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Concert programmes signed

Lot 539
29.09.2023 11:00UTC +00:00
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£ 1 638
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1029190
Lot 539 | Concert programmes signed
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
A quantity of signed concert and tour programmes, handbills and other ephemera, 1940s-1960s, comprising:

National Jazz Federation concert at the Town Hall, Birmingham, 1 March 1957, signed by blues singer Big Bill Bronzy and gospel singer Brother John Seller, together with the original ticket stup and an informal snapshot of Big Bill, taken at the concert. [With:] Eddie Condon and his All-Stars at the Town Hall, Birmingham, 25 January 1957, signed by Eddie Condon, with original ticket stub. [With:] Erroll Gardner at the New Hampshire Jazz Society, Manchester, 5 December 1948, signed by Erroll Garner. [With:] Norman Granz’ American Jazz Festival, Germany, 1960, signed by Dizzy Gillespie, Nat Adderley and Jo Jones. [With:] Tony Bennet with Count Basie and his orchestra, British Tour, April 1969, signed by Tony Bennet and Count Basie. [With:] Jazz Avant Garde, the New Jimmy Giuffre Three, Germany Tour, 1961, signed by all three members of the trio. [With:] Norman Granz’ Jazz at the Philharmonic, The Hague, 1952, signed by Ella Fitzgerald. [With:] The Lionel Hampton Orchestra, first British Tour, 1956, signed by Lionel Hampton. [With:] Jimmy Rushing and Humphrey Lyttelton and his band, British Tour, 1957, signed by Jimmy Rushing and Humphrey Lyttelton, with original ticket stub for the concert at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, on 24 September 1957. [With:] Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Mick Mulligan and his band with George Melly, British Tour, 1958, signed by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Mick Mulligan, George Melly and others. [With:] NAACP Civil Rights Benefit Concert, St. Louis, 29 April 1962, signed by Mahalia Jackson. [With:] Bill Coleman and his Swing Stars, Paris, 1952, signed by Bill Coleman. [With:] Newport Jazz Festival, British Tour, 1959, signed by Dizzy Gillespie and Jimmy Rushing, with original ticket stub for the concert at the New Victoria Theatre. [With:] Mary Lou Williams for Harry Dawson’s Big Rhythm Show of 1952, Royal Albert Hall, London, 7 December 1952, signed by Mary Lou Williams. [With:] Willie “The Lion” Smith for Hot Club locations in Lille and Barcelona, 1 and 7 February 1950, one signed by Willie Smith. [With:] Teddy Wilson’s Concert Jazz, North American Tour, 1957, signed by Teddy Wilson. [With:] Modern Jazz Quartet at the Trade Union Center, Begrade, Yugoslavia, on 24 May 1960, signed by all four members. [With:] Three programmes for the Dave Brubeck Quartet, 1959, 1963, and c.1964, signed by Dave Brubeck. [With:] Cannonball Adderley Quintet at The Konzerthaus, Vienna, 23 April 1961, signed by members of the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. [With:] Chelsea Arts Club Annual Ball programme, the Royal Albert Hall, 31st December, 1956, signed by bandleaders Humphrey Lyttelton and Ted Heath. [With:] Kid Ory’s Creole Jazz Band flyer, the Jade Palace, Hollywood, August-October 1945, signed by Kid Ory. [And:] a luncheon menu for Freddie’s Café, Minneapolis, c.1959, signed by Erroll Garner.
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