester Young. He also wrote One O'Clock Jump, now a jazz standard.
Basie appeared in films from 1938 to 1964. His last was a memorable scene
with his orchestra in Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles (1974). The Count Basie
Orchestra still tours today, playing the famous arrangements that Basie
pioneered. Lightly toned. Errors in negative were reproduced in photo. Postcard
was cut off-center and shows thin strip of another image at bottom edge.
Otherwise in fine condition.
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