COMPLETE MASTER JAZZ PIANO SERIES MOSAIC MR6-140 BOX SET 6 LPs w/Booklet NM/NM

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THE COMPLETE MASTER JAZZ PIANO SERIES
NM/NM Used Audiophile Vinyl 6 Record Set In Deluxe Box

Record Label: Mosaic MR6-140

1985. Limited Edition Box Set (3500 copies only). SIX Records in deluxe box packaging. 14 page, 12x12 booklet with bio, credits and discography. If you have seen one of these Mosaic sets, you know the quality to expect.

Pianists include Earl Hines, Claude Hopkins, Cliff Smalls, Sir Charles Thompson, Ram Ramirez, Jay McShann, Sonny White, and Cliff Jackson

Limited Edition #1554 of Only 3500 Copies

Condition: Box, booklet and records are like new. Flawless. Vinyl looks to have been hardly, if ever, played. Please note that these were originally shipped with no shrink wrap or other outer cover (as are most Mosaic collections). They have been stored in an air-conditioned, non-smoking environment since they were first purchased from Mosaic.

Earl Hines
(4/1/69) feelin' fine blues,i got rhythm,empty studio blues,easy to love,no blues today*, panama*, (*= previously unissued)
(6/2/71) blue skies,blue moon,blue fox,you took advantage of me,japanese sandman,mood indigo,
(11/27/72) always

Claude Hopkins
(3/11/69) 57th street blues,anything for you,56th street blues,i got rhythm

Cliff Jackson
(3/26/69) memphis blues,squeeze me,arkansas blues,i got rhythm

Keith Dunham
(1/21/71) blue stripe blues,rosetta,how long has this been going on,carolina shout

Sonny White
(4/10/69) blues for Betty C.,i want a little girl,i got rhythm,memories of you

Jay McShann
(6/27/69) friday strut,lady be good,jay's boogie woogie,memories of you,
(3/6/72))you can depend on me,under the moonlight starlight blue,slow drag,tenderly

Teddy Wilson
(3/12/72) one o'clock jump,satin doll,honeysuckle rose,teddy's blues

Cliff Smalls
(5/9/70) blues in the afternoon,what is this thing called love,god bless the child,the hour of parting

Sir Charles Thompson
(11/16/70) black blues,tunis in

Gloria Hearn
(8/23/72) wait a little while,just squeeze me,cute,it could happen to you

Ram Ramirez
(2/27/73) cold hand blues,mad about you,hennessy,lover,you ain't gonna bother me no more, li'l darlin',lover man,
(1/9/74)) i just refuse to sing the blues,janet,martell,fascinatin' rhythm,prelude to a kiss,i just refuse to sing the blues (vocal version)

Review: During a five-year period, the Master Jazz label recorded 11 swing-based pianists in solo settings. Although the label went under later in the decade, the recordings were treasured by collectors. Mosaic, on this six-LP set, brought back all of the music from the original five-volume Master Jazz Piano series, adding two unissued selections and a full album released separately of Ram Ramirez's playing. In addition to Ramirez (who is heard on 13 numbers), there are 13 performances by Earl Hines, four apiece from Claude Hopkins, Cliff Jackson, Keith Dunham, Sonny White, Teddy Wilson, Cliff Smalls and the obscure Gloria Hearn, eight by Jay McShann and two from Sir Charles Thompson. Most of these pianists (other than Hines and Wilson) rarely recorded during this period in their careers, making this box very important both musically and historically.  ~ All Music Guide