Phil Abel
'Count Basie' letterpress poster
The quotation on the poster is from the broadcaster Peter Clayton (1927-91), while presenting his Sounds of Jazz radio show sometime in the mid 1970s; speaking of pianist, band leader and composer Count Basie (1904-84), Clayton described his legendary economy of playing with the phrase 'He never played one note when none would do'- a lesson for most musicians, and a nice summing up of how we like our typography.
The wood type chosen for this particular print was chosen for its similarity to the legendary Blue Note label's typography. This two-colour poster was printed by hand on Naturalis Soft White Matt 120gsm paper, on our FAG Control 525 proofing press at our workshop in London, and was signed and numbered by the artists in a total edition of 100.
This item, as well as the others in this set, are available from our eBay store- stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Hand-and-Eye-Letterpress
'Count Basie' letterpress poster
The quotation on the poster is from the broadcaster Peter Clayton (1927-91), while presenting his Sounds of Jazz radio show sometime in the mid 1970s; speaking of pianist, band leader and composer Count Basie (1904-84), Clayton described his legendary economy of playing with the phrase 'He never played one note when none would do'- a lesson for most musicians, and a nice summing up of how we like our typography.
The wood type chosen for this particular print was chosen for its similarity to the legendary Blue Note label's typography. This two-colour poster was printed by hand on Naturalis Soft White Matt 120gsm paper, on our FAG Control 525 proofing press at our workshop in London, and was signed and numbered by the artists in a total edition of 100.
This item, as well as the others in this set, are available from our eBay store- stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Hand-and-Eye-Letterpress