Chez Selig presents Mimi & Tony – Rhythm Variations on 176, M-/VG+, Latin Jazz

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Mimi & Tony – Rhythm Variations on 176 – 1960 Private‑Press Latin‑Jazz LP (Houston) – Mint Cover – Rare
Description

Extremely scarce private‑press LP recorded in the 1950's at Chez Selig, the home studio and informal jazz salon of Duke and Mimi Selig in Houston, Texas. According to the liner notes, this album was pressed in very limited numbers as a gift to friends of the musicians — it was never commercially sold. Copies never or almost never surface.

Although the cover suggests a piano‑duo jazz session, some of the music is Latin‑jazz in character featuring Cuban and rhumba‑based rhythms, supported by bongos on one track, with Mimi Selig and Tony Scanlin here and there weaving lively, percussive piano lines that draw heavily from Afro‑Cuban patterns.

Several pieces shift fluidly between styles exploring New Orleans/boogie‑woogie influences interspersed with Latin jazz. These stylistic arcs give the album a distinctive regional Latin‑jazz boogie identity rarely heard on private‑press LPs of the era.


Personnel:

    Mimi Selig – piano

    Tony Scanlin – piano

    Gonzalo Cervantes – bass

    Joe Raynor – drums

    “Tiddles” – guitar

    Uncredited bongos on one track.

The performances are lively, rhythmic, and surprisingly polished for a home‑studio session.
Condition

Cover: Mint, still in original shrink. Exceptionally well‑preserved for a 1960 private‑press LP.

Vinyl (visual): Excellent, with only light surface marks and very slight scuffing.

Vinyl (playback):

    Track 1, Side 1 plays with heavy distortion/noise due to what appears to be a recording or pressing flaw, not groove wear.

    From the blank space between Track 1 and Track 2 of Side 1 onward through both sides, playback is excellent to near‑mint, with only rare, minor ticks.

    The rest of both sides plays clean, strong, and far better than typical private‑press jazz LPs of this era.

This is classic first‑track cutting/recording error common to micro‑pressings — not damage from use.

     Latin‑jazz / Boogie Woogie private‑press LP from 1960

    Recorded in a Houston home studio that served as a musicians’ gathering place

    Never commercially sold — gift‑only pressing

    Latin/Cuban/rhumba piano duet with bongos

    Mint cover in shrink

    No known sales history — extremely scarce

    Captures a regional Latin‑jazz Boogie fusion that is rarely documented

A unique and musically engaging artifact from a hidden corner of Texas jazz history.