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Background on this eBay item - If only we had started collecting the Mosaic Jazz Record titles when they first started issuing them! There is no doubt that Mosaic Records have been quietly issuing some of the most important jazz recordings ever committed to vinyl record and/or CD. Many of the Mosaic sets have reached "mythical" status and are highly prized by jazz fans, audiophiles and music collectors. Indeed, their sets are first rate in terms of production quality, performances chosen, libretto information and sound! All the Mosaic sets are limited edition and numbered and when they sell out, the company does not and will not reissue them again!   With this listing we are offering:
The Complete Blue Note Recordings of the Tina Brooks Quintets
This 4-LP boxed set has been out of print for a long time. This listing offers you the opportunity to find out for yourself why so many collectors prize these sets so highly - this may be your only chance to get a NEAR MINT copy of a superb rarity!
Details regarding this ebay listed item -
USA made, MOSAIC RECORDS 4-LP boxed set Audiophile Pressings of these magnificent performances LPs come in a hard outer box Set comes complete with an extensive Libretto Limited Edition & Numbered LP set - This one is # 2415 of 7,500 sets made for worldwide sales
Record Catalog Number: MR4-106 (4-LP boxed set) Extremely rare and long out of print, this is a much sought after 4-LP set - :

Harold Floyd "Tina" Brooks (June 7, 1932 – August 13, 1974) was an American hard bop tenor saxophonist and composer. He was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and was the brother of David "Bubba" Brooks. The nickname "Tina", pronounced Teena, was a variation of "Teeny", a childhood moniker. His favorite tune was "My Devotion". He studied harmony and theory with Herbert Bourne. Initially, he studied the C-melody saxophone, which he began playing the shortly after he moved to New York with his family in 1944. Brooks' first professional work came in 1951 with rhythm and blues pianist Sonny Thompson, and, in 1955, Brooks played with vibraphonist Lionel Hampton. Brooks also received less formal guidance from trumpeter and composer "Little" Benny Harris, who led the saxophonist to his first recording as a leader. Harris, in fact, was the one who recommended him to legendary producer Alfred Lion in 1958.

Michael Cuscuna in 1985, through Mosaic Records, released a box set of Brooks' recordings as leader; the limited edition quickly sold out. The interest in Brooks' music has also led to releases of the unissued sessions through Blue Note Japan and on CD in Blue Note's Connosieur series.

In the liner notes for the CD release of Back to the Tracks, Cuscuna wrote: "Far lesser talents have been far more celebrated" and that Brooks "was a unique, sensitive improviser who could weave beautiful and complex tapestries through his horn. His lyricism, unity of ideas and inner logic were astounding."

David Rosenthal in his work Hard Bop: Jazz and Black Music 1955-1965 dedicated a number of pages to Brooks. Of his composition "Street Singer", Rosenthal wrote that it is "an authentic hard-bop classic" where "pathos, irony and rage come together in a performance at once anguished and sinister."

The official Blue Note website says of Brooks, "With a strong, smooth tone and an amazing flow of fresh ideas every time he soloed, tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks should have been a major jazz artist, but his legacy is confined to a series of dates that he did for Blue Note as a sideman and leader" and that he "was one of the most brilliant, if underrated, tenor saxophonists in modern jazz".

Track Listing -

A1 Nutville
A2 The Way You Look Tonight
B1 Star Eyes
B2 Minor Move
B3 Everything Happens To Me
C1 Good Old Soul
C2 Up Tight's Creek
C3 Theme For Doris
D1 True Blue
D2 Miss Hazel
D3 Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
E1 Back To The Tracks
E2 Street Singer
F1 The Blues And I
F2 For Heavens Sake
F3 The Ruby And The Pearl
G1 David The King
G2 Stranger In Paradise
G3 The Waiting Game
H1 Talkin' About
H2 One For Myrtle
H3 Dhyana 

A and B Recorded on March 16, 1958
C and D Recorded on June 25, 1960
E and F Recorded on October 20, 1960 except E2 Recorded on September 1, 1960
G and H Recorded on March 2, 1961

Performers Include -

Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean (tracks: E2)
Bass – Doug Watkins, Paul Chambers (3), Sam Jones, Wilbur Ware
Drums – Philly Joe Jones*, Art Blakey, Art Taylor
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Duke Jordan, Kenny Drew, Sonny Clark
Tenor Saxophone – Tina Brooks
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell, Freddie Hubbard, Johnny Coles, Lee Morgan

CONDITION Details: This is a very early title issued by Mosaic, and, a very difficult LP set to acquire as anyone who hears this set, loves it!
The BOX and LIBRETTO are in Near Mint minus condition - the set is in great condition with just some very light shelf wear, most noticeable at the corners and seams. No box splitting and no discoloration. The silver lettering on the spine is complete and intact.
The LPs are in Near Mint minus condition! The vinyl is blemish free with just some slight spider marks (caused by sliding the LPs in and out of their inner sleeves - these types of marks are usually not audible. A better set would be difficult to acquire. A true collectors grade copy!!
A Short Note About LP GRADING - Mint {M} = Only used for sealed items. Near Mint {NM} = Virtually flawless in every way. Near Mint Minus {NM-} = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible. Excellent {EXC} = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise. Very Good Plus {VG+} = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.

The LPs are audiophile quality pressings (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).

Don't let this rarity slip by!!

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