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Threadgill is a bit *too* avant-garde for me, but I'm happy for all you a-g people out there. Still contemplating the Crosby. greg mo

I thought that was Bud Powell. Have you become a polytheist? greg mo

Sometimes it was "Trinkle Tinkle," sometimes it was "Little Rootie Tootie," sometimes it was "Criss Cross," but the goal was always "Epistrophy."

Ellis Larkins never gets mentioned and really deserves to be. I like all the others mentioned already! Oh, did anybody mention Jelly Roll? greg mo

My order took over 10 days to get here, and then there were several not included. Then today, I got three of those, so maybe they'll keep dribbling in. I hope so. One of those dropped was a Ray Barretto I was really looking forward to! greg mo

I spent my life in record stores when I was in high school (dodging dinosaurs, which then walked the earth), but I worshiped at Rose Discount Records in Chicago. Only went there a few times. Came out with an armload of LPs every time. They classified their LPs by label and had lots of Schwann catalogs around! Wild! And the upstairs...an entire floor of cutouts. Sigh.... greg mo

I came to them early, then left for a long time as well. And it was Bags that brought me back. A complete box of their Atlantic albums might qualify as one of the biggest boxes of all time. I wonder how many separate LPs they made for that label? A lot! greg mo

I also find it a compelling read even though I've never been to the shops. It's envy. There are so few such shops left on this side of the water! greg mo

Denny Zeitlin Select, disc 2, nearly as good as disc 1. greg mo

Al Haig really deserves a Mosaic box--a really good and interesting pianist. greg mo

Just received and listening to Denny Zeitlin Select, disc one. So far, I really like it! greg mo

I love this thread!!

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I see your point, but would like to add I've really enjoyed the Jimmy Witherspoon and have listened to it repeatedly. Me too! That's a great album and kudos to Mosaic for reissuing it. I can't comment on the Wein album as I don't own that one. I think JAW's point was not that these aren't good albums--they are--but that they're odd choices, and I have to concur on that point. There are some odd choices among those singles even by the "more established" artists. I was surprised by the J. J. Johnson choice, for example, because there was some really good jazz stuff he recorded in his other RCA albums (especially "The Total J. J. Johnson") that had to be left out. Likewise, while "Woody's Winners" is a great album, Woody's Columbia material would have made a fine select. greg mo Eh, it wasn't JAW's point, it was my point, well sort of. If your re-issueing stuff to what is an already very limited market and charging top $ for it, surely your criteria should not be albums that happen to be obscure yet are available for release and then talked up to a point to make them seem a definitive release. The Art Farmer Single was a good idea, the Art Blakey Single, not so sure, although now that I've typed that I know someone is going to say it's his best album. You're right though, the choices are odd and it's more than likely why they haven't had the sales they were hoping for with the Singles series and have stopped releaseing them. Not withstanding 3 or 4 people on a Jazz message board of course. :rolleyes: I get the impression that Mosaic thought their customers will go for anything as long as it has the "Mosaic" name on it. They are right to a certin extent, there's a few of those customers on here. I'm not naming names though. :w My bad. I confused posters. Hope NEITHER of you is too insulted! greg mo

I see your point, but would like to add I've really enjoyed the Jimmy Witherspoon and have listened to it repeatedly. Me too! That's a great album and kudos to Mosaic for reissuing it. I can't comment on the Wein album as I don't own that one. I think JAW's point was not that these aren't good albums--they are--but that they're odd choices, and I have to concur on that point. There are some odd choices among those singles even by the "more established" artists. I was surprised by the J. J. Johnson choice, for example, because there was some really good jazz stuff he recorded in his other RCA albums (especially "The Total J. J. Johnson") that had to be left out. Likewise, while "Woody's Winners" is a great album, Woody's Columbia material would have made a fine select. greg mo

Would I be right in thinking that this is the 'only' way to hear Kind of Blue? I think they really need to reissue that one. It's so ignored. greg mo

Dude, I'm a saint, not a god.

Have all the IP sets I want (hey, it's an addiction, ok?) Of the OOP sets, I'd like: Nat King Cole trio set Commodore sets (though I'd prefer cds to LPs, and those were LP only) Art Hodes Albert Ammons/Meade Lux Lewis Have all the sessions from the Grant Green/Sonny Clark set been reissued by Blue Note? greg mo

What's frustrating is that Legacy stopped a very fine reissue program short of completeness. Several of the Ellington albums never got that treatment--"Drum is a Woman," "Bal Masque," and "Indigos," come immediately to mind--and there are any number of other Columbia artists who should have gotten it. But instead, we get this mammoth and quite useless Miles Box. Legacy already issued this music in its series of excellent Miles boxes. Like Lon says, weird, but also infuriating! I guess we should take some miniscule comfort in the fact that they're issuing SOMETHING! greg mo

I don't think ANY of us will ever catch up to Lon!! greg mo

Even though they probably have a zillion of them in stock, I ordered the Zeitlin, and it shipped today. I'd been putting that one off, but.... Hope I like it! greg mo

But if part of the attraction of these sets in the first place is that they are limited editions, I would think that Mosaic would, and should, do everything they can to ensure that they remain so. Otherwise they'll have to change their sales pitch to, kind of limited. That's definitely part of the attraction. I don't know how many times I've waited until a set went on "Running Low" or "Last Chance" to buy it because after that I knew they wouldn't be easily attainable. If not "limited," I might have waited indefinitely - or until I had the extra cash. I think most of us here are "collectors" as well as just fans of the music, and Mosaic makes a nice collectible package. Those willing to pay for it get a limited package that, besides giving them the music, also has a history of appreciation. But after Mosaic sells out (or times out), what other options are there for someone who just wants to appreciate the music but can't find a set to purchase? This is all very interesting, but all I suggested was making the *booklets* of OP sets, to which Mosaic does own the rights, available for pdf download at a price. Might they then end up getting traded? Probably--but no more so that the music from the discs themselves. After all, Mosaic is perfectly willing to sell leftover booklets right now even if the sets to which they originally were attached are out of print. I just recently bought several, some I just wanted (like the first Commodore book with a very cool big interview with Milt Gabler), and some to go with more recently issued music that was once on an OP Mosaic set, like the Freddie Redd, the Don Cherry, and the Tina Brooks. Selling pdf files of their booklets could bring in some extra cash. I know I'd buy one of the Nat King Cole set which I was too poor to afford at the time. greg mo

No surprise there. I'm sure they're overwhelmed. It's not like it's a very big operation. I did suggest to Scott a few weeks ago that they consider making booklets from OP sets available for pdf download. He said he'd take it to the "higher ups," though who on earth that might be I can't imagine--just Cuscuna, probably! All that said, I think fears of their impending demise are premature. Well, I hope so anyway! I want that Ellington 30s set! greg mo

I pulled the now-sadly-lost Lou Donaldson set off the shelf and am listening to disc one. Curtis Fuller is on fire. greg mo

I think he paid for lots of them, along with hospital bills (including for Mildred Bailey, whom he never even met), tax bills, and other charities. His rule in general was that his gifts be anonymous. He really was an interesting character. greg mo