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Oak Ridge Quartet. side 1: Get on Board Little Chillun'; side 2: I Can Tell You the Time (Capitol 48024), from the album, Songs from the Grand Ole Opry (Capitol AD 86).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album was made by Carlos Andreson. Andreson, also as Anderson, (1905-1978) was an American painter, lithographer, and teacher. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Andreson studied at the University of Utah, then subsequently in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and Berlin. In 1933, Andreson returned to the United States, creating paintings and drawings of early pioneer life for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and teaching at Utah Arts Center. After the start of WWII, Anderson was commissioned by Abbott Laboratories to paint medical subjects at the stateside Naval hospitals. Andreson moved to San Francisco after the war where he produced artwork for the Oakland Army Base.

Charlie Barnett, Benny Carter, Dodo Marmarosa, Irving Ashby, Jackie Mills, Vic Dickenson, Red Callender, Chuck Peterson. side 1: Perdido [part 1]; side 2: Perdido [part 2]) (Modern 20-660).
78 rpm

This pressing is from a live recording in the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California on April 29, 1947 of a Just Jazz concert presented by American impresario, Gene Norman.

various artists. side 1: One O'Clock Jump; side 2: Two O'Clock Jump (Modern 20-641), from the album, Gene Norman Presents Just Jazz.
78 rpm.

This pressing is from a live recording in the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California on April 29, 1947 of a Just Jazz concert presented by American impresario, Gene Norman.

This Patron badge is from the Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival, in 1989. The button is a made of light blue paper with black and red lettering covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. There is a purple ribbon attached to the back of the button. The button is printed:

LOS ANGELES AIRPORT MARRIOTT
LOS ANGELES
CLASSIC
JAZZ
FESTIVAL
1989
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT HILTON

(the ribbon is printed):

PATRON

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.

Bob Scobey's Frisco Band. Bob Scobey's Frisco Band, Volume 1 (Good Times Jazz L-22).
33-1/3 rpm. Tracks for this album were recorded in 1953. This album was released in 1954.

The cover art for this album was made by Edward R. Renfro (1924-1912). Renfro was an American artist and illustrator best known for his illustrations for children’s books. His scope of work also includes advertising art, album covers, magazines, and television.

This Patron badge is from the Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival, in 1996. It is made of gold colored paper with black lettering, encapsulated in plastic. The badge is printed:

13th Annual
LOS ANGELES
CLASSIC
JAZZ
FESTIVAL
1996
PATRON

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.

This Patron badge is from the Los Angeles Classic Jazz Festival, in 1993. The button is a made of speckled purpled paper with white lettering covered with a clear film, on a round two-piece metal button with a pin back. There is a white ribbon attached to the back of the button. The button is printed:

LOS ANGELES AIRPORT MARRIOTT
LOS ANGELES
CLASSIC
JAZZ
FESTIVAL
1993
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT HILTON

(the ribbon is printed):

PATRON

Floyd Levin (1922-2007) was a Los Angeles textile manufacturer who turned his passion for jazz into a second career as an influential jazz journalist and historian. His numerous reviews, profiles, and articles were published in magazines such as Down Beat, Jazz Journal International, Metronome, and American Rag. He also authored Classic Jazz: A Personal View of the Music and the Musicians. Items in this collection (2011.3086) were acquired from Levin’s attendance at Jazz Festivals, conferences, and other music events.

Errol Garner, Wardell Gray, Red Callendar, Irving Ashby, and Jackie Mills. side 1: Blue Lou [part 1]; side 2: Blue Lou [part 2] (Modern 20-640).
78 rpm

This pressing is from a live recording in the Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California on April 29, 1947 of a Just Jazz concert presented by American impresario, Gene Norman.