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Jacquet sleeve

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Illinois Jacquet “Collates No. 2″ David Stone Martin illustration for this Mercury 10″.  Supervised by Norman Granz.

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Smooth jazz

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Driving Flip Phillips

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Jammin’

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Norman Granz. Clef Records. Jam Session #4 Side one: “Oh Lady Be Good.” Side two: “Blues for the Count.” All-star jazz ensemble including Count Basie, Sweets Edison, Stan Getz, Wardell Grey, Buddy DeFranco, Benny Carter, Freddie Green, Buddy Rich, Willie Smith and John Simmons.

Another classic David Stone Martin cover illustration.

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Billie Holiday by DSM on Mercury

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Oscar winner

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Oscar Peterson, Piano; Ray Brown, Bass; Barney Kessel, Guitar and Alvin Stoller, Drums. Cover by David Stone Martin. Recorded 1952 in Los Angeles for Verve.

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Jazz caravan by David Stone Martin

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Rebel Takes A Pause

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Roy and Diz and David Stone Martin on Clef

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Behind the beat

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Clef Records with nice cover by David Stone Martin. This album is a departure from the mainly solo recordings released by Art Tatum as it features a quartet with drummer Alvin Stoller, bassist John Simmons and trumpeter Roy “Little Jazz” Eldridge.

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