EDMOND HALL/ JAMES P. JOHNSON/ SIDNEY DE PARIS/ VIC DICKENSON

BLUE NOTE SESSIONS

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Up for auction is the limited edition, long out-of-print “Complete Edmond Hall/ James P. Johnson/ Sidney De Paris/ Vic Dickenson Blue Note Sessions” MR6-109, six-LP boxed set issued by MOSAIC RECORDS, INC. in 1985. 

Catalog number is MR6-109.  The album includes a 24-page booklet with extensive liner notes, session details, and biographical/historical information.  The quality and care that go into these Mosaic offerings is well-known among jazz lovers and audiophiles. 

This set is number 2,265 of an edition limited to 7,500 albums.

CONDITION (Discs): the LPs, box, and booklet are near mint

CONDITION (Box): near mint

TRACKLISTING: THE COMPLETE EDMOND HALL/ JAMES P. JOHNSON/ SIDNEY DE PARIS/ VIC DICKENSON BLUE NOTE SESSIONS, Mosaic Records MR6-109.   This is a listing of all titles on the Box with 6 LP records.

DISC ONE:

Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet:  1.  “Jammin’ in Four,” 2. “Edmund Hall Blues,” 3. “Profoundly Blue,” 4. “Profoundly Blue #2,” 5. “Celestial Express,”

James P. Johnson:  6. “J.P. Boogie,” 7. “Backwater Blues,” 8. “Carolina Balmoral,” 9. “Gut Stomp,” 10. “Mule Walk (Stomp),” 11. “Arkansas Blues,” 12. “Caprice Rag,” and 13. “Improvisation on Pinetop’s Boogie Wogie.”

DISC TWO:

Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen:  1. “High Society (alternate take #1),” 2. “High Society (alt. take #2),” 3. “High Society,” 4. “Blues at Blue Note (alt. take),” 5. “Blues At Blue Note,”

Edmond Hall’s Blue Note Jazzmen:  6. “Night Shift Blues (alt. take),” 7. “Night Shift Blues,” 8. “Royal Garden Blues (alt. take),” 9. “Royal Garden Blues,” and 10. “Blue Note Boogie.”  

DISC THREE:

Edmond Hall’s All Star Quintet:  1. “Rompin’ In ’44 (alt. take),” 2. “Rompin’ In ’44,” 3. “Blue Interval,” 4. “Smooth Sailing (alt. take),” 5. “Smooth Sailing,” 6. “Seein’ Red,”

James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen:  7. “Blue Mizz,” 8. “Blue Mizz (alt. take),” 9. “Victory Stride (alt. take),” 10. “Victory Stride,” 11. “Joy Mentin’,” and 12. “After You’ve Gone.” 

DISC FOUR:

Edmond Hall Swingtet:  1. “It’s Been So Long (alt. take), 2. “I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me (alt. take),”3.  I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me,” 4. “Big City Blues,” 5. “It’s Been So Long,” 6. “Steamin’ And Beamin’,”

Sidney De Paris’ Blue Note Jazzmen:  7. “Everybody Loves My Baby,” 8. “Everybody Loves My Baby (alt.. Take),” 9. “Ballin’ the Jack,” 10. “Who’s Sorry Now (alt. take),” and 11. “Who’s Sorry Now.” 

DISC FIVE:

Sidney De Paris’ Blue Note Jazzmen:  1. “The Call of the Blues,”

James P. Johnson’s Blue Note Jazzmen:  2. “Tishomingo Blues (alt. take),” “Tishomingo Blues,” “Walkin’ The Dog (alt. take),” “Walkin’ the Dog,” “Easy Rider,” “At The Ball (alt. take),” “At the Ball,”

Sidney De Paris’ Blue Note Stompers:  “When You Wore A Tulip (alt. take),” and “When You Wore A Tulip.”

DISC SIX:

Sidney De Paris’ Blue Note Stompers:  1. “Moose March,” 2. “Panama,” 3. “Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone,” 4. “A Good Man Is Hard To Find,” 5. “Weary Blues,” 6. “Tenderly,” 7. “Getting’ Sentimental Over You,” 8. “Lion’s Den (alt. take),” 9. “Lion’s Den,” and 10. “In A Mellotone.” 

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I welcome international bidders, and I am happy to ship to anywhere in the world.

Shipping is $14.95 to anywhere in the U.S. via FedEx Ground insured.  Overseas shipping available at additional cost. 

I will pack this set carefully with bubble wrap in a sturdy cardboard carton for safe shipment.  Write with any questions, check my feedback, and bid with confidence.  Good luck with your bids!