The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Vol. 3 - MOSAIC

$

280

Mosaic Records out-of-print 20-LP set comes with the usual high-quality booklet (48 pages), with extensive pictures and documentation. It also comes with a 68-page Discography that covers the contents of all three Commodore box sets released by Mosaic. Inscription in booklet reads, “One of an edition limited to 2500 copies.” Records are in very good condition and very clean; I just recorded them and washed every side with a DiscWasher system. This set is in near-mint condition, with the following things noted: there is some minor shelf wear, and the previous owner of the set put a little “LP” sticker on the spine of the main box; I left it in place rather than risk tearing the cover with the scotch tape removal. Also, the same person taped over the staples and taped in pictures of three jazz artists on the back page of the main booklet, but this in no way obscures or damages the booklet. Other than these oddities, this set is in great shape.

Here’s a review from allmusic.com:
The third and final Mosaic box set that reissues all of the valuable recordings from Milt Gabler's Commodore label is the smallest of these reissues, a mere 20-LP set. All three of the volumes (which total 66 albums) are wonderful but since they were originally limited-edition releases (just 2500 copies apiece) and have gone out-of-print, they will be difficult to locate and expensive to acquire; buy them anyway if you have any interest in small-group swing and Chicago dixieland. Volume III starts out with some recently discovery alternate takes by Bud Freeman, Chu Berry, Bunk Johnson and Billie Holiday from 1938-44 before concentrating mostly on the 1945-46 period. There are sessions led by Red Norvo, Bill Coleman, Gene Krupa, Stuff Smith, Teddy Wilson and the duo of Don Byas and Slam Stewart (all of those are from a legendary 1945 Town Hall concert) plus dates headed by George Zack, Jonah Jones, Wild Bill Davison, Eddie Edwards, George Brunies and Mel Powell; in addition there are later sets by Bob Wilber, Ralph Sutton, Sidney Bechet, Johnny Wiggs, Willie the Lion Smith, Frank Wess and Peck Kelley. One exhausts superlatives when discussing this remarkable project.
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