Norman Granz THE JAZZ SCENE SIX 78 SET Charlie Parker++

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 Various Artists - Jazz Scene [ Deluxe limited edition set of six 12" 78 rpm albums with spectacular photography, essays and David Stone Martin Artwork ]  Produced by the late Norman Granz.

Late in 1948, Norman Granz entered into an agreement with Mercury Records to produce and distribute the JATP sessions … plus a new series of studio recordings. The first of these new recordings was The Jazz Scene, a deluxe limited edition & numbered set of six 12" 78 rpm albums.  Including the following artists:

Lester Young (ts) Nat "King" Cole (p) Buddy Rich (d)

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA, March-April, 1946

354-1 | 62VK226

I Want to Be Happy

Sonny Berman, Conrad Gozzo (tp) Bill Harris, Ollie Wilson (tb) Vincent De Rosa (frh) Harry Klee, Hal McKusick (as, cl, fl) Herbie Steward, Lucky Thompson (ts) Chuck Gentry (bars) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Arvin Garrison (g) Red Callender (b) Don Lamond (d) Ralph Burns (arr, dir)

Los Angeles, CA, October, 1946

2075

Introspection

Sonny Berman, Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Al Killian, Dale Pearce (tp) Bill Harris, Ed Kusby, Ollie Wilson (tb) Vincent De Rosa, Evan Hall (frh) Harry Klee (fl, cl, as) Julius Jacobs (ob) Robert Swanson (basn) Arthur Fleming (cbasn) Hal McKusick (as) Herbie Steward, Lucky Thompson (ts) Chuck Gentry (bars, bcl) Harry Bluestone, Robert Jamison, Carl Walker (vln) Arthur Krafton (vlc) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Arvin Garrison (g) Red Callender (b) Don Lamond (d) Jackie Mills, Jimmy Pratt (per) George Handy (arr, dir)

same location, date

2076-7

The Bloos

Willie Smith (as) Dodo Marmarosa (p) Barney Kessel (g) Red Callender (b) Jo Jones (d)

Los Angeles, CA, circa November, 1947

1508 | 233 | 1900

Sophisticated Lady

Doug Mettome, Al Porcino, Ray Wetzel (tp) Bill Harris, Bart Varsalona (tb) Vincent Jacobs (frh) John LaPorta (cl) Sonny Salad, Murray Williams (as) Charlie Parker (as -1) Pete Mondello, Flip Phillips (ts) Manny Albam (bars) Manny Fidler, Sid Harris, Sam Kaplan, Harry Katzman, Gene Orloff, Ziggy Smirnoff (vln) Nat Nathanson, Fred Ruzilla (vla) Joe Benaventi (vlc) Tony Aless (p) Curly Russell (b) Shelly Manne (d) Diego Iborra (cga, bgo) Neal Hefti (arr, cond)

NYC, December, 1947, autumn 1948

1. 2071-5 | 62VK205

Repetition

2. 2072

Rhumbacito

Coleman Hawkins (ts)

circa 1948 or January, 1945

2073

Picasso

Mario Bauza, Frank "Paquito" Davilla, Bob Woodlen (tp) Gene Johnson, Fred Skerritt (as) Jose Madera, Flip Phillips (ts) Leslie Johnakins (bars) Rene Hernandez (p) Roberto Rodriguez (b) Luis Miranda (cga) Jose Mangual (bgo) Ubaldo Nieto (tim) Machito (arr, cond)

NYC, January, 1949

2172-3/4 | 299

Tanga

Charlie Parker (as) Hank Jones (p) Ray Brown (b) Shelly Manne (d)

NYC, February 10, 1949

2081-5

The Bird

Bud Powell (p) Ray Brown (b) Max Roach (d)

NYC, circa February, 1949

2199-1 | 244-1 | 62VK234

Cherokee

Harry Carney (bars) Billy Strayhorn (p) Fred Guy (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Sonny Greer (d) Duke Ellington (arr) strings

NYC, 1949

2077

Sono

2078

Frustration

The Jazz Scene was a special limited edition compilation produced by Granz, who was also the founder of the Clef/Norgran/Verve family of labels. The original release consisted of just 5000 sets of 78 rpm records, and they were numbered and signed by Granz.

THE “JAZZ SCENE” IS, THE ONE OF THE GREATEST JAZZ COLLECTIBLES EVER PRODUCED.

ISSUED IN 1949 IN A SIGNED EDITION OF 5,000 BY NORMAN GRANZ AND IT IS N° 4357, IT IS A HARDBOUND-CLOTH COVERED BOOK (12 1/2" X 15") WITH A NOTEBOOK-TYPE BINDING ALLOWING THE OWNER TO REMOVE OR REARRANGE THE CONTENTS. INSIDE THE CLOTH BINDING ARE SIX 12" 78 RPM DISCS, 28 HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS OF THE JAZZ STARS OF THE DAY (1949) BY NOTED PHOTOGRAPHER GJON MILI … EACH PHOTOGRAPH IS 11 1/2" X 12 1/2" COULD BE REMOVED (if desired) TO BE FRAMED, A UNIQUE DRAWING BY DAVID STONE MARTIN, AND AN ESSAY ON EACH PERFORMING ARTIST BY NORMAN GRANZ.

ARTISTS ON THE DISCS INCLUDE DUKE ELLINGTON, CHARLIE PARKER, LESTER YOUNG, COLEMAN HAWKINS, BILLIE HOLLIDAY, NEIL HEFTI, RALPH BURNS, GEORGE HANDY, WILLIE SMITH, MACHITO AND BUD POWELL.

EACH OF THESE IS REPRESENTED WITH A PHOTOGRAPH, AND IN ADDITION THERE ARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF 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, DIZZY GILLESPIE, AND OTHERS.

BOX COVER IS VG VG+ AND VINYL ARE  VG+ TO VG++

. PAYMENT: with PAYPAL , INTERNATIONAL POSTAL ORDER in EUROS Only ! // + option chèques pour la FRANCE.

 SHIPPING AIRMAIL WITH BOX : 3KG 200G WITHOUT BOX !!

 US + Canada + Japan 60$

Europe 32$

 for France  11 euros

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