'Count Basie' letterpress poster (variant #1)

Count Basie
designed and printed at Hand & Eye Letterpress by Phil Abel and Nick Gill

{450 x 640mm; wood and metal type on paper}

You're looking at a letterpress poster, as modelled here by our intern Hannah (our intern Hannah is not included in the auction), the print's main design being printed with wood type and the artist information in metal.

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.

The print would make a beautiful gift for a jazz lover or musician, and would greatly enhance the appearance of a home recording studio.

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.

The poster will be packaged in a card tube mailer when sent.

There are three variants of this design- this version has the word ONE in strong red and NONE in the same red, underinked. Please see our eBay store for other versions of this print, as well as other posters, books and greetings cards.

For more photos of this, and all our other items, please visit our Flickr photo set.

For more information on the letterpress process, please visit the Hand & Eye Letterpress website.