Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down; Muskogee Blue: Museum Object and Cultural History
Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down; Muskogee Blue: recording date: 1946. recording artist: Pee Wee Russell Jazz Ensemble. artist: Martin, David Stone.
The object in the museum catalogue
Pee Wee Russell Jazz Ensemble. side 1: Since My Best Gal Turned Me Down; side 2: Muskogee Blue (Disc 5053), from the album, Pee Wee Russell Jazz Ensemble (Disc 632). 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: 1946
- recording artist: Pee Wee Russell Jazz 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: 1978.0670.611
- accession number: 1978.0670
- maker number: 5053
- maker number: 632
- catalog number: 1978.0670.611
- Credit Line: Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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