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Fun read! It caused me to take a long look at all the 78s in one of my cases. Sigh. If an entire wall full of cds is going to make my son cry some day when I depart this mortal coil, I don't even want to think about how he'll react to the 78s!
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On 6/4/2025 at 10:03 AM, jazzbo said:
I find this different from his Impulse material in a way that you would likely favor. Add that to your thinking mix!
Will do!
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Hmmmm. I'm not at all a fan of the Impulse! stuff or, frankly, of the 60s era avant garde at all, so, despite my urge to get every Mosaic set, I have to give this one a loooooong think.
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On 6/2/2025 at 4:04 PM, JSngry said:
Have you read The Book(s) of Enoch?
You can more than safely add M.F. Horn 4&5: Live at Jimmy's
After that, hey...all bets are off
Yes, I've had 4 and 5 for a while, but for some reason, I didn't have the first three. Anyway, Maynard is great on all of them!
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I dismissed these years ago as commercial stuff but decided to return to them after all these years with this set, and there really is some fine music here! Good sound too.
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I've always liked these. Bought a box of the originals many years ago at FNAC during the heart of the great cd reissue era.
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Finishing the box set of Baker's Timeless recordings with this one. His playing is fine (though I'm not a big fan of his singing), and Philip Catherine's guitar is great to hear. Glad I got it.
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Yes, I just saw that email. Both are fine boxes, but the Savory is really, REALLY essential. Maybe my favorite Mosaic, and I have nearly all of them.
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1 hour ago, mikeweil said:
How's the sound on this one?
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I'm just returning from a trip to see this. I came to Bey fairly late, but I loved the quality of his voice. There was something intensely intimate about it. RIP.
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On 4/9/2025 at 9:03 AM, John Tapscott said:
I addition to those mentioned by Lon and Peter, here are 3 more I really like and recommend:
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21 hours ago, ejp626 said:
I'd actually considered seeing this, as Bill Murray is in it. However, after watching the trailer and it's all about the dog -- and how can she cope with a large dog in a small apartment, etc. -- I had zero interest in seeing this.
Murray does a nice job of playing Murray. He's in it some, but not a lot. You can safely wait till it streams to have a look!
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19 minutes ago, jazzbo said:
That's amazing that you tried that. Dan Barrett is the only one I know of that really succeeded at that.
Tea was an astonishing musician. One of those dearest to my listening heart.
Barrett is new to me. What album to you recommend?!
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Went to see "The Friend." If you like "pet helps you get in touch with your life" movies, this one is for you. I thought it was sweet, nicely acted, especially by the dog, but hardly an oscar contender.
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35 minutes ago, jazzbo said:
I believe you are correct on all accounts there. I have the mono and stereo LPs and the Teagarden family release on cd. I'm a Teagarden nut.
Oh, so am I. A hopeless completist, but then, I used to play the instrument, and I can still remember listening in utter awe to Big T's version of "St. James Infirmary" in the Armstrong Town Hall Concert. I tried doing the waterglass thing and quickly realized that I'd have to reinvent the instrument completely--change all the positions--to play it. I just shook my head and decided to let *him* do it!
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On 4/7/2025 at 8:56 AM, jazzbo said:
“Jack Teagarden” Verve LP stereo
lf memory serves, this was Jack's last studio album, wasn't it? It was somehow acquired and reissued on cd by the family on the briefly revived "Teagarden Presents" label back in 2005 with "Dame Blanche" listed as a "special bonus track" and an uninteresting generic cover. I like the original Verve cover a lot better!
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Nice piece in the New York Times on Billie Holiday consisting of a series of short essays focusing on specific recordings accompanied by links: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/arts/music/billie-holiday-jazz-music.html
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Finally got around to this one. Interesting Bird. Not essential (well, unless, like me, you think ALL Bird is essential!)
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4 hours ago, jlhoots said:
I'm Still Here was excellent.
What about Conclave? Haven't seen it yet.
I liked Conclave, but I didn't think it was best picture material.
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I agree about "Anora." I thought several nominees were better. I just saw "I'm Still Here," which did win the best foreign film award, but it was far better than "Anora." Still waiting to see "The Brutalist."
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Vanguard set, disc 3. Nice Hawk on the Thompson session.
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As I read over this thread, I didn't see any mention of the two reissues from 1999. Four of the tracks from "Mel Powell Bandstand" were reissued on the first one ("The Best Things in Life") and one more on the second ("It's Been So Long"). Presumably, the vocal tracks Mike mentions above were the ones that got left out.
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4 hours ago, John Tapscott said:
Both great, but that Teagarden album is to die for.
So, What Are You Listening To NOW?
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In the mood for a little J.J.