1949 SIGNED EDITION 2122 OF 5,000 BY NORMAN GRANZ THE JAZZ SCENE 6 RECORDS
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Description
This is a 1949 Signed Edition number 2122 of 5,000 by Norman Granz. This is a Hardbound Cloth Cover. It measures (12 1/2" X 15") and Has a Removable Wire Bound Binding. You can remove pages if needed.
The inside has 6 78 Disc Records along with many high quality photographs of the jazz artists of the time.
Names included are: DUKE ELLINGTON, CHARLIE PARKER, LESTER YOUNG, COLEMAN HAWKINS, BILLIE HOLLIDAY, NEIL HEFTI, RALPH BURNS, GEORGE HANDY, WILLIE SMITH, MACHITO AND BUD POWELL. THERE IS ALSO A DRAWING BY DAVID STONE MARTIN, AND AN ESSAY ON EACH PERFORMING ARTIST BY NORMAN GRANZ.
Each Section of the Bound Volume has many pictures of the Artist featured any many more artists in the back of this volume such as: 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, and DIZZY GILLESPIE.
I am not an expert on grading records nor claim to be, and it is a challenge to take pictures of black shinny records. I have tried to include pictures that show the overall condition. The records pictured, are the ones I thought were NOT in the best condition of the bunch, so there would not be any disappointment when the item arrives. Overall I think the condition of the cover shows wear, the pictures and text are great, I love these pictures. Some aging and discoloration in the coloring of the pages that do not have pictures on them. In general the condition of the Records OK for the age. There is some surface wear on some of the records, and I think some scratches on a couple of them. I was told that they would clean up great but I do not want to do anything to them since I do not know what would be best for this collection. There are no torn or bend pages. I always tend to show the worst in my products from the start. I want people to be happy with their purchase when it arrives, not just pay the most I can get. That said this is an awesome piece of history. Amazing item.
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