A collection that only the Institute of Jazz Studies could assemble: ing you closer to the actual perfor- mance than was previously possible. The best of over 60,000 records from the Institute's archives Furthermore, the Institute of Jazz Studies has appointed The Franklin and the vaults of every great jazz lab el. Mint Record Society, one of America's Including rare out-of -issue pressings, unreleased recordings- leading producers of high -quality records, to press the records for this and studio "takes" just recently disco vered. collection. And they will use a special vinyl compound containing its own anti- The first and only collection to tell the entire jazz story. static element. In addition, each record will be pressed in an atmosphere con- trolled "clean room." The result-a FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, the greatest jazz, as it flourished in each generation. pressing of superior fidelity that is also recorded performances in the history of The greatest music from the golden more durable and resistant to dust. A jazz will be brought together in a single, age -the dazzling trumpet solos of record of true proof -quality. definitive record collection. , the biting elegance of The records will be issued in hard- This unprecedented collection is be- 's cornet, and the vital, bound albums. Each album will hold a ing issued by the Institute of Jazz Stud- vibrant piano styles of Fats Waller. set of four 12" long-playing records. ies, home of the world's largest archive From the era of swing -the inno- And each will present a specially con- of original jazz recordings. It will in- vative bands of , ceived program of selections, which clude the most important recordings of Count Basie, Gene Krupa; the incom- brings together related performances every major jazz artist who ever lived. parable Duke Ellington; singers Billie in a way unique to this collection. Ac- And it will span all periods ... all labels Holiday, Bing Crosby; guitarist Django companying each album will be an ex- ... all the great styles that have made Reinhardt in his "Hot Club of France" pert commentary, written under the jazz the most inventive and exciting recordings. supervision of Institute Director Dan music of our century. The best of bop and cool jazz -with Morgenstern. alto sax artists ranging from the fiery From the world's largest jazz archive Charlie Parker to the impeccably Available exclusively by subscription The Greatest Jazz Recordings of All graceful Paul Desmond ... trumpeters Throughout the world today, people are Time is the culmination of years of work Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis ... the carried on at the Institute's headquar- Oscar Peterson Trio ... Milt Jackson, ters at Rutgers University-by a staff of with the Modern Jazz Quartet. authorities unique in all the world. And the great musicians who are As they set about making their selec- bringing jazz to more people than ever tions, no resource was denied them. today -including George Benson, They considered countless recordings, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. beginning with the Institute's own ar- A collection you could chive of more than 60,000 records. In never assemble in any other way received the support of addition, they This is a collection that could not be all the great jazz labels, whose vaults duplicated by any individual. For it hold the master recordings essential for draws upon a wealth of rare recordings this collection. which belong to the Jazz Institute- The most comprehensive including important material just un- collection ever assembled covered in the last few years. Some of these recordings, such as As a result, this will be the first col- Teddy Wilson's solo piano version of the all-time best of lection to capture 'Somebody Loves Me,' have actually never been issued before. Others have been unavailable for decades-such as Art Tatum's 'Chloe.' And among the most fascinating of all are the pre- viously unreleased studio "takes" of well-known numbers like 'Benny's Bu- rediscovering jazz: realizing anew what gle' by Charlie Christian and 'I Can't it If have a Get Started' by Bunny Berigan. a vital musical form is. you love for jazz ... whether you follow it And all the classics and hits of jazz remember it with nostalgia... will be here. Unforgettable perfor- avidly or this is an opportunity not to be missed. mances of 'St. James Infirmary' by Jack The collection is available only by Teagarden, 'China Boy' by Eddie Con- subscription. Albums will be shipped at don, and 'Star Dust' by . the rate of one every other month, and The superior the price of $10.75 for each proof - sound of proof -quality records quality record will be guaranteed The sound quality of each record will be throughout your subscription period. To subscribe now, mail the accom- Louis Armstrong, Stan Getz: Photos by Robert Parent; Ella Fitzgerald: a revelation. For every vintage record- Photo by Raymond Ross; Lionel Hampton, Dave Brubeck: David ing will first undergo a painstaking res- panying application to The Franklin Redfern/Retna Ltd.; Benny Goodman: Rex Features Ltd.; King Oliver's toration. Each will be electronically Mint Record Society, Franklin Center, Creole Jazz Band: Courtesy of the Tulane University Jazz Archive. "cleaned," groove by groove ... bring- PA 19091, by February 28, 1983.

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