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Sensation Rag; At the Jazz Band Ball: Museum Object and Cultural History

Sensation Rag; At the Jazz Band Ball: recording date: 1947. recording artist: Doc Evans Ensemble. artist: Martin, David Stone.

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The object in the museum catalogue

Doc Evans Ensemble. side 1: Sensation Rag; side 2: At the Jazz Band Ball (Disc 6072), from the album, Doc Evans' Dixieland Five (Disc). 78 rpm.

Album cover illustration was by David Stone Martin (born David Livingstone Martin, 1913-1992). Martin was an American artist best known for his illustrations on jazz album covers for labels including Mercury, Asch, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

Materials, dates and provenance

  • recording date: 1947
  • recording artist: Doc Evans Ensemble
  • artist: Martin, David Stone
  • manufacturer: Disc
  • 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: New York, New York
  • ID Number: 1978.0670.604
  • accession number: 1978.0670
  • maker number: 6072
  • catalog number: 1978.0670.604
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
  • Data Source: National Museum of American History

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