Ellington, Duke - Signed Photo Autographs Singers 50 or less Y-Z dated in Catania in 1946

dated in Catania in 1946

Famous italian opera impresario (1869-1940)

as the Met Opera in New York for which he was associated for over 5 years

Saint-Saens/Ysaye: Caprice

Ellington, Duke - Signed Photo Autographs Singers 50 or less Y-Z dated in Catania in 1946American composer (1899 1974), pianist, arranger, and band leader. Ellington created over a thousand works and left many great recordings, helping elevate the perception of Jazz to an art form. Signed photo, with a short handwritten sentiment "Tonal Velocity at its coolest", inscribed to famous Jazz vibraphonist Red Norvo (1908 1999). Size is 7. 75 x 9 inches (probably trimmed from a larger size), mounted on hard cardboard, in very good condition.