medjuck

I'm presuming these are 12" records, but I don't see where the say this in their advertising. I'm tempted to buy it but I don't have a very good turntable and I already own 3 cd versions of "Ellington Indigos". (I got it from the Columbia Record Club when it was new and it was the first of the 100s of Ellington releases I've bought since.)

I just read about this. It's a two 12inch Lps to be played at 45rpm. Is this a thing now? (Makes sense, I guess.)

I'm 81 and still adding a bit to my collection. My wife (who's only 70) and I have begun trying to catalogue our things for our children (who don't want any of them) as to sentimental and monetary value. I guess I'd tell them to truck Cds (and the few Lps I still have) to Amoeba.

What year did 12 inch Lps become available and when did they become common?

How do you find the prices paid?

Yes! The Ellington and Goodman estates have been especially difficult to deal with and in the case of Goodman it's meant that some great Prez is not being issued because Goodman is on the cuts. In fact a large percentage of the collection is devoted to Goodman whose estate is keeping it from being heard.

Still available from Mosaic at original price I believe.

No idea.

Can't wait for the Mosaic Vanguard set,

Really interesting. I realize that these are asking prices not necessarily what you can get but the priciest ones seem to be Lps even when there are cd equivalents readily available. I'm surprised the Bird box isn't higher up-- I don't think most of these cuts can be found elsewhere. And would my Neidlinger/Taylor signed by Buell be worth even more?

Did you notice the president of Blue Note on bass?

My bad it's actually called "Ralph Ellison: Living with Music". https://www.amazon.com/Ralph-Ellison-Living-Music-Various/dp/B0000663Z0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1HGDXQWK01ZYE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._rnTjc6xGWEXUZfhA3EQcQ.5hNyrVTP9lR2Z33Z-Fkfg8s3z442Ig6aR2clnC5bl0I&dib_tag=se&keywords=ralph+ellison+living+with+music&qid=1717445361&s=music&sprefix=Ralph+Ellison+Living+with+Music%2Cpopular%2C321&sr=1-1

Is it in stereo?

Ooops, I was wrong about the Complete Columbia box set. Though the notes claim it's the original mono it's actually the stereo version of the whole set. I guess you can only get the "correct" version on the original Lp or the Ralph Ellison cd.

I forget (if I ever knew) the details of the stereo verses mono versions of the Ellington/ Strayhorn "Such Sweet Thunder". I remember that the stereo version of "Up and Down.." doesn't have Clark Terry quoting "Oh what fools these mortals be.." at the end, but are all (or any) of the other tracks also different? BTW The mono version of “Up and Down” can be found on the cd entitled “Ralph Ellison, a Life in Music” as well as the box set “The Complete Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1951-1958” which has the mono version of SST as well as a couple of stereo masters of other songs and other recordings from the period.

The San Marcos High School Jazz Band. (Santa Barbara). I first heard this band by accident. I went to see a friend's rock band playing a fundraiser dance and it turned out that the fundraiser was for a high school jazz band that played a few numbers between the sets. They won me over immediately by beginning with "Motin Swing". Last night they gave a concert at a 600 seat theater where usually I see someone like Charles Lloyd. It's a large band: (8 saxes, 6 trombones, 5 trumpets, 4 pieces rhythm section with 4 rotating pianists, 2 rotating drummers, an electric bass alternating with a stand up bass and one guitar. So about 30 young people (about 1/3 female including two who doubled on baritone and flute) playing swing and modern big band jazz very well and having a great time. Numbers included "Motin Swing" again, "Well You Needn't" and several more recent pieces I didn't recognize.

The piano player whom Cassavetes replaces in the opening sequence is John Williams (I can't remember which John Williams)

Played in a theater here earlier this year.

A great record. IIRC it came out at about the same time as the Bird Town Hall session: a great year for discoveries.

I saw Braxton give a solo concert in Toronto. Can't remember what date but late '60s or early '70s.

Iverson is more opinionated than he is talented, both as a writer and a musician.

Anyone know of the Helsinki concert is available as a cd? (I can't find it.)

I saw the MJQ in concert some 60 years ago and quite liked them. But decades later I read something where Milt Jackson complained about Lewis and his "goddam counterpoint" (not sure that's an exact quote) and now that's all I hear. Sort of ruined my enjoyment of the Mosaic set.

I did indeed buy that cd just for that cut.

IIRC (and I often don't) the Basie has some air shots not available elsewhere. Whether or not my memory is correct, it's a great set.