Mar 29, 2018 - Sale 2471

Sale 2471 - Lot 300

Price Realized: $ 875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(MUSIC.) Leonard, Herman; photographer. "Charlie Parker and the Metronome All Stars NYC 1949." Gelatin silver print, 14 x 11 inches; signed and captioned by the photographer in lower margin, "9541" in pencil on verso. New York, 1949; printed circa 1980s

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Metronome magazine had its readers pick their favorite instrumentalists each year, and gathered them for a recording session. This session took place at New York's RCA Studios on 3 January 1949. Parker is seen with guitarist Billy Bauer, bassist Eddie Safranski, and pianist Lennie Tristano.