OSCAR PETERSON Porgy & Bess - 1959 1st Press Verve LP RAY BROWN’S PERSONAL COPY
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Beautiful copy of the true first pressing of the Oscar Peterson Plays Porgy and Bess LP, by the Oscar Peterson Trio, on Verve stereo MG-VS-68340. This copy was personally owned by Ray Brown himself, the bassist in the Oscar Peterson Trio, and one of the greatest jazz bassists of all time. There is nothing to prove that it was his, but you can probably search the internet and see that the Ray Brown estate sale just happened here in LA a few days ago (it is now the 26th of May). I acquired a number of his original LPs, many of which he played on himself. If you like I can get a letter of confirmation from the estate sale operator. This copy is lovely. The disc plays nearly flawlessly and just beautifully. There is some visible marking on side one in the second and third tracks, but I don’t hear a single tick or even light crackle. It still plays just about perfectly and just beautifully. The cover has a 4” seam split at the bottom, but otherwise only light shelfwear, with a faint ring and light signs of gentle use. Really a lovely copy.
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