RHAPSODY IN BLUE 1927 VICTOR 35225 PAUL WHITEMAN 12" 78RPM NEAR MINT STUNNING
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GEORGE GERSHWIN RHAPSODY IN BLUE 1927 First electrical recording.
PAUL WHITEMAN ORCHESTRA WITH GERSHWIN AT THE PIANO
VICTOR 35822 12" 78RPM NEAR MINT BEAUTIFUL MIRROR LIKE SHINE
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RECORDINGS OF THE 20TH CENTURY AS IT SHIFTED ATTENTION FROM THE "LOW BROW" DEPICTION OF JAZZ TO "HIGH BROW" PLATFORM. HE CALLED IT "SYMPHONIC JAZZ".
WHITEMAN COMMISSIONED THE WORK FROM GERSHWIN AND WITH HIS HIGHLY ARRANGED ORCHESTRAL "JAZZ" MUSIC CLAIMED TO HAVE "TAMED JAZZ" AND WAS DECLARED THE "KING OF JAZZ".(THE 1929 "KING OF JAZZ" FILM SAYS IT ALL). APART FROM THE WHITE MAN HARVESTING THE WORK OF THE BLACK MAN, THE ORCHESTRAL HIGH CULTURE IMAGE OF JAZZ WAS ALSO HIGHLY LIBERATING FOR MUSICIANS LIKE ELLINGTON AND HENDERSON, AND WHITEMAN LAUNCHED MANY PROMISING CAREERS INCLUDING BING CROSBY.
THE RECORD IS A SPECIAL PIECE OF AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC HISTORY, AND THIS ONE IS VERY SPECIAL INDEED, A COLLECTORS DREAM. I DO NOT BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT IN CIRCULATION.
IT IS NEAR MINT PART OF A COLLECTION THAT I HAVE BEEN SLOWLY WORKING THROUGH. THE DISC (ALONG WITH 2 OTHER COPIES) WAS PRESERVED IN A LEATHER BOUND RECORD BINDER OF THE ERA, AND HAS ALL THE MARKINGS OF NOT HAVING BEEN PLAYED ANY MORE THAN ONCE PERHAPS.
IT HAS SUPER SHINE AND ONLY ON 1/2 INCH SCUFF WHICH DOES NOT LOOK STYLUS INFLICTED ON SIDE ONE. THE REST OF THE DISC IS A MIRROR LIKE NEW FINISH ON BOTH SIDES.
YES I AM ASKING A LOT FOR THIS DISC, WHEN YOU SEE IT YOU WILL APPRECIATE WHY.
TEXT ME OR CALL IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION 718 314 7137
