THE JAZZ SCENE - Norman Granz Signed - 78 rpm SET 1949 Orig MAKE AN OFFER VG+/++

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175

  CONDITION - Book as a whole has some fading , and some spots/marks all as pictured. Also the spine is missing one rivet as seen in picture #2 so the spiral binding  is only half attached. I believe this is an easy fix but i didn't want top change it from original,i'll leave that up to you. The Photos are all in great shape. The photos of some of the prints are to demonstrate that they all look as good as those in the photos. Some aging to the white paper cover sheets as pictured also but, as a whole the pages and photos are in great shape!          The Records - 78 rpm Hard Shellac pressing and they are VG+ to VG++.  In our grading a VG++ is oh so extremely close to Near Mint with just the smallest of flaws, and next to zero surface noise. Some sides are a strong VG+ with a few very minor marks. Others are VG++ and look incredibly clean for this set's age. No sides are even close to under VG+. 
   The title page is hand numbered 3567 of 5000 and signed by Granz in silver/blue ink, along side a fold out image by David Stone Martin.
A GREAT COPY OF THIS TREASURED SET AT A REASONABLE PRICE!! MAKE AN OFFER! We will entertain anything reasonable.              12.5 x 14" spiral bound hardcover set limited to 5000 edition set from 1949. Compiled by Norman Granz. Jazz record producer, promoter and label owner Granz put this lavish set together “In An Attempt To Present Today’s Jazz Scene In Terms Of The Visual, The Written Word And The Auditory,” according to his essay in the liner notes.           Bound like a book w/gold stamped cloth boards, the set includes six 12” 78 rpm discs, featuring original tracks by Duke Ellington, Neil Hefti, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Willie Smith, Machito, Bud Powell, George Hardy, and Ralph Burns. An essay by Granz accompanies each disc. There are 30 high quality photograph prints on glossy paper, most by noted photographer Gjon Mili. The subjects include Duke Ellington, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Max Roach with Bud Powell, Louis Armstrong with Roy Eldridge, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Krupa, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie with Duke Ellington, Billie Holliday and others.