[78-L] Blue Note label types

[Geoffrey Wheeler]

Julian Vein says: “In my experience most Blue Note 12"s are fairly 
common.” and David Lennick adds: “Ditto..but not nearly as common as 
twelve-inch Keynotes and Comets!”

The two least-common Comets are numbers 4 and 5 by pianist Cyril 
Haynes, featuring Don Byas on tenor. These are quite good sides. Ross 
Russell never reissued them on Dial, as he did the Tatum and Norvo 
recordings, because he didn’t know of them and therefore did not buy 
them from Black & White. Very scarce are the two Comet albums by Art 
Tatum and Red Norvo. I have the Tatum but have only seen a scan of the 
Norvo cover. These were put out by the “California” Black & White.