NORMAN GRANZ THE JAZZ SCENE 78 RPM ALBUM SET VERY RARE
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LATE IN 1948, JAZZ PROMOTER, PRODUCER AND IMPRESARIO NORMAN GRANZ ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MERCURY RECORDS TO DISTRIBUTE HIS JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC SESSIONS, IN ADDITION TO A SERIES OF STUDIO RECORDINGS. IN 1949, IN HIS EFFORT TO DOCUMENT THE CURRENT JAZZ ARTISTS OF THE DAY, HE PRODUCED AND RELEASED "THE JAZZ SCENE," A LIMITED EDITION (5,000 COPIES) ALBUM SET, WHICH INCLUDED SIX 12" 78 RPM DISCS, 30 PHOTOGRAPHS, A TWO-PAGE DAVID STONE MARTIN FOLD OUT DRAWING, WITH EACH ALBUM SET HAND SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY MR. GRANZ HIMSELF.
THIS SUPERB COPY, SIGNED AND NUMBERED #2132 IS A COMPLETE SET, AND NO DISCS OR PHOTOGRAPHS ARE MISSING FROM THE EXCLUSIVE RING-BOUND CONFIGURATION. MOST OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN BY THE JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHER GJON MILI AND INCLUDE CHARLIE PARKER, BUDDY RICH, COLEMAN HAWKINS, RALPH BURNS, WILLIE SMITH, AND MACHITO AMONG THEM, AND THE SIX 12" 78 RPM VINYLITE DISCS LOOK TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED VERY LITTLE. BID WITH CONFIDENCE, THE RESERVE IS VERY REASONABLE AND PRICED TO SELL, OPENING PRICE IS THE SAME AS GRANZ' ORIGINAL PRICE FOR THIS COLLECTION, BID WITH CONFIDENCE, SHIPPING WITHING THE U.S. VIA USPS PRIORITY MAIL, OVERSEAS VIA SURFACE OR AIR, INSURANCE OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR A COLLECTION OF THIS CALIBER OF VALUE. PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR MORE PHOTOS OR MORE INFORMATION.
