The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Vol. 1 - MOSAIC

$ 290

$ 290 Sold For

Jul 27, 2010 Sold Date

Jul 20, 2010 Start Date

$ 40 Start price

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Mosaic Records out-of-print 23-LP set comes with the usual high-quality booklet (64 pages), with extensive pictures and documentation. Inscription in booklet reads, “One of an edition limited to 2500 copies.” Records are in very good condition and very clean; I just recorded them and washed every side with a DiscWasher system. Booklet front cover shows some minor shelf wear (see photo), otherwise this in excellent condition.

Here’s a review from allmusic.com:
The punchline for this 23-LP limited-edition box set is in its title, Vol. 1. On a total of 66 albums, Mosaic has reissued the entire jazz output of Milt Gabler's Commodore label, one of the most important jazz record companies of all time. There is an incredible amount of music included on this first set (the most essential of the three). After five early titles that Commodore acquired from other labels (featuring Cow Cow Davenport, Fletcher Henderson, and Django Reinhardt), one hears the birth of Commodore with the exciting January 17, 1938, outing by Eddie Condon. In addition to a lot more of Condon's freewheeling sessions (much of his best work was for Commodore), there are dates led by Bud Freeman, the Kansas City Five and Six (with Lester Young), Teddy Wilson, Jess Stacy, Chu Berry, Willie the Lion Smith, Billie Holiday, Stuff Smith, Jelly Roll Morton, Jack Teagarden, Art Hodes, Joe Marsala, Joe Bushkin, Coleman Hawkins, Lee Wiley, Pee Wee Russell, Bunk Johnson, Mel Powell (with Benny Goodman), Wild Bill Davison, George Brunies, and Edmond Hall. There are many previously unissued performances (not just alternate takes) and literally dozens of classics. Fans of Chicago jazz and small-group swing should bid as much as necessary to acquire this out of print box (along with the other two volumes).
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