The Limited

As a longtime staff arranger for Liberty Records, Bob Florence wrote some of the most innovative and challenging charts in postwar jazz - in many respects a man out of time, he possessed a particular brilliance for large-ensemble arrangements in the tradition of Duke Ellington, although the commercial vogue for big-band jazz had long since passed.
Over the years the group (dubbed the Limited Edition in 1982) served as a launching pad for a number of first-call L.A. session players, and in 2000 the LP Serendipity 18 won the Grammy for Best Jazz Performance by a Large Ensemble. Florence died of pneumonia on May 15, 2008, two weeks shy of his 76th birthday.

30 years have passed by since the first contract between Todor Todorovic (Blues Company) and in-akustik has been signed. 17 albums by the Blues Company, 2 solo albums by Todor 'Tosho' Todorovic released on the inakustik label and various awards handed out by by the German Record Critics are the testimonies of the creativity and consistency of this extraordinary liaison. This jubilee is celebrated with a special Limited Collector's Edition. The edition is limited to 2.708 copies and serialized. The content of this Limited Collector's Edition is assembled according to this occasion and provides an overview of this creative time working together: 3 original albums plus! »Invitation To The Blues« (2000) »Hot And Ready To Serve« (2007) »Ain’t Nothing But…« (2015) »With A Little Help« – A compilation of Songs with famous guests that had been recorded through the years (Ana Popovic, Joanna Connor, Johnny Heartsman, Louisiana Red, Luther Allison, Stan Webb u. a.) »Encores« – Unissued encores from shows in 2014 and 2016! A real highlight for Blues lovers and collectors: The Limited Jubilee Edition of the Blues Company!