Norman Granz "The Jazz Scene" (Limited Edition Signed) 6 LP 78rpm Vinyl Set

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This auction is for a rare The Jazz Scene Limited Edition Vinyl LP 4908/5000 Signed and Numbered by Norman Granz. The cover is in good shape (seen in photo). Contains six 12-inch 78rpm Records all in very good condition on some very light scratches. Also includes many black and white photos (examples of photos). There is some water or moisture damage to some of the photos on the bottom, but otherwise the photos are in good condition

Here is some more info on this great collectors item:

12.5x14" spiral bound hardcover contains limited edition set from 1949.Compiled by Norman Granz. Jazz record producer, promoter and label ownerGranz put this lavish set together “In An Attempt To Present Today’s Jazz SceneIn Terms Of The Visual, The Written Word And The Auditory,” according to hisessay in the liner notes. Downbeat Magazine called this "Probably The MostRemarkable Record Album Ever Issued." Bound like a book W/gold stampedcloth boards, the set includes six 12” 78 rpm discs, featuring original tracks byDuke Ellington, Neil Hefti, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker,Willie Smith, Machito, Bud Powell, George Hardy, and Ralph Burns. An essay byGranz accompanies each disc. There are 30 high quality photograph prints onglossy paper, most by noted photographer Gjon Mili. The subjects include DukeEllington, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Max Roach with BudPowell, Louis Armstrong with Roy Eldridge, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Krupa, CountBasie, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie with Duke Ellington, Billie Holliday andothers. The title page is hand numbered 2987 of 5000 and signed by Granz inblue ink, opposite a fold out image by legendary jazz illustrator David StoneMartin. The back half of the pages/photos have noticeable moisture staining andsurface paper wear because of this along the bottom edges. Front half is in noway affected. All pages do show some aging as does the cover.

All photographs in the binder are by Gjon Mili except that of Ralph Burns which is byHarold Trudeau. Paul Nodler photographed Bud Powell and Max Roach. Original drawing isby David Stone Martin. Label design and front cover lettering by George Maas.
Again, this is 2747 of 5000 copies of “The Jazz Scene” that was produced by NormanGranz of Mercury Records in 1949. Norman Granz original signature is on the title page.

The sides include:
Duke Ellington with Harry Carney as soloist on “Sono” Mercury 2077.
Duke Ellington solist Harry Carney on “Frustration” Mercury 2078.
Neal Hefti w/ Charlie Parker on “Repetition” Mercury 2071.
Neal Hefti “Rhumbacito” Mercury 2072.
Lester Young with soloists Lester young, Aye Guy, Buddy Rich “I Want to be Happy”.Mercury 2198.
Coleman Hawkins “Picasso” Mercury 2073
Ralph Burns soloists Bill Harris, , Herbie Stweard, Sonny Berman “Introspection” Mercury2075.
George Handy soloists Bill Harris, Herbie Steward Mercury 2076
Charlie Parker soloists Charlie Parker, Hank Jones, Ray Brown “The Bird Mercury 2081.Bud Powell “Cherokee” Mercury 2199
Machito soloists Flip Phillips, Eugene Williams “Tanga” Mercury 2172

Additional photos of Louis Armstrong & Roy Eldridge, Lester yound and Dickie Wells, EllaFitzgerald, Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson & Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton
Harry Edison & Illinois Jacquet, Oscar Pettiford, Mary Lou Williams, Count Basie, ArtTatum, Sara Vaughan, Jons Simmons, Billy Holiday, Charlie Parker.”