| Title | 1939 Savoy Handbill |
| Date | 1939 |
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| Description | A bi-fold promotional handbill for a Louis Armstrong appearance at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York, on Sunday, April 23, 1939. The front cover, printed in red, black, and cream, features a halftone photograph of Louis Armstrong playing trumpet and reads "in Person........ Ole Satchmo / LOUIE Armstrong / SAVOY / Sunday APRIL 23." The interior opens to reveal a photograph of Armstrong smiling broadly, accompanied by additional performance imagery, and bears the text "IN PERSON / America's No. 1 Sepia Entertainer and Instrumentalist returns to the home of happy feet on ONE GLORIOUS DAY OF SWING / Sunday APR. 23 / The King of All Trumpet Players...... / Louie ARMSTRONG & HIS GREAT ORCHESTRA..... / The Ole Master / 3 GREAT BANDS · 3 / Benny Carter & His Orchestra · SAVOY Sultans & Their Jump Rhythm / SAVOY / MATINEE 3:00 P.M." The reverse panel reads "ONE DAY ONLY / SAVOY proudly presents. / Louie ARMSTRONG AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA / FEATURING / SONNY WOODS · LOUIS RUSSELL / MIDGE WILLIAMS · 'RED' ALLEN / AND HOSTS OF ALL AMERICAN SWING STARS / 3 BANDS / MATINEE 3PM / SAVOY / Sunday APRIL 23." |
| Location | New York, NY |
