The Jazz Scene rare ltd. edition album of six 78 sides w/beautiful photographs
$
150
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Description
5 x 14" spiral bound hardcover set of six 78rpm records on vinyl (not shellac), limited edition of 5,000 issued in 1949. Compiled AND INDIVIDUALLY SIGNED by famed jazz producer, promoter and label owner Norman Granz, who 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.
Exceedingly rare, complete and in impressive collectable condition for its age.
Spine is intact and pages secure in metal ringbound hinges. Boards intact with some warping, fading and minor marks as seen in photos.
Records all present and visually graded at VG+ to VG++. Good gloss on most.
The 30 large photographs are fascinating and frameable in their own right. I have included a couple of examples on the listing.
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