OFFICIAL ORIGINAL AUTHORISED 4 VINYL LP BOX SET RELEASE MOSIAC RECORDS USA CATALOGUE MR4 113 - NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION OF 7500 -WITH DETAILED LP SIZE 8 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING PICTURES - RARE AND OUT OF PRINT

THE COMPLETE PACIFIC JAZZ LIVE RECORDINGS OF THE CHET BAKER QUARTET WITH RUSS FREEMAN 4 VINYL LP BOX SET

Mosaic Records is an American specialist Jazz Record Label founded in 1983 by Michael Ciscuna and Charlie Lourie (current partner Fred Pustay, joined in 1994) to issue coherent limited edition LP and Box Sets, initially on LP of jazz recordings by individual musicians, which had fallen out-of-print. The sets would be leased from the major record companies, usually for a three- or five-year period, with each a edition limited to a specific number of copies.
The independent jazz reissue label Mosaic Records garnered a rightful reputation as industry leaders and enthusiast favorites with deluxe and strictly limited-edition packages such as this one. The contents of this four-LP/three-CD collection are derived from two performances during the summer of 1954 and feature the Chet Baker Quartet: Baker (trumpet/"boom bam" percussion), Russ Freeman (piano), Carson Smith (bass), and Bob Neel (drums). The two performances -- recorded July 21 at Santa Cruz's Civic Auditorium and August 10 at The Tiffany Club in Los Angeles, respectively -- are presented chronologically. The five tunes from the July set were documented by Pacific Jazz renaissance man Dick Bock using primitive portable open-reel (aka reel-to-reel) technology. Despite a few inherent tape anomalies, the amazingly rich sound rivals that of many studio releases of the same era. Unleashed from within Baker's normally reserved tone is an aggressive display of high energy and remarkably fluid bop chops on Charlie "Bird" Parker's "Billie's Bounce." The unfettered repartee between Baker and Freeman is likewise a highlight, as the two are able to augment and parlay melodies into minor works of expressionistic art. Even the decidedly cooler-toned "Stella by Starlight" and "Line for Lyons" contain fiery exchanges between the two. The Tiffany Club performance is decidedly lengthier and is joined already in progress. These August 10 performances capture the Chet Baker Quartet five nights into a run that extended over six weeks. For reasons which are unclear, this 90-plus-minutes of primal, live Baker Quartet remained for the most part unissued for well over three decades. Only edited versions of "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" and the Freeman composition "Russ Job" were ever accessed, although neither appeared on a Baker or Freeman release. The entire quartet is in truly exceptional form on these recordings. Highlights include the Freeman- and Baker-dominated cover of Tadd Dameron's "Lady Bird," the tropically rhythmic "Frenesi," and a show-stopping reading of bassist Carson Smith's "Carson City Blues." Unlike much of Baker's catalog that remained decidedly more subdued, The Complete Pacific Live Jazz Recordings of Chet Baker With Russ Freeman captures the trumpet player as a young man at the very zenith of his talents. Although all the materials on this set are also available on the comparatively inexpensive Chet Baker Quartet Live, Vol. 2: Out of Nowhere and Chet Baker Quartet Live, Vol. 3: My Old Flame, they miss the lavish booklet that contains some of William Claxton's brilliant photography of the band circa the summer of 1954. This is an essential addition to any appreciation of Chet Baker or Russ Freeman
(Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide)

GRADING RECORD : GRADED AS NEAR MINT VISUALLY MINT AND ONLY ONE VISIBLE SPINDLE MARK ON THE WHOLE SET ALL WITH FULL ORIGINAL SHEEN, WOULD SUGGEST THE SET COULD BE ALMOST MINT UNPLAYED

THE RECORDS HAVE BEEN STORED CORRECTLY SINCE ISSUE AND LIE FLAT ON THE TURNTABLE.

PAPER LABLES CONDITION: NEAR MINT A COUPLE OF VISIBLE SPINDLE MARKS ON LP 1

PROTECTIVE INNERS FOR EACH RECORD CONDITION :  NEAR MINT NO RIPS OR TEARS

CARDBOARD COVER CONDITION : EXCELLENT AS SPLIT APPROX 3 INCHES LONG FOOT OF TRAY BOX, OTHERWISE WOULD BE NEAR MINT , THE SPINE IS CLEAR AND LEGIBLE AND LIKE MINT, MINOR TWO VERY SMALL STICKER ON TOP RIGHT CORNER OF BACK OF BOX (THESE MAY BE REMOVABLE).NONE OF THESE WOULD BE VIEWABLE WHEN THE BOX SET IS STORED IN YOUR RECORD COLLECTION

BOOKLET CONDITION : MINT

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VINYL CONDITION CODES (BASED ON GOLDMINE STANDARDS) SS STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING M A PERFECT RECORD. THIS GRADE IS ONLY USED IN THE RARE INSTANCE THAT A RECORD LOOKS ABSOLUTELY UNPLAYED NM NEAR PERFECT. AT WORST, A FEW PAPER RUBS--NOTHING THAT WOULD EVER AFFECT PLAYBACK. EX A RECORD WITH SOME VERY LIGHT MARKINGS. THESE MARKINGS WILL HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORD VG+ A RECORD WITH WITH SOME MARKINGS. THESE MARKING WILL NOT SIGNICANTLY AFFECT PLAY. VG A RECORD WITH MILD SURFACE WEAR--SOME MARKINGS/VERY FEW LIGHT SCRATCHES. THERE MAY BE MILD SURFACE NOISE, BUT ITS OVERALL IMPACT ON THE PLAYBACK OF THE RECORD WILL STILL BE SMALL. VG- A RECORD THAT SHOWS SOME WEAR FROM PLAY. SURFACE MARKS AND SOME LIGHT SCRATCHES MAY BE SEEN. STILL ENJOYABLE. G A RECORD THAT HAS BEEN ENJOYED. SURFACE MARKS WILL BE APPARENT AND SOME SCRATCHES ARE POSSIBLE. LUSTER MAY BE LOST. SURFACE NOISE WILL NOT DOMINATE PLAYBACK. COVER GRADING
(Any significant blemish not mentioned in the table below will be described above) SS STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING M A COVER THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED. SHARP CORNERS AND NO VISIBLE BLEMISHES. NM A COVER WITH ONLY MINOR SHELF WEAR. A RECORD THAT HAS CLEARLY BEEN STORED PROPERLY. EX A COVER THAT HAS BEEN HANDLED PROPERLY, BUT DOES SHOW ITS AGE. MINOR WEAR, BUT NOTHING DISTRACTING. VG+ A COVER THAT DOES HAVE MINOR BLEMISHES--WEAR TO CORNERS, LIGHT RINGWEAR, ETC. AN AVERAGE COVER CONDITION. VG A COVER THAT SHOWS DISTINCT WEAR FROM HANDLING. THERE MAY BE RINGWEAR, MINOR DISCOLORING, EDGE AND SPINE WEAR AND LESS THAN 1.5" SEAMSPLIT(S). VG- A COVER THAT HAS SOME DAMAGE, BUT IS STILL INTACT. RINGWEAR MAY BE HEAVY; THERE MAY BE SEAM SPLITS AND STAINS. G A COVER THAT HOLDS THE RECORD. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY BE APPARENT. THE PICTURE SHOULD SHOW OBVIOUS BLEMISHES.

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