Fred Astaire

$ 1,198

$ 1198 Sold For

Oct 7, 2007 Sold Date

Sep 27, 2007 Start Date

$ 695 Start price

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Fred Astaire Signed Limited Edition "The Astaire Story" Album Set Mercury MG C-1001-1004 (1953).

Mint Condition copy of a most rare Jazz collectable, the four-disk limited edition set entitled, The Astaire Story, which found singer-dancer Fred Astaire in the recording studio with a gang of top jazzmen led by Oscar Peterson to see where their mutual inspiration would lead. The resulting 38 tracks -- mostly Jazz versions of standards associated with Astaire -- were pressed on four blue-vinyl records with special labels and issued in a suspension-styled oversize album in red cloth with dancer logo on the front cover, color and b&w photographs (by Gjon Mili), and a portfolio of drawings by collectable Jazz artist David Stone Martin. Martin's signature initials appear on one drawing, and Astaire himself personally numbered and signed all copies of the book. This particular copy is #15 from a limited edition of 1,384, in Mint Condition. The records are in perfect condition and have never been played

*A quick note about David Stone Martin:

David Stone Martin was a prolific illustrator who created over 400 classic album covers. Much of his work was for the Norman Granz labels Clef, Norgran, and Verve, as well as JATP covers. He was known for his depictions of Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Billie Holiday, Illinois Jacquet, and many others. His work has been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, The Art Institute of Chicago, and the Smithsonian Institution.

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