COUNT BASIE (1942) Autographed portrait

Np, 1942. Vintage original 10 x 8″ (25 x 20 cm.) black-and-white photo, archivally matted. Fine.

A remarkably early autographed portrait, signed “To Betty Parker who knows all the records and bands – Swingcerely, Count Basie 3-10-42″. Parker clearly was a jazz aficionado.