Where Or When; Oscar's Blues

Description:

Oscar Peterson. side 1: Where or When; side 2: Oscar's Blues (Mercury 8922), from the album, Oscar Peterson (Mercury C106).
78 rpm.

The cover art for this album 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, Clef, Disc, and Dial. Many of his commissions were from Martin’s longtime friend, American jazz record producer and concert promoter Norman Granz (1918-2001).

Release Date: 1950

Recording Artist: Peterson, OscarManufacturer: Mercury

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Illinois, Chicago

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Credit Line: Gift of Eula W. Wake in Memory of Harry Wake

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0656.471Accession Number: 1981.0656Maker Number: 8922C106Catalog Number: 1981.0656.471

Object Name: sound recording

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)vinyl (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-d6ff-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_668158

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