TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI NORGRAN MGN 22 10" LP NM
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TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI TRIO 'TOSHIKO'S PIANO' NORGRAN MGN 22 10" LP. THE FIRST LP RELEASE OF THIS LEGENDARY MODERN JAZZ PIANO STYLIST DISCOVERED IN JAPAN BY OSCAR PETERSON DURING A JATP TOUR IN 1953. SHE WOULD LATER GO ON TO MARRY THE GREAT MODERN JAZZ LEGEND, CHARLIE MARIANO - TOGETHER THEY WOULD MAKE MANY FINE LP'S TOGETHER IN THE EARLY 1960'S. FIRST ISSUE, DEEP GROOVE, FLAT EDGE, SUPER THICK AND HEAVY VINYL. SOLID NM CONDITION. NO WEAR OF ANY KIND, FULL LUSTER ANS SHEEN WHICH IS MIRROR-LIKE. THIS LP LOOKS AND SOUNDS TO HAVE BEEN HARDLY PLAYED OR HANDLED IN OVER 50 YEARS. STUNNING WARM AND RICH HI FIDELITY WITH NO SURFACE NOISE AT ALL. TOSHIKO'S MAGNIFICENT PLAYING COMES THROUGH THE SPEAKERS WITH SUCH CLARITY, DETAIL AND STRENGTH - ITS BEATHTAKING. LABELS ARE YELLOW AND BLACK WITH 'TRUMPETER LOGO' BY DAVID STONE MARTIN. VERY STRONG DEEP GROOVE IMPRESSION. COVER IS VERY THICK AND HEAVY, SOLID VG++ WITH SOME MILD EDGE WEAR, AND AGE BROWNING ON THE BACK. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL PIECE OF CLEAR TAPE 1" ON THE LOWER RIGHT SEAM. CLASSIC COVER ART BY DAVID STONE MARTIN WHICH IS FEATURED IN MANY BOOKS OF JAZZ GRAPHICS. KAKUBUCHI FRAME LINES, CLEAN AND SOLID. LINER NOTES WHICH FEATURE THE STORY OF TOSHIKO'S DISCOVERY IN A SMALL JAPANESE CLUB WRITTEN BY NORMAN GRANZ. A VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL FIRST ISSUE OF THIS LEGENDARY MODERN JAZZ LP IN STUNNING CONDITION. A GEM, AMONG GEMS!
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, DOWNBEAT 2003 WILL BE LISTING A MAJOR COLLECTION OF VERY RARE VINTAGE JAZZ LPS, 78S, EPS, ETC. FROM A MAJOR COLLECTION ACQUIRED OVER 30+ YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL COLLECTING. SOME OF THE RAREST LPS OF BOP AND MODERN JAZZ WILL BE OFFERED, FROM ALL MAJOR LABELS INCLUDING BLUE NOTE, PRESTIGE, SAVOY, DIAL, ROOST, PACIFIC JAZZ, DEBUT, VOGUE, TO NAME A FEW. THE PIECES IN MOST CASES ARE IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION AND PRESERVATION. SERIOUS BIDDERS ONLY! PLEASE SEE MY ‘ME’ FOR ALL STRICT GRADING, SHIPPING AND PAYMENT TERMS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.
On Nov-09-04 at 16:05:57 PST, seller added the following information:e © AP6.0
