1978 Test Pressing Of A Holy Grail Audiophile Record. Comes In A Plain White Jacket With Cover Sheet. As Close As It Gets To The Sound Of The Master Tape. “Released In 1978, Jazz Seems To Be His First Conscious Attempt At A Concept Album, In The Historical Sense. Here He Pays Homage To Some Of The Early Tunes And Masters Of Jazz, Ranging From The Late 1800s Through The "Coon Songs" Of The Early Part Of The Next Century, To The Ragtime And "Spanish" Music Of Jelly Roll Morton, And The Sophistication Of Cornetist Bix Beiderbecke. The Only Living Artist (At The Time Of Release) Who's Represented Here Is The Great Bahamian Guitarist Joseph Spence, Who Recorded From The '50s Through The '80s, And Whose Syncopated Style Was Extremely Influential In Cooder's Own Development As A Guitarist. Spence's Sacred Songs Are Presented Here In String And Brass Band Arrangements That Emphasize The Caribbean Connection Between His Music And Morton's Habaniera Pieces. The Complexity Of The Material On Jazz, As Well As The Arrangements By Joseph Byrd, Dictate That This Is Cooder's Most Polished And Orchestrated Effort To Date.” Brent Hartenbach, All Music Guide.