MOSAIC LP's COMPLETE COMMODORE JAZZ RECORDINGS 66 LP's Vol. 1, 2 +3 Boxes

$

1,183

This is for the full 3 box set of Mosaic LP's titled "THE COMPLETE COMMODORE JAZZ RECORDINGS VOLUME'S I-II-III" It consists of over 17 hours of music on 66 LP's spread over three box sets which include all the Commodore recordings from 1938 to 1957. 

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Featured artists include 

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 Vol. 1-----Billie Holiday, Jelly Roll Morton, Coleman Hawkins, Fletcher Henderson, Eddie Condon, Bud Freeman, the Kansas City Five and Six (with Lester Young), Teddy Wilson, Bud Freeman, Chu Berry, Jess Stacy, Chu Berry, Willie the Lion Smith, Billie Holiday, Stuff Smith, Jelly Roll Morton, Jack Teagarden, Art Hodes, Joe Marsala, Joe Bushkin, Lee Wiley, Pee Wee Russell, Bunk Johnson, Mel Powell (with Benny Goodman), Wild Bill Davison, George Brunies, and Edmond Hall

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Vol. 2----- Sidney and Wilbur DeParis, Albert Ammons, Eddie Heywood, Hot Lips Page, Sid Catlett, Billie Holiday, the Kansas City Six with Lester Young, George Zack, Muggsy Spanier, Miff Mole, Joe Bushkin, Max Kaminsky, Edmond Hall, George Wettling, Bobby Hackett, Hot Lips Page, Pee Wee Russell, Red McKenzie, Jess Stacy, Jack Teagarden and Wild Bill Davison.

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Vol. 3----- Bud Freeman, Chu Berry, Bunk Johnson and Billie Holiday from 1938-44 before concentrating mostly on the 1945-46 period. There are sessions led by Red Norvo, Bill Coleman, Gene Krupa, Stuff Smith, Teddy Wilson and the duo of Don Byas and Slam Stewart (all of those are from a legendary 1945 Town Hall concert) plus dates headed by George Zack, Jonah Jones, Wild Bill Davison, Eddie Edwards, George Brunies and Mel Powell; in addition there are later sets by Bob Wilber, Ralph Sutton, Sidney Bechet, Johnny Wiggs, Willie the Lion Smith, Frank Wess and Peck Kelley.

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Only 2500 of these sets were made and they have been unavailable for over 20 years.

They were compiled by Vincent Pelote, produced by Micheal Cuscuna and are as follows

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1. "VOLUME I" Mosaic Records MR 23-123 --- 23 LP's --- Released 1988 (USA)

 2. "VOLUME II" Mosaic Records MR 23-123 --- 23 LP's --- Released 1989 (USA) 

3. "VOLUME III" Mosaic Records MR 23-123 --- 20 LP's --- Released 1990 (USA)

For a grand total of 66 LP's !!! Each box has two inner boxes and each box comes with a thick booklet that describes the musical material. The photos are of the actual items for sale

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The records are new and have never been played. There are no marks or scratches on any of the 66 records and no spindle marks on the labels. Each record comes in a rice paper sleeve. The boxes show some very light shelf wear but no splits, rips or tears.

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If you have any questions or wish to see additional photos of the collection or albums, please do not hesitate to ask.