Title: Various – Black Giants
Year/Genre: 1975, Jazz
Matrix #: KG 33402
Condition: VG

Cultural Facts:

1. Columbia issued this 2xLP gatefold in 1975, raiding its 1940s–60s vault for performances by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and others. 

2. Discographies file Black Giants (KG/PG 33402) under Teo Macero’s mid-’70s compilation work, showing Columbia repackaging the jazz back catalog. 

3. Some tracks later resurfaced on Columbia/Legacy reissues of Ellington/Basie and Miles material; recommend to buyers picking up Miles Davis, Art Blakey, or Quincy Jones. 

Price Suggestions:
NM: $24–$30
VG+: $16–$22 
VG: $10–$14
G: $5–$8

11/21/25