Perdido: Museum Object and Cultural History
Perdido: recording date: 1947. recording artist: Jacquet, Illinois. recording artist: Phillips, Flip.
The object in the museum catalogue
various artists. side 1: Perdido [part 2]; side 2: Perdido [part 5] (Mercury 11001). form the album, Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic, Vol. 8. 78 rpm.
The cover art for this album was by Merle Shore, American artist, illustrator, and graphic designer. Shore served as Art Director for Verve, Capitol, and Reprise record companies.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1947
- recording artist: Jacquet, Illinois
- recording artist: Phillips, Flip
- recording artist: Harris, Bill
- recording artist: McGhee, Howard
- recording artist: Jones, Jo
- recording artist: Brown, Ray
- recording artist: Jones, Hank
- manufacturer: Mercury
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1978.0670.631
- accession number: 1978.0670
- maker number: 11001
- maker number: MERCURY VOL. 8
- catalog number: 1978.0670.631
- Credit Line: Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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