Hop, Skip, and Jumping
A limited edition release from Frank Morrison that is an ode to the Big Band Era of the 1930’s. It depicts a band performing and the crowd in the ballroom hop, skippin’, jumpin’ and swangin’.
Limited Edition. Giclee on Canvas. Edition Size of 50.Â
While developing research theories working on one of my latest books regarding “Negro League Baseball”, I happen to find out that Louis Armstrong owned a baseball team, the “Armstrong’s Secret 9”. Learning that fact sparked my interest in finding out more about the music of the 30’s, especially the “The BIG Band Era”. I immediately began to surround my studio with literature and of course the sounds. I was pleasantly surprised to find out through my research, Jazz crossed all colored lines and was the sound track of all Americans. Three weeks later “Hop Skip and Jumping” swang out of my studio ..