What's a good price for the Ellington Centennial

[Ed S]

I thought I'd start looking around for a copy of the Ellington Centennial Set. Anyone have an idea what a fair price on the used/ebay market is these days?

I've been checking out the Ellington stuff on Ebay and I frequently see a 40 CD set that goes for something like $80 or so. What's the story on this set? Seems too good to be true.

Would anyone recommend the 40 CD set over the Centennial set?

[J Larsen]

I have the 40CD set on the History label. It's similar to a JSP release, except with even more modest liner notes. The sound is fine, the music is tremendous, and the packaging is adequate but not a selling point. For the price, it's a great set. I'd recommend it to anyone building an Ellington collection. I see it at Tower from time to time for $70.