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The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings Of Charlie Parker

CHARLIE PARKER The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings Of Charlie Parker (Limited Edition 1990 US Mosaic audiophile 10-LP vinyl box set, containing almost nine hours of pure Bird from 1947-48, a fascinating set of live recordings that were long rumoured in jazz circles & much desired by Bird-lorists but remained elusive for many decades. Housed in a beautifully presented textured monochrome box with front pasted picture cover & silver foil lettering on the spine, complete with a 50-page LP sized booklet featuring stunning black & white photographs & extensive liner notes. See 'more info' for full info & condition... MR10-129)

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Release Year 1990 - 34 years ago
Condition Unless stated otherwise in the description above, all items are in at least excellent condition - so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to sell items as close to Mint condition as possible, and many will indeed be close to brand new and/or unplayed. Others may be 'used' - and all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.
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Format Vinyl Box Set
Record Label Mosaic Records
Complete Stock List Go to Charlie Parker
Product Catalogue No MR10-129
Music Genre Jazz
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Tracklisting & More Information

The precious recordings found here across 10 audiophile vinyl LPs were captured by Dean Benedetti, a Los Angeles musician & one of the earliest 'ornithologist' Parker devotees. They showcase Parker, & Parker only, using a cheap, portable disc cutter from Sears, Roebuck (later switching to a primitive reel-to-reel tape deck). The instant Parker began an alto sax solo, the machines began to record; the instant Parker stopped, the machines were cut off. The result is 461 fragments, some as brief as 20 seconds, captured over 18 nights in LA & New York nightclubs in 1947-48, painstakingly restored four decades later by audio engineer & Parker authority Phil Schaap. Benedetti's surviving brother Rigoletto "Rick" Benedetti contacted Michael Cuscuna of Mosaic Records some time back & informed Cuscuna that the acetate discs & tapes actually existed. Purchased by Mosaic for $15,000, Benedetti's archive comprised 53 78-rpm acetate discs & 14 reels of paper-based tape. Benedetti's paper-backed tapes had dried out & were in a fragile state. Initially the tapes, reportedly eight miles in total length, could not be played without breaking - Schaap used Wite-Out, a brand of correction fluid, on the reverse of the tapes (where necessary) to strengthen them. The recordings have survived & have been carefully restored to their best possible quality. Three years in the making, this is very much one for the hardcore Bird fanatic!

The packaging remains in Excellent condition with very little shelf wear & each vinyl disc is in Near Mint condition with few signs of play.

A1 Section One
A2 Section Two
A3 Section Three
B1 Section Four
B2 Section Five
B3 Section Six
C1 Section Seven
C2 Section Eight
C3 Section Nine
D1 Section Ten
D2 Section Eleven
D3 Section Twelve
E1 Section Thirteen
E2 Section Fourteen
E3 Section Fifteen
F1 Section Sixteen
F2 Section Seventeen
F3 Section Eighteen
G1 Section Nineteen
G2 Section Twenty
G3 Section Twenty-One
H1 Section Twenty-Two
H2 Section Twenty-Three
H3 Section Twenty-Four
I1 Section Twenty-Five
I2 Section Twenty-Six
I3 Section Twenty-Seven
I4 Section Twenty-Eight
I5 Section Twenty-Nine
I6 Section Thirty
I7 Section Thirty-One
I8 Section Thirty-Two
I9 Section Thirty-Three
I10 Section Thirty-Four
I11 Section Thirty-Five
I12 Section Thirty-Six
J1 Section Thirty-Seven
J2 Section Thirty-Eight
J3 Section Thirty-Nine
J4 Section Forty
J5 Section Forty-One
J6 Section Forty-Two
K1 Section Forty-Three
K2 Section Forty-Four
L1 Section Forty-Five
L2 Section Forty-Six
M1 Section Forty-Seven
M2 Section Forty-Eight
N1 Section Forty-Nine
N2 Section Fifty
O Section Fifty-One
P1 Section Fifty-Two
P2 Section Fifty-Three
Q1 Section Fifty-Four
Q2 Section Fifty-Five
Q3 Section Fifty-Six
R1 Section Fifty-Seven
R2 Section Fifty-Eight
S1 Section Fifty-Nine
S2 Section Sixty
T1 Section Sixty-One
T2 Section Sixty-Two
T3 Section Sixty-Three
T4 Section Sixty-Four

VINYL LP BOX SET  
Recording Artist Charlie Parker
Product Title The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings Of Charlie Parker
Product Information Charlie Parker The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings Of Charlie Parker USA Vinyl Box Set.
Language All tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info Deleted - A deleted or out-of-print item is one that is no longer manufactured. However, we stock thousands of out-of-print formats and we specialise in tracking down out-of-print, deleted and hard-to-find releases.
Artists Related To Duke Jordan, Ira Sullivan, Red Rodney, Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan, Supersax, The Birdland Allstars, The Quintet, Walter Brown
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