Bethlehem 1956 DG Original 3 LP Box Porgy & Bess NM
$
53
$ 53
Sold For
Nov 2, 2009
Sold Date
Oct 26, 2009
Start Date
$ 10
Start price
3
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USA
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Description
- Near mint 1956 Bethlehem deep groove monaural original 3 LP box set of Gershwin’s “Porgy And Bess” (Bethlehem EXLP 1).
- It features Mel Torme and Frances Fay in the title roles, an all-star lineup of jazz stars and session musicians and standout performances by Johnny Hartman, Betty Roche and George Kirby as Sportin’ Life.
- Included is the rare cloth kerchief insert with signatures (stamped) by the entire cast and musicians tucked into a slot on the front of the box (see picture). Also included is the original 12-page booklet with program notes and background.
- For this project Bethlehem employed nearly its entire roster of jazz musicians and singers along with a couple of ringers from Emarcy and Norgran. A listing of the instrumentalists alone reads like a Who's Who of great jazz players of that era: Duke Ellington and his Orchestra, The Stan Levey Group; the Australian Jazz Quintet and The Pat Moran Quartet. Notable sidemen included Maynard Ferguson, Cat Anderson, Buddy Childers, Clark Terry, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Howard McGhee, Don Fagerquist, Frank Rosolino, Bob Enevoldsen, Britt Woodman, Herbie Mann, Sam Most, Bill Holman, Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Ralph Sharon, Claude Williamson, Sal Salvador, Stan Levey, Sam Woodyard, and Alvin Stoller, to list only some of the more familiar names.
- The three glossy LPs look and play near mint with crisp, clear fidelity and appear to have been played maybe once or twice. I detected a couple of light clicks at the start of side 5, otherwise there is just some very light occasional surface noise I hesitate to even mention. The signed kerchief is in excellent condition and the booklet is near mint. The box shows some light wear.
- NO reserve. I ship worldwide and will combine winning bids to save on postage (check out my other items!).
- In the US, the winning bidder pays choice of media mail ($5.00) or priority shipping (based on ZIP code). Contact me for shipping and handling outside the US. Good luck!
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