LAURINDO ALMEIDA (2) THE BOSSA TRES

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PRIVATE COLLECTION ALBUM OFFERED AT AUCTION!                                                          ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL ALBUM, NOT "STOCK" PHOTOS

-3 OUTSTANDING BOSSA NOVA ALBUMS-

(1) Laurindo Almeida “It’s A Bossa Nova World”  1961 Capital T-1496 12 track monaural vinyl LP.

Laurindo Almeida on guitar, Shelly Manne on drums, Jimmy Rowles on electric organ, Bob Cooper on tenor sax, Don Fagerquist on trumpet and Justin Gordon on flute.

Selections include “I Will Follow Him”, “Song of the Islands”, “Danke Schoen”, “More” and “Rio Bonito”.

Both the album and the jacket are graded Near Mint (the jacket has the original opened shrink wrap). The original Capital album sleeve is also included."Bossa Nova".

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(2) Laurindo Almeida "Ole! Bossa Nova" 1963 Capitol (T 1872) 12 track monaural vinyl LP.

The same musicians as selection (1)

Selections include "I Left My Heart In San Fransisco", "What Kind of Fool Am I", "Heartaches", "Fly Me To The Moon", "Satin Doll", "Walk Right In" and "Days of Wine and Roses."

Both the vinyl and the jacket are graded VG+

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(3) The Bossa Tres  1963 Audio Fidelity (AFLP 1988) 12 track monaural vinyl LP

This is amazingly rare bossa nova jazz from one of Brazil's best combos, led by dynamic pianist Luis Carlos Vinhas!  This album is one of this group's rarest -- it was recorded in New York for the Audio Fidelity label and only ever issued briefly in the early 60s.

Enjoy lively bossa piano tunes -- with crackling drums, tight rhythms, and some firecracker work on the keys by Vinhas. 12 tracks in all -- and titles include "Bossa 3 Theme", "So Saudade", "Green Dolphin Street", "Ceu E Mar", "Zelao", and "Nao Faz Assim".

This album and jacket are both graded Near Mint. The only other copies available on the Internet are available in Europe and are selling for $85! The jacket is very clean, has great color and gloss and no splits or separations. This album is in gorgeous condition and an absolute steal for any serious collector of fine jazz albums at this price. I simply want to sell these albums to music enthusiasts rather than donate them for a tax write-off

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I AM IN THE FINAL PHASE OF SELLING MY FATHER'S TREASURED JAZZ COLLECTION AND THIS IS THE LAST TIME THESE ALBUMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE. 

Unless otherwise noted these albums are visually inspected only, utilizing Goldmine standards.

I grade the overall condition of the vinyl conservatively and never assign a grade of Mint unless the album is completely sealed. My highest unsealed grade is Near Mint (M-). I base my grading upon what I believe my reaction would be when viewing a vintage album I just purchased for the first time.

Near Mint:  An album which is otherwise mint in every respect but may have one or two inconsequential flaws which do not impact audio quality.

Very Good Plus: Often referred to as "Excellent" or VG++ on other grading scales. An album that has been handled either infrequently or carefully with light surface wear and without any indication of degraded audio quality.

Very Good:  Used but not abused. Often referred to as VG+ on other scales. An album rated Very Good could be expected to have somewhat more moderate surface wear and perhaps even occasional surface noise when played.

I will not offer for sale any album graded less than VG nor any album which I believe may have audible “clicks” or “scratches”. I clean these albums before shipping but as these albums are 40-50 years old you may want to clean them again upon receipt.    

Album jackets are graded in a similar manner. Those that are clean with excellent color, high gloss and no bends, tears or separations are graded Near Mint.  Jackets with light staining, rings, or other minor defects are graded VG+ and the reason why is normally stated. Jackets with seam or spine separations or other obvious signs of general wear are graded VG.

These albums are from a collection accumulated by my late father. To the best of my knowledge, he purchased nearly every album in the collection beginning in the late fifties and ending in the mid to late sixties. The majority of this collection is graded VG+ or better thanks to his having been particular about the handling of his albums and my having stored them away from humidity in plastic containers for the past 20 years.

SHIPPING:

***ALL ALBUMS ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR JACKET, ENCASED IN 100% POLYETHYLENE BAGS AND SHIPPED IN 200# TEST STURDY KRAFT BROWN CORRUGATED CARDBOARD 12' ALBUM CONTAINERS. In order to reduce domestic shipping costs I normally utilize Media Mail.  Optional Priority Mail and USPS insurance is available.***

International shipping is normally handled First Class International and costs an additional $2.50 to cover packaging costs. Insurance is not available unless you desire me to ship Priority International (which is about double the cost). Tracking is also not available unless shipping Priority. To determine international shipping charges, at the bottom of the listing under “Shipping” click on “update’, then select country. Charges are country specific rather than location specific.

I'm sorry but I cannot ship to Italy due to insurmountable problems.

I cannot be held responsible for any damage to/loss of any uninsured album incurred during shipping. 

I sell only high quality vinyl lps. I want everyone to be pleased with the album they have purchased and will accept the return of any album that is mutually agreed upon as not acceptable as graded for full refund.