FS: 5 jazz boxed sets (Davis, Nichols, Mulligan, Shearing and Baker) and a few misc. CDs

[Edward]

Please send me a PM if you are interested in any of the titles listed.  All items are in excellent condition (i.e., disc and artwork are in close to mint condition with no readily discernible scratches, scuffs, or other imperfections) unless otherwise noted.

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Miscellaneous:

1)    Mosaic 16-page LP-sized booklet for The Complete Atlantic and EMI Jazz Recordings of Shorty Rogers – excellent condition with only minimal signs of wear (numbered “x” of an edition limited to 7,500 albums):  $9.00

 

Classical 2-CD set:

1)    Great Pianists of the 20th Century – Byron Janis I (Volume No. 50 of one hundred 2-CD sets); PLEASE NOTE that both discs have numerous light scratches and areas of light scuffing that do not affect play:  $3.50

 

Jazz CDs:

1)    J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding – Jay & Kai (Savoy Japan min-LP; COCB-50414; Savoy 60th Anniversary; Mastersonic 24-bit Processing) – never played:  $7.50

2)    Thelonious Monk – Brilliant Corners (Riverside RCD-226-2 – 20-bit K2) – the cardboard slipcover sleeve is also in excellent condition:  $3.50

3)    Wes Montgomery – Impressions: The Verve Jazz Sides (Verve 2-CD set) – PLEASE NOTE that both discs have a few light scratches and areas of light scuffing that do not affect play:  $4.50

4)  Ike Quebec – Bossa Nova Soul Samba (Blue Note RVG; manufactured for BMG Direct (record club) – the barcode is different, but the CD and packaging are otherwise indistinguishable from the non-record club version):  $2.50

5)    Stanley Turrentine – Return of the Prodigal Son (Blue Note Connoisseur Series; manufactured for BMG Direct (record club) – the barcode is different, but the CD and packaging are otherwise indistinguishable from the non-record club version):  $11.00

 

Jazz Boxed Sets:

1)    The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions by Miles Davis (Columbia Records C3K 65362): 3-CD boxed set numbered “5” on the spine – squat boxed set (cardboard, not metal) – everything is in excellent condition except for the exterior box (which houses the small, bound booklet containing the liner notes and the sleeves for the three CDs), which is in very good condition with minimal signs of wear:  $30.00

 

2)    Herbie Nichols: The Complete Blues Note Recordings (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352 2 0):  3-CD Blue Note Records (not the Mosaic Records set) squat boxed set issued in 1997 – all three CDs (and corresponding jewel case inserts) are in excellent condition except that there is one very small area on Disc #2 that contains some light scuffing that does not affect play; the 30-page booklet is in excellent condition except that it is slightly creased in the lower front right-hand corner (this is most noticeable on the front and back covers of the booklet, although the interior pages are also slightly creased in the same corner); the thin, exterior cardboard box that houses the three slim-line CD jewel cases and the boxed set booklet is in very good condition overall except for signs of wear on its backside (in the form of a slight crease that runs halfway across the length of the box near the top) and the bottom of its spine, which is bent/creased/dented:  $25.00

3)     The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of The Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker (Pacific Jazz 4-CD set housed in a squat, blue CD-sized binder):  $25.00

Each of the four CDs in this set has a fair number of very light scratches or scuffs that were made either when the CDs were placed into the CD sleeves by the manufacturer or when they were removed from the CD sleeves after I purchased the set – this was unavoidable.  All four CDs have been stored in separate jewel cases since their purchase and the CDs will be shipped in these jewel cases along with the original boxed set packaging.

The boxed set packaging itself is in excellent condition with almost no signs of wear.  The 38-page booklet embedded in the boxed set is in excellent condition and contains discographical information, black & white photos, and an essay by Ted Gioia.

 

4)     The Complete Capitol Live Recordings of George Shearing – includes LP-sized booklet, but NO box (Mosaic Records MD5-157):  $45.00

Per visual inspection, Disc 1, 2, and 4 are in good condition – each of these CD’s has a fair number of small, light scratches and scuffs that do not affect play.  Disc 5 is in excellent condition except for one small area of light scuffing.  Disc 3 is in fair condition – it has numerous light scratches and scuffs.  I have recently played this set twice through now, and none of these scratches or scuffs affects play – all five CDs play perfectly!

The CD booklet for the first two CDs is in excellent condition; the other CD booklet is in good condition as it contains a couple of creases.  The 12-page LP-sized booklet (numbered 0797 of an edition limited to 5,000 albums) is in very good condition with minimal signs of wear.

 

5)    The Complete Pacific Jazz Studio Chet Baker / Russ Freeman (Mosaic Records MR4-122 – 4-LP set): $45.00

The 12-page LP-sized booklet is in good condition overall, showing wear and some signs of use; but there are no tears, creases, writings, marks, or other significant defects.  The LP-sized box is in good condition overall, but the bottom right corner of the box lid is split and frayed – the photo of Chet Baker that appears on the top of the lid is in very good condition.

A visual inspection of the four LP’s (8 sides) would indicate that each is in VG to VG+ condition EXCEPT that there are two relatively long, light scratches on Side #1 (one extending across tracks #3 and #4 and the other extending across tracks #4 and #5) and one long, light scratch extending across track #1 of Side #2. 

As visual grading of used vinyl records has significant shortcomings, I have listed to each of the LPs in this set at least twice recently and this is what I noted:

Side 1: about thirteen intermittent small pops can be heard around the middle of track #4,

Side 2: about six small pops/clicks can be heard during the first half of track #1 and one small pop can be heard near the beginning of track #7,

Side 3: one small pop followed shortly thereafter by four or five intermittent small pops can be heard around the middle of track #1,

Side 4: one small pop can be heard near the end of track #5,

Side 5: one fairly large pop can be heard around the middle of track #6,

Side 6: one small pop can be heard around the middle of track #3,

Side 7: one fairly large pop can be heard around the middle of track #3, and

Side 8: one fairly large pop/click can be heard around the middle of track #2

You might hear a few other very small pops among the 52 tracks comprising this set, but, to my ears, most tracks sound excellent with no discernible surface noise.  I would not be selling this set but for the fact that I purchased another copy of the set in near mint condition at a time when I could afford to do so (i.e., between a girlfriend and my first wife).  At any rate, this is a very good “playable” set.