HM the KING's 80th BIRTHDAY
2007 SIGNED JAZZ CONCERT POSTER
URBIE GREEN - SAL CRACCHIOLO - SAM MOST
PAUL GORMLEY - RICKY WOODARD - REGGIE WATTS
TAMIR HENDELMAN - MELANIE JACKSON
(One or two signatures cannot be identified. One near the center may be the King's)
Vintage 2007 Original
Framed in Glass and Wood - 31in x 20in
Excellent Condition
This one of a kind poster was hand signed by Jazz Greats Urbie Green, Sam Most and others.
The King's Birthday party included jam sessions that went on into the early morning hours. The King himself was a talented musician and joined in on much of the wild playing that went on.
Urbie Green was a legendary American jazz trombonist who worked with Benny Goodman, Count Bassie ,Woody Herman, Gene Krupa, Jan Savitt, and Frankie Carle. He played on over 250 recordings and released more than two dozen albums as a soloist.
Sam Most was a flutist with Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Rich, Shep Fields, Boyd Raeburn, and Don Redman.
Sal Cracchiolo has played and recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Cal Tjader, Chick Corea, Stanley Turentine, Tito Puente, Michael Buble, David Foster, Jamiroquoi, Rene Olstad, Paul Anka, Joss Stone, Charles Aznevour, Gladys Knight and Diana Krall