Billie Holiday Concert Flyer – New York’s Carnegie Hall

A stellar jazz handbill advertising a Carnegie Hall benefit concert on Thanksgiving weekend 1957 that featured Lady Day herself, Billie Holiday, plus the star-studded line-up of Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and “Introducing… the brilliant Sonny Rollins.” Plus “Special Attraction: Ray Charles” to top it all off. Enthusiastically discussed by collector Pete Howard of PosterCentral.com (phone 805-540-0020, email pete@postercentral.com).

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1 Response to Billie Holiday Concert Flyer – New York’s Carnegie Hall

  1. Doug Larson says:

    Thanks for sharing. The best line up ever! Could only have hoped to scrape 4 bucks together for good seats.

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