Howard Rumsey LPs with Maynard Ferguson
HOWARD RUMSEY'S LIGHTHOSUE ALL STARS, SUNDAY JAZZ A LA LIGHTHOUSE, VOL. 1 -- Contemporary Records C3501
Bassist Howard Rumsey owned The Lighthouse, a jazz club in Hermosa Beach, California, and in 1953, Maynard joined his "Lighthouse All Stars" for this Sunday afternoon jam session. This is the ORIGINAL RELEASE that was issued on Contemporary Records, catalog number C-3501, and with a yellow cover. This is one of the most sought-after jazz LPs of all time. Maynard solos on the track "Four Others." Great, early '50s west coast jazz! A MUST in every Ferguson collection.
COPY #1. This copy has a nice cover with the only issue being some surface wear, front and back. I rate it as EX++. The vinyl has a noticeable surface scuff on the "B" side, but it plays great and with excellent fidelity throughout. It's NMINT-. Overall, this one is EX++ to NMINT- -- one of the better copies available of this highly-desirable LP. It's #18.00.
HOWARD RUMSEY'S LIGHTHOSUE ALL STARS, SUNDAY JAZZ A LA LIGHTHOUSE, VOL. 1 -- Original Jazz Classics OJC-151
Bassist Howard Rumsey owned The Lighthouse, a jazz club in Hermosa Beach, California, and in 1953, Maynard joined his "Lighthouse All Stars" for this Sunday afternoon jam session that was issued on Contemporary Records, catalog number C-3501. If you can find one of those originals, you're a rich man (or woman). Here is the same record, re-issued by Original Jazz Classics in the 1980s. Maynard solos on the track "Four Others." Great, early '50s west coast jazz! A MUST in every Ferguson collection.
COPY #1. This copy has a nice, NMINT- cover, and NMINT vinyl. Great condition! $14.00.
COPY #2. The cover on this one is an ultra clean and nice NMINT+!!! The vinyl is a super pristine NMINT+, and I'm almost certain that it's MINT, never-played. Overall, this is a super NMINT+ copy! Yours for $17.00.
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