Mosaic The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volumes 1-3 Box Sets 66 LPs
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The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Mosaic Records LIMITED EDITION of 2500 copies
Volumes 1-3 Box Sets Total of 66 LPs 12" vinyl records
Volume I: MR23-123 23 records with 64-page photo illustrated brochure, 23 records in two separate box-sleeves inside the outer box shell. The brochure shows rubbing, mild wear. Includes the ORIGINAL MAILING PROMO (8-PAGES) with the last page lacking the order form which was evidently mailed back to receive the records. The promo mentions that Volume 1 has 344 recordings from 1938 to 1943 on 23 LPs
Lower right corner of box has little fraying
Volume II: MR-23-128
23 records with 48-page photo illustrated brochure, in two separate box-sleeves inside the outer box shell. The brochure is in Very Good condition. Includes the ORIGINAL MAILING PROMO (8-PAGES) The promo illustrates the role of the Commodore Music Shops on 42nd St & 52nd Street in NYC in Jazz music. 340 recordings on 23 LPs including alternative takes and newly discovered tracks, Time: from 1944-45
Volume III MR-20-134
20 records with 48-page photo illustrated brochure, in two separate box-sleeves inside the outer box shell. The brochure is in Very Good condition. Includes the ORIGINAL MAILING PROMO (12-PAGES) showing some underscoring by former owner. The brochure features "The Commodore Story" by owner Milt Gabler, himself a jazz musician. 246 recordings on 20 LPs Time: from 1945-1957
This Three Volume set was a massive 3-Year production undertaking by Mosaic Records, truly an historic monument to an important era in Jazz Music history.
Includes "The Complete Commordore Jazz Records: A Discography" compiled by Vincent Pelote, c1990, librarian of The Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University. 68 pages
TOTAL OF 930 RECORDINGS ON 66 LPs "COMMODORE: The Most Important Swing Label Ever"!!
