This two-CD set was, in its time, considered a prime live music document of its period, capturing performances by Benny Goodman and a host of other jazz, blues, and gospel performers at a legendary Carnegie Hall concert (most renowned among blues enthusiasts because concert organizer John Hammond headed south seeking Robert Johnson as a performer, only to learn of his death, and choosing Big Bill Broonzy to play in Johnson's place). The recordings were surprisingly good for their time, and as a musical document this show ...
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This two-CD set was, in its time, considered a prime live music document of its period, capturing performances by Benny Goodman and a host of other jazz, blues, and gospel performers at a legendary Carnegie Hall concert (most renowned among blues enthusiasts because concert organizer John Hammond headed south seeking Robert Johnson as a performer, only to learn of his death, and choosing Big Bill Broonzy to play in Johnson's place). The recordings were surprisingly good for their time, and as a musical document this show was about equal in importance to Goodman's own 1938 Carnegie Hall concert. This version is still worth hearing and owning (especially for those living on a budget), although Vanguard has superceded it with a much more extensive (and expensive) box set that assembles tapes found since the original LP release, and identifies tapes that were re-recordings of material done at the concert. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi
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Like New. Size: 12x1x6; Audio CD media like new in original packaging. Packaging may show light shelfwear. Guaranteed to play flawlessly! John Hammond's Carnegie Hall concerts brought a new legitimacy to black music and broke new ground in racial integration. These historic performances were previously excerpted on a 2-CD set in 1987, but now enough unreleased material (23 cuts! ) has been discovered to fill another CD, including the only live recordings that Lester Young and Charlie Christian made together! Two hours and 51 minutes of monumental music.
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Very Good. Size: 12x1x6; collectible OOP 3-CD box set in oversized collector's case; includes two oversized booklets; one is a reproduction of a 1938 program for these performances & the other is a 45-page booklet with information & pictures about the artists & performances; case shows only light shelf-wear; booklets remain in excellent condition; discs are mint; because we care that your order arrives in the condition stated, we have additionally sealed the case in bubblewrap for added protection during shipment.