THE JAZZ SCENE box set 1949 signed BILLIE HOLIDAY CHARLIE PARKER photos & discs

$

636

Here we a truly amazing and historic limited edition box set from 1949 titled "THE JAZZ SCENE" ( numbered "176" and signed by Norman Granz. Produced by promoter Norman Granz with Mercury records it is a retrospective of then contempoary jazz..and all of it's still alive and well flavors!..it heavily covers Bebop, also and cool with a bit of traditional/swing thrown in as well...six 12" discs ( all E to E+ condition..like new but a few slightly scuffy from storage) of recordings by LESTER YOUNG, CHARLIE PARKER, DUKE ELLINGTON, Neal Hefti, Coleman Hawkins, Bud Powell, Ralph Burns, George Handy, Willie Smith and others .....many full length photographs of the artists included ( ABOUT 50 PAGES FULL)..most are portraits but some are action shots....great liner notes..an amzing production and for my money this is the FIRST of the fully loaded BOX SETS ever..a form which became common in the CD era!..but here it is in 1949..the heyday of BeBop..ND CLEARLY THE FIRST SERIOUS BEBOP SET...CONDITION is excellent..a bit of removed mold from storage on the cover ..not NEW condition because of this but clearly E to E+..NOTE: DO NOT PAY FOR THIS ITEM UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN INVOICED AS S&H FOR OUT OF COUNTRY MAY CHANGE.... ........ .. ..............  NOTE: Mailing rates have again increased..we will keep our domestic rates the same but international is going up 50 cents for the first record and Canada is now $15 for the first
  PLEASE READ OUR GRADING AND SHIPPING INFO BELOW  NOTE: Do not pay until you have been invoiced by us! PAYMENTS BY PAYPAL ONLY...PLEASE DO NOT BID WITHOUT A PAYPAL ACCOUNT  GOT RECORDS TO SELL OR CONSIGN?? - CHECK OUR HISTORIC MUSIC WEBSITE FOR INFO!!
                   
           NOTE: WE GRADE VISUALLY UNLESS THERE IS A DEFECT WHICH REQUIRES US TO PLAY THE RECORD TO PROPERLY GRADE IT ( like a needle dig of bad crack)
 - we follow the standard 78 rpm VJM/JJJ grading system:
N- = like new (a 9 1/2 to 10 out of 10!), E+ = a virtually perfect copy with only minor signs of having been played ( a 9 out of 10), E = very slight signs of wear, maybe some minor scuffing and/or light scratches but a very clean copy with little groove wear ( 8 out of 10),E- = slightly above average copy, some groove wear and minor blemishes but a very decent copy ( a 6 1/2 to 7 1/2 out of 10), VG+ = an average copy, signs of use, some groove wear but still a decent copy ( 5-6 out of 10), VG = wear, scuffing, light scratches but a very playable copy ( 4 out of 10), VG- getting scary!...will play but is quite worn ( 3 out of 10), G+ = a playable copy but very very worn ( 2 out of 10), G through G- = in the words of my pal RUSS SHOR " a wall hanger!" P = a hunk of shellac which once might have been a phonograph record!

SHIPPING
our standard domestic shipping method is media mail with a delivery receipt
We use a BRAND NEW strong box, new cardboard packers, peanuts, and labels...we buy this material in large batches and must pay substantial trucking fees to get the material delivered to the rural island we live on. PLUS we pay a packer. MEDIA MAIL FOR ONE 10 or 12 inch 78 is $7.08 for our materials and packing, each additional item is .50 cents...If you prefer, PRIORITY ( with delivery receipt ) is $10 for the first item and $1 for each additional. CANADA is $15 for the first item and $3 for each additional up to 4 pounds. Above 4 lbs we will advise you as to the S&H with your invoice. ...EUROPE / UK & MOST OTHER COUNTRIES is $22.50 for the first disc and $4 for each additional up to 4 lbs ..then we will advise..INSURANCE IS UP TO YOU AND MUST BE CALCULATED BY YOU....if your item is lost or broken in the mail and you DO NOT have insurance we ARE NOT LIABLE to repay you......