TINA BROOKS COMPLETE BLUE NOTE MOSAIC AUDIOPHILE BOXSET

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·       TINA BROOKS with LEE MORGAN, FREDDIE HUBBARD, BLUE MITCHELL, JOHNNY COLES, JACKIE McLEAN, SONNY CLARK, KENNY DREW, CLIFF JORDAN, DOUG WATKINS, PAUL CHAMBERS, ART BLAKEY, ART TAYLOR, PHILLY JOE JONES AND OTHERS – THE COMPLETE BLUE NOTE RECORDINGS OF THE TINA BROOKS QUINTETS- ORIGINAL 1991 MOSAIC 4-LP STEREO/MONO BOX SET MR4-106

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       LIMITED, NUMBERED, AUDIOPHILE , ANALOGUE EDITION ON HIGH-GRADE VIRGIN VINYL; THIS  COPY IS NUMBERED # 1125 OF 7500 (FAIRLY LOW NUMBER)

·       ORIGINAL WHITE MOSAIC LABEL WITH MULTIPLE BLUE-AND-PURPLE SQUARES MOTIF.

·       INCLUDES ORIGINAL 16-PAGE ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH ANNOTATED DISCOGRAPHY

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       THICK CARDBOARD COVER ( ½ -INCH THICK BOX)

·       ORIGINAL "TEXTURED" (LEATHER-LIKE) FINISH

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       As far as we know, this album is currently out of print and unavailable on Compact Disc, or in any other format.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

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Tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks, although he lived until turning 42 in 1974, made his last recordings in 1961 and was soon forgotten. Brooks, who recorded with Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Freddie Hubbard, Freddie Redd, Jackie McLean, and Howard McGhee during 1958-1961, was a fine player whose smooth tone sometimes stood out from the crowd. Mosaic's four-LP set has all four of Brooks' Blue Note albums as a leader, two of which had not previously been released while one had initially come out in Japan years after his death; only True Blue was released during his lifetime. Brooks holds his own with his impressive sidemen (trumpeters Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, Blue Mitchell, and Johnny Coles; pianists Sonny Clark, Duke Jordan, and Kenny Drew; bassists Doug Watkins, Sam Jones, Paul Chambers, and Wilbur Ware; drummers Art Blakey, Art Taylor, and Philly Joe Jones; and (on one cut) altoist Jackie McLean). It is ironic that all of those players are better known than Brooks and that Tina is more famous now (thanks to the release of this definitive box set) than he ever was when he was alive. Although now out of print, the music on this release is essential for hard bop collectors.

 (EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY SCOTT YANOW, ALL MUSIC GUIDE  /ALLMUSIC.COM/)

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·       CONDITION:

·       RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL (ALL 4 RECORDS / 8 SIDES)  AS ABSOLUTELY, PERFECTLY MINT,  as if never played before. The original luster is totally intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles like brand new. The labels look perfect, simply gorgeous, with absolutely no trace of wear around the spindle hole. The records are TOTAL PERFECTION - ABSOLUTE VISUAL NIRVANA! We are confident that, in this condition, the record we present here is truly once-in-a-lifetime find.

(b)          The album comes with the original illustrated BOOKLET still intact

(c)           The records are pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          In addition, the records are pressed on a beautiful, high-quality, virgin-grade vinyl, which is usually used for audiophile, extended-dynamic-range, half-speed mastered and connoisseur pressings.

(e)           The records come in their original inner, hi-grade MFSL-type PVC inner sleeve, which have - apparently with success - shielded the vinyl from the harmful impact of elements over many years!

(f)            Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·       COVER (BOX)

THE BOX IS NEAR MINT !

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the box:

-         Cover has JUST A HINT of ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 1.

NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE BOX:

-        No split seams

-        No cut-out (drill) holes.

-        No cut-out corners

-        No saw-marks or indents

-        No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other The Boxs)

-        No wrinkles or creases

-        No yellowing from aging

-        No writing

-        No stamps

-        No tearing: no chips, dents or nicks on the seams

-        No peel-off marks

-        No stains

-        No mold or mildew spots

-        No stickers or labels

-        No water damage

-        No razor marks, scratches, pressure marks, lines, streaks, or  cuts.

-        No warping

-        No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the Box

-        No glue traces or wax residue.

-        No bar codes

-        No RIAA stamps or stickers. 

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