Count Basie New York City recording studio, 1960

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A black and white silver gelatin photograph of Count Basie at a recording studio in New York City, 1960. Smiling and looking to his proper left, Count Basie wears a dark jacket, bright long sleeve shirt, dark tie and hat. With both hands he holds a piece of elaborate sheet music over his stomach. The twin palm emblem of Palm Press, Inc. is imprinted at the bottom right of the photographic sheet.

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