Basie, Count. (1904–1984). Original Photograph of Count Basie Orchestra.
Original doubleweight photograph of the horn section of the Count Basie Orchestra in action, showing four trombone players and two sax players from a striking low angle. Photographed by Dunc Butler in 1937 and printed by the photographer later. Dated on the verso with a listing of the players shown: Ed Lewis, Jack Washington, Benny Morton, Dan Minor, Lester Young, and Eddie Durham. Stamped on the verso with 1989 copyright from the Frank Driggs Collection. In very fine condition. 10 x 8 inches (25.3 x 20.4 cm).
The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the Big Band era itself and the death of Basie in 1984.
Basie, Count. (1904–1984). Original Photograph of Count Basie Orchestra.
Original doubleweight photograph of the horn section of the Count Basie Orchestra in action, showing four trombone players and two sax players from a striking low angle. Photographed by Dunc Butler in 1937 and printed by the photographer later. Dated on the verso with a listing of the players shown: Ed Lewis, Jack Washington, Benny Morton, Dan Minor, Lester Young, and Eddie Durham. Stamped on the verso with 1989 copyright from the Frank Driggs Collection. In very fine condition. 10 x 8 inches (25.3 x 20.4 cm).
The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 1950s, the band survived long past the Big Band era itself and the death of Basie in 1984.