Big Al Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I think I'm going to spring for it. I've been listening a lot lately to Stanley Turrentine's Look Out!, and have been very impressed with Parlan's comping. This definitely falls in the category called "If you like A, then you'll like B" because the Parlan sessions with the Turrentine brothers are worth the price of admission alone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I already have the great Happy Frame of Mind, first encountered as part of the great Back From The Gig LP twofer in the 70s, but I pulled the trigger on this and the Gerald Wilson anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montg Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 (edited) Considering yesterday's market results, you'd think the last thing I'd do is buy another Mosaic set today. I didn't want to miss this one, though! I just ordered it, and I can't wait to hear it. You can comfort yourself in the knowledge that a soon-to-be-out-of-print Mosaic is a whale of a lot better investment than most stocks these days! Greg Mo This is a nice set, very good sound and meat/potatoes Blue Note (I mean that in a complementary sense). My favorite sessions are the last ones with Booker Ervin and Grant Green. I agree with Hans' earlier post--forced to choose, I think I'd go with this over the GW (though I like that one too) Edited September 19, 2008 by montg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Of all the Mosaics I have, this is probably my favorite and, objectively, one of their best issues. I'm actually surprised it hadn't gone OOP before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Well I hope the Gerald Wilson is still around next month ... Got the Parlan set today, two days after ordering. Incredibly fast service. It's # 3199. Some listening lies ahead ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 I'm amazed that both the Wilson and Parlan sets are still in print. Both gems - don't miss, folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 Got it today, 3 days after ordering online. Great service by Mosaic as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Mine arrived yesterday. I also bought Sonny Clark's Leapin' and Lopin' - True Blue's price was the same as Amazon's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
televiper Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 This is a great set that I haven't stopped listening to since I bought it over 10 months ago. I like everything on it: the trios sides are good, George Tucker is a hell of a bass player, the Turrentine brothers are always better together, Booker Ervin and Grant Green really tear it up. I love this stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 George Tucker is a hell of a bass player He basically steals the show on the trio sides IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 I like this set and I enjoy it from time to time but IMHO some of Parlan's recordings for SteepleChase are much better than his earlier ones for BN. Of courseI'm talking about the trio recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted October 5, 2008 Report Share Posted October 5, 2008 (edited) FWIW the nice price TOCJ RVG of Movin' and Groovin' is imminent, with Headin' South to follow in November. I'm guessing that means more to come, though whether these will come out as 'domestic' issues remains to be seen. PS I don't know why I am even writing this. I don't know how many more of these (re)reissues I can stand... Edited October 5, 2008 by David Ayers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 The Horace Parlan Mosaic is now in "Last Chance." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 The Horace Parlan Mosaic is now in "Last Chance." Someone prime SS1 with the banner ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I have had this set for ages and I just love it. Just a groove! Horace is a very interesting player and really draws me in when I'm listening to him. I rearranged the set in chronological order, having never heard any of the original albums - there was too much else to try to get back in those golden days of jazz. The collection starts with just the trio, which is very absorbing on its own, and then leads up to the priceless sessions with the Turrentine brothers. Welcome on my hifi set at any time. Horace, George Tucker and Al Harewood made a terrific section. As Stanley Turrentine once said, "Al is tasty". George reminds me of Mingus a bit, with his aggressive plucking; you can always tell when it's him. The same can be said of Horace! Hans mentioned the TOCJs. (Alas, long gone; the definitive Blue Note reissues.) There are not a lot of alternates in the Mosaic set, so you are pretty well set up with those. For those who enjoy these sessions (and what's not to like?), check out Horace's work on Roland Kirk's "I Talk With The Spirits" album. His playing is in the same vein there and it makes a good complement to the Blue Notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popkin Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 This is OOP now. I placed an order the other day, and it went through, but I just received an email saying the set is sold out (and that my order was cancelled). It was totally stupid to wait until the last minute . . . anyway, does anyone know of a way to get this set, other than ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I swear, Horace Parlan is one of the most neglected artists to record for BN; the single US cd reissue program for his material has been poor at best. I only own three of his dates, 'On the Spur of the Moment' and 'Us Three' (reissued in the Conn series) and Happy Frame of Mind, which probably only saw release based on the sidemen, and based on these alone, especially On the Spur..., these are uniformly excellent discs. The Turrentine brothers made an excellent front line. I'm glad the Mosaic collected his sessions under one cover, but man, here we go again with these sessions being lost to posterity. Yet another catasrophe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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