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495 ● (MUSIC.) WEBB, CHICK. Chick Webb and His Orchestra (supplied title.)
Photograph 8 x 10 , with an oval inset of Webb; undecipherable initials in the negative in
the lower left corner. [New York, circa 1936-1938 [400/600]
William Henry “Chick” Webb (1905-1939) was a jazz drummer and orchestra leader
whowas considered by his contemporaries to be an exceptional talent. His band was more or less
the “house” band at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom, and Webb and his wife virtually adopted Ella
Fitzgerald who lived with them for a time. Sadly Webb became ill in 1938 and after a year of
declining health passed away. His reported last words were “Sorry I’ve go to go.”
496 ● (MUSIC.) HIRSCHFELD, AL. Teddy Wilson’s Concert Jazz. Black and white
poster by Al Hirschfeld, 171⁄2 x 111⁄4 inches. New York, circa 1950’s [350/500]
A classic piece of Hirschfeld, including the hidden “Ninas.” “With an All Star Company. Joya
Sherrill, Buck Clayton, Sam Most, Sonny Truitt and oter Notable Artists.”
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