(Visually Graded) Vinyl looks Near Mint and sleeve looks VG+. See pics and info for details.

** Rare, Hard-to-find **

Artie Shaw, Clarinet Magic With The Big Band And Strings. Volume 1

Label:
 Musicraft ‎– MVS-503
Series:
 Vintage Series –
Format:
 Vinyl, LP, Compilation, 12", 33 RPM
Country:
 US
Released:
 1978
Genre:
 Jazz
Style:
 Swing, Big Band

Tracklist

A1     Let's Walk    
A2     Love Of My Life    
A3     Ghost Of A Chance    
A4     How Deep Is The Ocean    
A5     The Glider    
A6     The Hornet    
A7     They Can't Convince Me    

B1     I Got Love In The Morning    
B2     Along With Me    
B3     You Do Something To Me    
B4     In The Still Of The Night    
B5     If I Had A Girl Like You    
B6     Begin The Beguine    
B7     Night And Day

Notes

- BIO - Artie Shaw
Real Name:
Avraham Ben-Yitzhak Arshawsky
Profile:
Artie Shaw (born May 23, 1910, New York City, New York, USA - died December 30, 2004, Thousand Oaks, California, USA) was an American clarinetist and bandleader.

His first public appearance leading his own band was in his native New York City on the 24th of May, 1936 and he became one of the biggest names in jazz and popular music during the late 1930's and 1940's swing heyday. He last toured as a performing clarinetist with a big band in 1950, and made his last live / public performing appearances with a small group in 1954. Shaw made his last records of new material (on which he was merely conducting and not playing) in 1955.

 He spent much of the second half of his life devoted to writing and other pursuits, although he returned to the recording studios in 1968 to conduct an album of some of his biggest instrumental hits (from 1938-39) with a band that was filled by other notable veteran sidemen of the Swing Era, some of whom had worked for him three decades earlier and were at the time still working professional musicians in their prime.

 In 1983 he surprised the music world once again by assembling a 16-piece touring big band under the direction of clarinetist Dick Johnson and Shaw appeared with it through 1986-87, at which time he turned the band over to Johnson once and for all. The anti-nostalgic Shaw explicitly stated that he wanted this last band to focus on jazz and lesser known later works from 1944-45 and especially 1949, as well as new material written for the band, much of which was never recorded. He was married eight times including to Lana Turner (1940) and Ava Gardner (1945-46).

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NM-
(NEAR MINT) The vinyl is almost flawless, bright and shiny. A very light minor, barely visible mark or two may be permitted. The disc should play with no audible noise. The label is bright, clean and unmarked. Sleeve looks almost Mint.
VG++/EX
(VERY GOOD ++/ Excellent) Disc plays near perfectly, but may have minor, light scuffs that do not interfere with the sound quality. There can possibly be a light hairline scratch or two but nothing that is obvious or affects play. Vinyl is bright and shiny; label is clean and unmarked. Sleeve is Excellent.
VG+
(VERY GOOD PLUS) Some visible surface wear, very minor scratches and scuffs, but minimal impact on the sound quality. Vinyl will still have good luster; labels may have minor imperfections (small labels or initials, etc.) but otherwise clean. Sleeve may have some shelf wear, or minor writing, no seem splits.
VG
(VERY GOOD) Vinyl will have noticeable scratches and scuffs that cause surface noise There should be no skips. Vinyl may appear somewhat dull and grayish. Labels may have small tears, tape marks, larger writing, etc. but still easily legible.  Sleeve may have moderate wear or writing, tape, price tags etc, seem splits. May have promo corner, hole or notch in sleeve.