Franklin Mint 100 greatest jazz recordings of all time
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Franklin Mint 100 greatest Jazz Recordings of all time


The Franklin Mint 100 greatest jazz recordings of all time is a collector's edition box set featuring a selection of the greatest jazz recordings by various artists. This limited edition vinyl release by Mint Records showcases 100 (80 here) classic jazz tracks in near mint condition, perfect for any jazz enthusiast looking to add a piece of music history to their collection. The red-colored 12" records are a must-have for any jazz lover looking to enjoy the greatest hits from the genre.
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The complete collection of 25 (21 here) box sets of the Institute of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection - THE GREATEST JAZZ RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME, offered by the Franklin Mint Record Society in the mid-1980s. Each of these 21 box sets includes 4 LPs, for a total of 84LPs, covering music from the birth of jazz forward. This is a unique opportunity to purchase the complete archival set of these vinyl records in MINT condition.

The contents of the box sets: signed letter introducing the set, plastic record jackets, and the vinyl records themselves - are all in NEAR MINT condition. The vinyl records are a deep red audiophile grade vinyl. The records have no fingerprints, dust, or scratches. Even the booklets and thin packing material between the records appears intact and new. The copyright dates of the booklets are 1984-1986. Here are the box sets:

1-4 Louis Armstrong-Roy Eldridge/Jazz Masterpieces

Unfortunately, I do not have the last 4 sets which I have highlighted in color.

5-8 The Jazz Singers/Crosby-Waters-Charles-Bailey-Torme

9-12 Jazz Masters of the Keyboard Vol. 1/Waller-Tatum-Hines-Wilson

13-16 Jazz Masters of the Sax/Hawkins-Young-Carter-Hodges

17-20 Kings of New Orleans Jazz/Jelly Roll Morton-King Oliver-Sidney Bechet

21-24 Duke Ellington Great Jazz Classics

25-28 Great Jazz Inventors/Davis-Mingus-Monk

29-32 First Ladies of Song/Billie Holiday-Ella Fitzgerald-Sarah Vaughn

33-36 Great Arrangers and Composers/Redman-Strayhorn-Lewis-Hancock

37-40 Benny Goodman-Lionel Hampton/Jazz Milestones

41-44 Jazz Strings/Reinhardt-Grapelli-Benson-Montgomery-Venuti

45-48 Bebop Legends/Dizzy Gillespie-Charlie Parker

49-52 Jazz Masters of the Keyboard Vol II/Cole-Garner-Powell-Peterson

53-56 Classic Performers/Beiderbecke-Berigan-Teagarden-Russell-Hackett

57-60 The Roots of Jazz/Scott Joplin-W.C. Handy-Bessie Smith-O.D.J.B.

61-64 Big Band Jazz Masters/Count Basie-Woody Herman-Stan Kenton

65-68 Cool Jazz-Third Stream/Baker-Getz-Brubeck-Mulligan-Konitz-MJQ

69-72 Chicago Style-Traditional Jazz Revival/Condon-Spanier-Freeman

73-76 Saxophone Stylists/Rollins-Coltrane-Berry-Webster

77-80 Drums and Flutes/Herbie Mann-Chick Webb-Hubert Laws-Joe Morello

81-84 Piano Stylists 1927-1980/Mary Lou Williams-Bill Evans-Ahmad Jamal

85-88 Bebop-Hard Bob-Funk/Blakey-Adderley-Silver-Stitt

89-92 Jazz Brass/Dickie Wells-J.J. Johnson-Charles Shavers-Clark Terry

93-96 Big Band Jazz/Fletcher Henderson-Buddy Rich

97-100 Contemporary Currents/Coleman-Hancock-Jarrett-Corea


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