1949 Norman Granz The JAZZ Scene Set #16 Autographed

$

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Norman Granz Limited Edition
“The Jazz Scene”

Limited Edition Set #16 of 5000

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Vintage Jazz Scene Deluxe limited edition set of six 12" 78 rpm albums of various famous Jazz artists with spectacular photography and essays . Produced by the late Norman Granz and personally signed by him, numbered 16. Late in 1948, Norman Granz entered into an agreement with Mercury Records to produce and distribute the JATP sessions … plus a new series of studio recordings. The first of these new recordings was The Jazz Scene, a deluxe limited edition & numbered set of six 12" 78 rpm albums.

The Jazz Scene was a special limited edition compilation produced by Granz, who was also the founder of the Clef/Norgran/Verve family of labels. The original release consisted of just 5000 sets of 78 rpm records, and they were numbered and signed by Granz. This is set #16 of this original release.

ARTISTS ON THE DISCS INCLUDE DUKE ELLINGTON, CHARLIE PARKER, LESTER YOUNG, COLEMAN HAWKINS, BILLIE HOLLIDAY, NEIL HEFTI, RALPH BURNS, GEORGE HANDY, WILLIE SMITH, MACHITO AND BUD POWELL. EACH OF THESE IS REPRESENTED WITH A PHOTOGRAPH, AND IN ADDITION THERE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG, ROY ELDRIDGE, ELLA FITZGERALD, GENE KRUPA, TEDDY WILSON, BENNY GOODMAN, STAN KENTON, OSCAR PETTIFORD, MARY LOU WILLIAMS, COUNT BASIE, ART TATUM, SARAH VAUHAN, DIZZY GILLESPIE, AND OTHERS.

This was NORMAN GRANZ’s pet project and masterpiece recording. Encased in a black portfolio album. The six records are in individual envelope covers, spiral bound into the portfolio album, along with the pictures and text. NORMAN GRANZ Produced this folio and issued it in a LIMITED EDITION of 5000 copies, all SIGNED by him. This copy is number 16. The six records are issued on the MERCURY Label. [1] DUKE ELLINGTON [2] NEAL HEFTI/CHARLIE PARKER [3] COLEMAN HAWKINS/LESTER YOUNG [4] RALPH BURNS/GEORGE HANDY [5] CHARLIE PARKER/WILLIE SMITH [6] MACHITO/BUD POWELL.

The first page which contained some original artwork has been torn out and is missing. All the remaining pages and photographs are there and in excellent condition. The linen covered binder cover has some discoloration on the front and back (see photo’s). There is also some white paint along the back bottom edge (see photo). There are no tears and the corners are all solid. All of the records are in NM condition with the exception of one side of the Duke Ellington, Willie Smith disk, it grades to a very strong VG+. It has a few scuffs and one light scratch. .


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MINT

A mint record, both Cover & Vinyl should appear perfect with no visible wear, as if its never been used.

NEAR MINT

Near Mint Cover will only have a very minor imperfection, a slightly snubbed corner for example, but does not detract from the overall appearance, the majority of it is perfect. The Vinyl will also have an extremely minor cosmetic imperfection but will play as if new.

VG++

Very Good ++ for the Cover will have artwork close to perfect. There may be some minor ring impression, slight creases to the corners but not wrinkled. There should be no writing, seam splits or tape repairs. The Vinyl may have some minor scuffs/scratches, but should play close to perfect.

VG+

Very Good + for the Cover will be a virtually clean cover but may have small writing on it. The artwork should look clean with slight aging. Some minor wear to the seams or spine, but no tears or holes popping through. The corners could be slightly dog eared. The Vinyl will show wear, surface scuffs and some very light scratches. The vinyl should still have a great luster, but the flaws will be noticeable to the naked eye. It should play well with very little or no surface noise.

VG

A Very Good Cover will look worn, used. There may be some seam splitting (but not completely separated!). There will be some ring wear, where the ink has begun to wear off, giving the cover a look of snow falling. If the artwork looks snowy all over, it is less than VG condition. There may be some writing on the cover. It will look aged and more yellowish. Still it should be decent. The Vinyl will not really look very good, but should STILL play decent. There will almost always be some surface noise, but the Dynamics should still be excellent, overpowering the surface noise. With VG records, the surface noise will be minor crackle or a slight hiss, but should only be heard in between tracks or in low musical passages.

Good

A Good Cover will have just about everything wrong with it. It will have seam splits (possibly taped and repaired, but only with scotch tape. No duct tape or masking tape repairs). In essence, the cover will look virtually trashed, but some artwork will still be noticed. Good Vinyl will look very well played, dull, grayish and possibly abused. However good vinyl should still play. It will have distracting surface noise, such as crackle that is continuous or some hiss. Will also have some loss of dynamics caused from grooves being worn. It should play without any skips or any obtrusively loud pops or repeated clicks caused by deep scratches. Good means that it will play with some form of decency, so one can still enjoy the music even though you can still hear noise caused from the wear.



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