Left Alone: Mal Waldron re: Billie Holiday

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838

Please keep attuned to my site because I am now selling an extraordinary collection of near mint records that I have hand picked from probably the most legendary private collection on earth.  In the 1980s and 1990s, my special friendship with the famous jazz auctioneer Leon Levitt resulted in my being invited to his home in Sun Valley, California and given the opportunity to acquire the best of the best of any jazz record in which I expressed an interest.  If he had twenty or thirty copies of a particular record, which was not unusual, he would allow me to take them all home and choose the best cover and the best sounding and cleanest copy of the bunch.  I did this methodically for at least ten years and accumulated a collection that in terms of condition rarity is second to none on the face of the earth.  I am now going to be selling these records in small groupings on ebay.  This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire some amazing records.  I have a perfect record on ebay and, if you check the commentaries on my transactions, you will and should be perfectly comfortable with my representations.  These sales are going to continue throughout the year.  I cannot emphasize enough that these records are all the original first pressing, thick and chunky, and have been play graded as well as sight graded, and they will all be  in extraordinary condition.

 This is the third installment of extraordinary records from the Leon Leavitt special collection that I was allowed to accumulate.

This is one of the rarest of the Bethlehem recordings.  It is BCP 6045 and it is in MONO.  This is the original record.  It is difficult to find in any condition, but to find it like this, perfectly MINT, is unheard of.  The record is flawlessly MINT, with no blemishes whatsoever.  It is in unplayed condition and the labels are perfect and have no marks.  The cover is fresh and nearly flawless except for an invisible seam repair on the upper right hand corner that was done from inside the cover.  This is without a doubt the finest existing copy of this recording.  The recording itself is Mal Waldron's homage to Billie Holliday, and he was in fact her former pianist.  There is one track where he speaks about her feelings.  You will never have to upgrade this perfect record.  Feel free to bid without any concerns.  You can check my record on Ebay and see that it is 100%. 

I will ship to USA or overseas and Insurance is required because of the rarity and value of the record.  Shipping in the USA will be $15.00 plus charges for insurance.  Shipping overseas will depend on location and postal rates.  Payment must be made within three days of winning the auction by Paypal only.