Be sure to read Michael Leddy’s recent post at Orange Crate Art. He’s found yet another great photo: Duke Ellington using a Blackwing 602. I’m partial, but it’s particularly interesting when ‘sightings’ photos of such well-known musicians are discovered.
I wonder if we’ll see Ellington’s name in an advert in the near future.
I’ve been trying in vain to see if Billy Strayhorn, Duke’s collaborator, was also a user of the 602. I found one pic where he’s amending a score with a pencil but it’s too small to be certain. Thanks for posting.
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I’d like to see that too. If I find such a photo, I’ll let you know.
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Best of luck with your search; most of the pictures of Strayhorn I can find on the interwebs show him holding a cigarette.
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