JACK MONTROSE(TENOR SAX)+BOB GORDON. 1955 USA ATLANTIC

	£		51
	$		68

ONE OF THE RAREST EVER AMERICAN MADE JAZZ LPs TO BE SEEN ON EBAY IN YEARS FEATURING THE TOP TENOR SAX PLAYER JACK MONTROSE.

HE IS JOINED BY BOB GORDON,AN EQUALLY TALENTED SAX(BARITONE)PLAYER WHO TRAGICALLY DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SHORTLY BEFORE THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED.

AN ORIGINAL MONO 1955 USA ISSUED LP ON THE BLACK AND GROOVED ATLANTIC LABEL# 1223 IN SIMPLY STUNNING CONDITION AND AN EQUALLY CLEAN LAMINATED COVER!

 I DON'T RECALL SEEING THIS LP BEFORE AND I AM NOT SURE IF IT HAD A UK ISSUE!!

ONE OF THE MOST IN DEMAND AND HARDEST TO FIND MODERN JAZZ MUSIC LPs OF THE 1950s!

A VARIETY OF MOODS,MOSTLY ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS ALONGSIDE SOME LOVELY VERSIONS OF STANDARDS.

 (SEE BELOW FOR FULL LINE UP!) 

THE TRACKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

** =AN ORIGINAL JACK MONTROSE COMPOSITION.

A LITTLE DUET**

APRIL'S FOOL**

DOT'S GROOVY**

I'M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN

CECILIA

THE NEWS AND THE WEATHER**

WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR

HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES

PARADOX**

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THE LINE UP IS AS FOLLOWS:

JACK MONTROSE(TENOR SAX)

BOB GORDON(BARITONE SAX)

PAUL MOER(PIANO) 

RED MITCHELL(BASS)

SHELLY MANNE(DRUMS)

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THIS L.P. IS MEGA RARE AND IN SPLENDID CONDITION WITH THE WONDERFUL LAMINATED  COVER BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED!

A DEALERS SMALL RUBBER STAMP AT THE BACK. 

AN IN DEPTH SLEEVE NOTE BY JACK MONTROSE HIMSELF!

In AROUND 1955 Most UK Jazz record buyers were buying singles,EPs and 78s which are much easier to find than the LPs and of course most IMPORTED LPs of the 1950s were VERY expensive,HARD TO GET and quickly damaged on the primitive and heavy equipment of the time,even sometimes getting mixed up with 78s with disastrous consequences!

AMERICAN IMPORTS RARELY HAPPENED AND IT WAS ONLY THROUGH THE STRONG LINKS OF THE PREVIOUS OWNER WITH AMERICAN LABELS THAT THIS COPY FOUND IT'S WAY TO THE UK!!!! 

From the collection of the former Esquire jazz label boss,Peter Newbrook who passed away just over a year ago.

I have been selling many of his carefully preserved records over the last year on ebay and you are welcome to trawl through my feedback to see more examples to prove the amazing quality of his collection!

I HAVE KEPT THIS LP FOR A WHILE IN MY OWN COLLECTION BUT HAVE DECIDED TO SELL IT WHICH I KNOW I SHALL REGRET LATER ON,BUT BILLS MUST BE PAID! 

IN AROUND 1955, THIS LP HAD MINIMAL PUBLICITY AND BARELY SOLD AND WAS PROBABLY DELETED WITHIN A YEAR OF ISSUE AND IS VERY RARE AROUND 55 YEARS AND  THIS LP IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND,UNTIL NOW!

AT THE TIME,ATLANTIC WERE A YOUNG,GROWING COMPANY,STILL YET TO HIT THE BIG TIME IN THE POP AND SOUL MARKET AND HAD LIMITED DISTRIBUTION.

THE JAZZ LPs ON ATLANTIC WERE ALWAYS MADE WITH LOVING CARE AS THE LABEL OWNERS WERE JAZZ FANS AND DID NOT ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT ACTUAL RECORD SALES WITH MUSICAL QUALITY THE MAIN CONCERN!!!! 

IT IS QUITE PROBABLE THAT THE PRINT RUN FOR SUCH SPECIALIST MATERIAL WOULD BE ABOUT 1000 COPIES AT THE VERY MOST AND NOT EASY TO GET EVEN IN 1955 AS AMERICAN IMPORTS WERE NOT EASY TO GET PAST UK CUSTOMS!

PROBABLY ONLY A FEW DOZEN COPIES SURVIVE! 

DON'T FORGET HOW THE UK BUYERS WERE MAINLY GOING FOR EASY LISTENING POP WITH JAZZ ARTISTS VIRTUALLY IGNORED ON BRITISH RADIO AND THE MAJORITY OF RECORD SHOPS NOT STOCKING EXPENSIVE LPs OF THE GENRE,USUALLY OBTAINING THEM TO SPECIAL ORDER! THIS IS NOT FICTION BUT FACT!

HOW MANY COPIES ACTUALLY SOLD OF THIS LP IS UNKNOWN BUT I AM CONFIDENT IT WOULD BE LESS THAN A HUNDRED AND OUT OF THOSE SOLD,HOW MANY SURVIVE ABOUT 55 YEARS LATER AND OF COURSE HOW MANY AS GOOD AS THIS ONE? A FEW OF YOU JUST MIGHT HAVE A COPY BUT I DARESAY IT IS NOT AS GOOD AS THIS ONE! 

THIS COPY IS MAGNIFICENT AND HAS NOT HAD MUCH USE WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF FAINT SURFACE MARKS AND CLEAN LABELS!

SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE AS USUALLY THE CASE WITH AMERICAN PRESSINGS OF THE ERA BUT NO HORRIBLE CLICKS,HISS etc.

IT IS STILL VERY CLEAR SOUND! 

THE ORIGINAL COVER,USUALLY MISSING OR RIPPED AND TATTY IS SIMPLY STUNNING WITH NO HORRIBLE AGE STAINING OR NASTY DAMP,SMOKEY SMELL!!!

NO WRITING,RIPS,SPLITS OR REPAIRS! 

THE VERY EARLIEST PRESSING WITH THICK VINYL AND THE CORRECT LAMINATED COVER.

 £40 STARTING PRICE AND FREE UK RECORDED DELIVERY POSTAGE INCLUDED!!!!

(FULL DETAILS BELOW)!!!

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A GREAT AND RARE 1950s MODERN JAZZ MUSIC LP-

THIS COULD BE THE ONE FOR YOU!

A 1ST AMERICAN EDITION WHICH IS RARE TO FIND ABOUT 55 YEARS ON AND AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY 1950s MODERN JAZZ L.P. COLLECTION!

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN DREADFUL CONDITION.

THIS COPY IS EASILY IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

 IT IS BETTER THAN MANY COPIES THAT TURN UP AND IS STRICTLY GRADED. 

TIME FOR A LITTLE ABOUT ME! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ME ON EBAY SINCE 2002 AND INDEED ELSEWHERE BEFORE SINCE 1986, WILL PROBABLY KNOW I HAVE BEEN A RESPECTED DEALER,  MUSIC EXPERT AND COLLECTOR FOR MANY YEARS CALLED UPON BY RADIO,TV AND PRICE GUIDES FOR MY ADVICE AND KNOWLEDGE ESPECIALLY REGARDING JAZZ!!!            

MOST COPIES THAT SURVIVE ARE IN POOR CONDITION-THIS ONE IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION AND THAT IS BEING STRICT!  

 Vinyl is still the best way to hear 1950s JAZZ MUSIC and always will be!  

GREAT SOLID SOUND!

I TEST ALL THE WAY THROUGH WITHOUT FILTERING OR A MONO SWITCH.

I HAVE PLAYED IT TO CHECK FOR ANY FAULTS.

Look elsewhere on ebay and you MIGHT see other copies-Look closer and you will find they are often reissues or lower grade copies with all manner of faults. 

MOST RECORDS ON EBAY ARE IN DIABOLICAL, BAD CONDITIONS ATTEMPTED TO BE  SOLD BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GRADE OR BOTHER TO ACTUALLY PLAY THEM FOR AN ACURATE DESCRIPTION!

This is A POSSIBLE UPGRADER COPY-EXAMINE YOURS AND IT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD AS YOU THINK!

AT WORSE AND IN THE STRICTNESS OF POTENTIAL BUYERS,THE DISC IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION. FAR BETTER THAN MOST PEOPLES USE OF THE "NEAR MINT"GRADING BUT IT IS DOWN TO MY STRICT GRADING POLICY. .    

REMEMBER I AM GRADING STRICTLY! PLEASE STUDY THE PHOTOS!

IF YOU GO THROUGH MY FEEDBACK YOU WILL SEE MANY OTHER RARITIES -PAY NOTE TO THE FEEDBACK RESPONSES!! INFACT VERY HAPPY CUSTOMERS WHICH IS PROOF OF MY CAREFUL,DETAILED AND STRICT GRADING!!!

THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE TO OWN A PIECE OF 1950s JAZZ  HISTORY. A GREAT INVESTMENT! 

Postage is FREE AND RECORDED DELIVERY TO THE UK.YOU WILL GET IT IN FINE SHAPE!!

Outside UK extra depending on destination.£5 EUROPE £8 REST OF THE WORLD. PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SEVERAL ITEMS OVERSEAS BEING"LOST", IF THE OPTION TO SEND INSURED IS REFUSED THEN I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST ITEMS. I DO NOT DRAMATICALLY INCREASE POSTAGE ON SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT.Paypal or cheque within 7 days please.

CHEQUE WILL NEED TIME TO CLEAR BEFORE DELIVERY. 

SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES FOR SEVERAL ITEMS BOUGHT

DO NOT BID UNLESS YOU INTEND TO PAY.Feedback always left. BE AWARE!!!! NON PAYERS AND TIMEWASTERS WILL BE DEALT WITH AND REPORTED TO EBAY AS WELL AS CIRCULATED VERBALLY AND BY EMAIL TO MY MANY DEALER AND COLLECTOR FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!

Checkout my  feedback of OVER 11,000 comments of my standards and service many from some of the world's most respected collectors and dealers. BUY with confidence! Always adding quality Records, cd's and related items to ebay several times a week. Customers from all over the world regard my  ebay selections as the #1 for QUALITY,VARIETY AND SERVICE.

I HAVE BEEN A DEALER SINCE 1986 WITH OVER 8 YEARS ON EBAY.

I ACTUALLY LISTEN TO MY ITEMS ON GOOD QUALITY EQUIPMENT, USUALLY TWICE TO ENSURE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE AND ACURATE GRADE-I WANT LONG TERM REGULAR CUSTOMERS WHO WANT TO RETURN TO BUY FROM ME WITH FAITH AND TRUST.

LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND SEE WELL KNOWN RESPECTED COLLECTORS AND DEALERS WHO BUY FROM ME OVER AND OVER-NOTE WHAT THEY SAY-PAGE AFTER PAGE OF GLOWING STATEMENTS! 

UK Customers are very welcome to collect ebay winnings  by prior email arrangement.  8 YEARS ON EBAY and many more before as a keen collector! Thanks for looking and good luck.

OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC ON EBAY FROM ME-SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE-LOOK NO FURTHER!!!!!

DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

A VITAL PART OF ANY JAZZ LP COLLECTION!

IT COULD BE THE LAST COPY I WILL FIND FOR A LONG TIME!

I HAVE MENTIONED EVERYTHING BUT IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK. KEEP WATCHING IN 2010 AND BEYOND!

THANKYOU FOR YOUR INTEREST!GOOD LUCK!!

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON FOR YOUR CHANCE TO OWN A VERY,FIRST PRESSING OF A USA MID 1950s ISSUED ATLANTIC LABEL LP!

AN IMPRESSIVE SELECTION OF RARELY SEEN  JAZZ LPs ENDING FROM ME ON THE SAME EVENING AS THIS ONE ENDS!