This CD is a decent sampler of the ten-disc set, as far as it goes. Opening with the Buck Clayton showcase "Philharmonic Blues," it moves around a bit from year to year, essentially presenting snapshots of certain performers and ensembles featured on the ten-CD complete set. The choices will always be open to debate, although the inclusion of several longer numbers does give the budget-conscious listener, who may be wary of laying down the 140-plus dollars for the full set, a chance to audition some of the best parts ahead ...
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This CD is a decent sampler of the ten-disc set, as far as it goes. Opening with the Buck Clayton showcase "Philharmonic Blues," it moves around a bit from year to year, essentially presenting snapshots of certain performers and ensembles featured on the ten-CD complete set. The choices will always be open to debate, although the inclusion of several longer numbers does give the budget-conscious listener, who may be wary of laying down the 140-plus dollars for the full set, a chance to audition some of the best parts ahead of taking the plunge. The sound, as on the full set, is amazingly clean and vivid for the music's mid-'40s vintage origins, with unobtrusive surface noise occasionally turning up. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi
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Add this copy of Jazz at the Philharmonic: Best of the 1940'S Concerts to cart. $3.48, good condition, Sold by HPB-Red rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Verve.
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Add this copy of Jazz at the Philharmonic: Best of the 1940'S Concerts to cart. $5.19, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Uni/Verve.
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