Count Basie
Concert Posters
Two cities in New York state, about 60 miles apart; two concerts on successive days in 1960. Interesting to observe how two different poster designers, given the same set of materials to work with, came up with different designs. It’s really odd to note that Stan Kenton’s and Joe Williams’ pictures are different, while so many other graphic elements are identical. These are the two most common sizes, by far, for old telephone-pole window cards; the Buffalo poster measures 14x22”, and the Rochester one is considered a “jumbo” at 22x28”.
