rare vintage New Orleans Louisiana "Last Journey" of a JAZZMAN - travel poster c.1965 | Happiest Kid Finds

New Orleans Louisiana "Last Journey" of a JAZZMAN - vintage commercial travel poster

This can be considered a tribute poster honoring a jazz legend of New Orleans! Black and white image of a funeral procession in the rain.  

"Lester Santiago, famed New Orleans jazz pianist and composer, died on January 18th, 1965."

Paul Barbarin and the Onward Brass Band - Last Journey of a Jazzman (released in 2007 under the Nobility Studios label), "is a live recording, a documentary of that uniquely New Orleans tradition, the jazz funeral, a ceremony reserved for only the most esteemed among the New Orleans jazz community.

The recording was made by following the funeral procession through the streets of New Orleans. Songs performed included Just A Little While To Stay Here, What A Friend We Have In Jesus, Lead Me Savior and others." - Louisiana Music Factory

POSTER DETAILS
Artist: signed in the printing, AMO
Date: c.1965
Dimensions:; 19" x 25 1/4"
Medium: Lithograph on paper
Format: Vertical
Condition: Good. Used. 3/4" tear at the top; toning and wear along the edges. Handling creases, particularly at the top and bottom, appear as a result of the poster being rolled tightly. This was stored rolled with other posters as well.

AUTHENTICITY & SHIPPING
• Authenticated original — not a reproduction
• Certificate of Authenticity available upon request
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