Double pocket record album cover illustration for Charlie Parker: One Night in Birdland (Columbia Records, 1977). Acrylic on board. 1042x530 mm; 41x20⅞ inches (framed). Signed in lower right image. Accompanied by a copy of the LP.
One Night in Birdland is a live album featuring Charlie Parker, trumpeter Fats Navarro, pianist Bud Powell, bassist Curley Russell, and drummer Art Blakey recorded at Birdland on May 15-16, 1950. Recorded in low audio quality on a private tape, it was released as an LP by Columbia Records.
Often referred to as the "godfather of the new illustration," Robert Weaver was among a group of illustrators whose innovative approach to visual storytelling both conveyed information and evoked emotion. Weaver's portrayals of jazz personalities, spanning traditional to bebop, vividly capture the essence of the music.
