Lot 490
Johnny Green: Songwriter and Composer, Winner Four Academy Awards. Seven Private Recordings on Vinyl. Likely One of a Kind (1908-1989) Celebrated and successful songwriter, composer and arranger who was nominated for an Oscar thirteen times, he won the award for the musical scores of Easter Parade, An American in Paris, West Side Story, and Oliver! He also composed several songs that have become jazz standards most especially "Body and Soul" and "Out of Nowhere" as well as conducting the orchestra for 17 Academy Award broadcasts.
Offered is a collection of 7 vinyl recordings which are each one track on the obverse all 9.75" in diameter. On the reverse of the records, they are imprinted in large letters "DECCA The Country's Greatest Artists". These seven recordings were found in a storage unit some 20-30 years ago with file boxes of scripts, obsolete paperwork and random collections of photos. As some point the discs may have been exposed to moisture which caused some smearing of the labels that were handwritten in. On the 5 recordings with legible labels there are two recordings of "Body and Soul", "I'm Yours", "I Cover the Waterfront" and the "Steam is on the Bean".
A up and coming jazz player listened to all the recordings. All have beautiful orchestral arrangements, male and female soloists.
1.) One with label destroyed but record plays very well with scant warpage. Could not identify song
2.) "Your Mine You" plays very well
3.) "Body and Soul" Two recordings one plays through but some distortion, the other begins well and then fails. One of Green's most celebrated classics
4.) "I'm Yours" plays through very well
5.) "The Steam is on the Bean" plays through completely
6.) "I Cover the Waterfront" first 30 seconds plays perfectly then the quality goes downhill. Estimated Value $400 - 800
From the Collection of Mark Rofeh.
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