CHARLIE PARKER ON DIAL 202 INSANELY RARE ORIG 1949 DIAL 10-INCH LP DG HOLY GRAIL

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2,550

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·       CHARLIE PARKER with WARDELL GRAY,  HOWARD McGHEE,  DODO MARMAROSA, BARNEY KESSEL, RED CALENDER AND DON LAMOND (SIDE 1) - AND - ERROLL GARNER , RED CALENDER, HOWARD WEST AND EARL COLEMAN (SIDE 2)– CHARLIE PARKER QUARTET  AND ALL-STARS ON DIAL (DIAL 202) –  INSANELY RARE  ORIGINAL 1949 DIAL  RECORDS MONO 10-INCH LP 202

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       ORIGINAL YELLOW AND ORANGE DIAL LABEL WITH OVERLAPPING ORANGE AND YELLOW CIRCLES

·       INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1949 DIAL 10-LP, EASILY ONE OF TOP-20 RAREST JAZZ RECORDS IN EXISTENCE, AND ONE OF THE EARLIEST LONG-PLAY RECORDS EVER RELEASED; THIS ALSO HAPPENS TO BE THE OLDEST LP RECORD THIS SELLER HAS EVER OFFERED ON EBAY; THE CONDITION OF THIS INCREDIBLY RARE ALBUM IS NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING GIVEN ITS AGE: IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A DISC NOW ALMOST 70 YEARS OLD CAN ACTUALLY SURVIVE IN THIS CONDITION; IN FACT, THIS MAY BE THE FINEST AND BEST-PRESERVED SPECIMEN EXTANT

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       FLAT-EDGE PRESSING

·       The record has an "EAR" symbol (a pretzel-like engravure about 1/4-inch/6mm long) in the trail-off vinyl, which on SOME jazz labels is associated with very early or first pressings)

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       VERY THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       This album has NEVER been available on legitimate Compact Disc or in any other way, manner or format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you’ll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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In December 1945 Dizzy Gillespie took a group including Charlie Parker to Los Angeles to play at Billy Berg's nightclub. After the engagement Dizzy returned to New York while Charlie Parker stayed behind. Parker approached George Russell, the founder of Dial Records, and they wrote an one-year recording contract.

The first session took place in Los Angeles on March 28, 1946, followed by further six sessions until December 1947. The last three sessions were in in New York, and unlike the California sessions they were made with Parker's regular band including Miles Davis, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter and Max Roach.

These recordings represent the cornerstone and the foundation block of the Modern Jazz. What Stravinsky and Berg are to the 20th century classical music, what Cezanne, Picasso and Braque are for abstract painting, what Brancusi is for the primitive-modern sculpture, what  Georges Méliès,  D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Fritz Lang, Orson Welles and Lilian Gish are for the art of Film,  what WC Handy, Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters are for Blues,  what the Beatles are for the Rock in general and what Elvis Presley's Sun recordings are for the Rock & Roll in particular,  and what Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams Sr. are for the Country & Western,  Charlie Parker's Dial recordings are for the Modern Jazz. This is it, folks. This is where it all began and congealed. The Alpha (but not the Omega) of Modern Jazz.

TRACK LISTING AND SESSION INFORMATION:

Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Erroll Garner (piano) Red Callender (bass) Doc West (drums) Earl Coleman (vocals)

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 19, 1947

This Is Always

Dark Shadows

Bird's Nest

Hot Blues

(Ornithology) Cool Blues

Howard McGhee (trumpet) Charlie Parker (alto saxophone) Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone) Dodo Marmarosa (piano) Barney Kessel (guitar) Red Callender (bass) Don Lamond (drums)

C.P. MacGregor Studios, Los Angeles, CA, February 26, 1947

Relaxin' At Camarillo

Cheers

Carvin' The Bird

Stupendous

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS EXCELLENT. This is one of those albums that are somewhat difficult to grade. It is somewhere between VG++ and NEAR MINT, just a notch below NEAR MINT. A few light abrasions ARE visible, but they are extremely shallow, superficial  and only moderately visually distracting (nothing significant).For the most part, the vinyl looks impeccable without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)          The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(c)           The record has an "ear" symbol (a pretzel-like engravure about 1/4-inch/6mm long) in the trail-off vinyl, which on SOME  jazz and blues labels (such as Blue Note; Folkways; Period, etc…) is associated with very early or first pressings). The 'ear' symbol is actually a letter 'P' in italic script, denoting a pressing made by Plastylite Corporation’s pressing plant.

(d)          This is the original flat-edge pressing

(e)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a partially split bottom seam (less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters)

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on both sides, apparently from aging   (nothing significant).

-         Visible shelf wear noted on the seams

-         Cover has a tiny "wrinkle" (crease)  in one of the corners.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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