Saul Mandel (1926 - 2011) "Man Playing Trumpet" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood Mint Stamps of the World Panel for the Great Britain -- The Art of Greeting stamps issued March 24, 1995. From New Orleans to Chicago to New York City, jazz has often been called the only art form to originate in the United States. A merger of ragtime and blues, this unique style of music was influenced by African rhythms, European classical music, gospel and spiritual songs of slaves, as well as American folk music and minstrel show tunes. What developed from these diverse musical styles was a new sound that exhibited strong rhythms and emphasized intense emotions. Early jazz artists include pianists "Jelly Roll" Morton and James P. Johnson. The swing era of the 1930s featured tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins and perpetually popular trumpet soloist Louis Armstrong. In the 1940s Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk developed what later became known as the "bebop" era of jazz, paving the way for the modern jazz movement. Image Size: 15.75 x 11.5 in. Overall Size: 15.75 x 11.5 in. Unframed. (B15064)