Complete Edmond Hall James P. Johnson Sidney De Paris Vic Dickenson Blue Note LP

$

119

 USA made, MOSAIC RECORDS 6-LP boxed set With Libretto

Limited Edition & Numbered Box Set - This one is #0457 of 7,500

Audiophile Collectible, Out of Print, 6-LP Boxed Set, Comes with Hard Outer Box & Libretto, Limited Edition and Numbered Set, Made in the USA, 180 - 220 gram, 1st Edition, Compilation, Import, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, LPs issued in the 1980s

Very hard to find, out of print copy of the Complete Edmond Hall/ James P. Johnson/ Sidney De Paris/ Vic Dickenson Blue Note Sessions 6 LP Box set released by Mosaic Records. This is MR6-109. Out of print numbered, limited edition box set of 7500 copies.

All records and labels are in NM condition. The booklet is in VG+ Excellent condition with very light wear. The outer box is in VG+ Excellent condition with light shelfwear/edgewear. CLEAN 

Box = 3.5 lbs

Review :

To say that this limited-edition six-LP Mosaic box
is overflowing with classics is an understatement.
Included are a variety of small-group sessions
(with overlapping personnel) from the early days
of Blue Note, The Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet has
five songs that are the only examples that exist
of Charlie Christian playing acoustic guitar;
clarinetist Hall, Meade Lux Lewis (on celeste) and
bassist Israel Crosby complete the unique group.

The king of stride piano, James P. Johnson, is heard
on eight solos and other combos are led by Johnson,
Hall (who heads four groups in all), trumpeter
Sidney DeParis and trombonist Vic Dickenson (heard
in a 1952 quartet with organist Bill Doggett).

Among the other key soloists are vibraphonist Red Norvo,
pianist Teddy Wilson, tenor great Ben Webster, baritonist
Harry Carney, clarinetist Omer Simeon and trombonist
Benny Morton, But more important than the all-star
personnel is the fact that the musicians are consistently
inspired and that the performances (ranging from Dixieland
to advanced swing) are well-planned yet spontaneous.
The accompanying 26-page booklet is a major plus too.

Essential music; get this box while you can. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi

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General standards For Record Grading

Mint (M) - Usually still shrink wrapped, unplayed, new copy of a record. no visual defects!

Near Mint (NM) - a nearly perfect record that has usually only
been played 1-3 times, in "like new" condition.

Very Good + (VG+) - record still in excellent condition but has
minor signs of wear such as surface scuffs/light scratches that
don't affect the play. jacket has minor signs of wear such as
light ringwear, edgewear, shelfwear, and/or light creasing.

Very Good (VG) - record has more wear than VG+ and may have some
slight surface noise, light pops, some scuffs or scratches. 
generally still a great playing copy, no skips.  jacket may have more wear,
writing, sticker residue, punch out/cut out holes or corners.

Very Good - (VG-) - record has noticeable groove wear, minor discoloration, surface noise,
scratches, and/or scuffs but still a decent playing copy, no skips. jacket has
heavier wear and may have a small split seam.

Good + and Good (G+ and G) - record still plays without skipping
but has considerable amounts of groove wear, discoloration, surface noise, scuffs,
and/or scratches.  Sleeve has alot of wear and some defects such
as split seams, heavy creasing, writing, marks, sticker residue, etc...