What a Little Moonlight Can Do; If You Were Mine
Object Details
- recording artist
- Holiday, Billie
- Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra
- manufacturer
- Columbia
- Description
Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra featuring Billie Holiday. side 1: What a Little Moonlight Can Do; side 2: If You Were Mine (Columbia 36206), from the album, Hot Jazz Classics - Teddy Wilson-Billie Holiday (Columbia C-61).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1935 and released on Brunswick 7498. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1935 and released on Brunswick 7554. This album was released in 1947.The cover art for this album was made by Alex Steinweiss. Alexander “Alex” Steinweiss (1917-2011) was an American artist and graphic designer. He was the first art director of Columbia Records, expanding the use of album covers and cover art. Steinweiss created album cover art from 1938 to 1973.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
- recording date
- 1935
- release date
- 1947
- ID Number
- 1978.0670.497
- maker number
- C-61
- 36206
- accession number
- 1978.0670
- catalog number
- 1978.0670.497
- Object Name
- sound recording
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- shellac (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made
- United States
- Related Publication
- Rust, Brian. Jazz Records 1897-1942, Vol. 2
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Family & Social Life
- Jazz
- Sound Recordings
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_676164
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-cdc1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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