Struttin' With Some Barbecue; Chimes Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Jimmy Dorsey and his Original "Dorseyland" Jazz Band. side 1: Struttin' With Some Barbecue; side 2: Chimes Blues (Columbia 38655), from the album, Dixie By Dorsey (Columbia C-196). 78 rpm.

Jim (James) Flora (1914-1998) created the cover art for this album. Flora was a successful commercial illustrator during the 1940s-1970s as well as an author and illustrator for children’s books. He was best known for his unique and quirky album cover art for RCA Victor and Columbia during the 1940s and 1950s. Flora created numerous paintings, drawings, etchings, and sketches throughout his prolific career.

Materials, dates and provenance

• recording date: 1949
• recording artist: Jimmy Dorsey and his Original "Dorseyland" Jazz Band
• manufacturer: Columbia
• 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: 1978.0670.526
• maker number: 38655
• maker number: C-196
• accession number: 1978.0670
• catalog number: 1978.0670.526
• Credit Line: Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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