Tom 1960 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 I did a search on Google for some sort of discussion on this set here and came up empty. Do you guys mind posting some thoughts on this collection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Oh it's a great set. Several of the recording sessions feature more material in this set than were originally released on LP. Roulette (imo) did some excellent stereo recording of the Basie band, and the mastering on this Mosaic set highlights this. And this is a great period for Basie with Joe Williams out front on many numbers doing possibly his best work, great soloists, and wonderful arrangements. The whole orchestra played well together and with that unique beat and feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 1 hour ago, jazzbo said: Oh it's a great set. Several of the recording sessions feature more material in this set than were originally released on LP. Roulette (imo) did some excellent stereo recording of the Basie band, and the mastering on this Mosaic set highlights this. And this is a great period for Basie with Joe Williams out front on many numbers doing possibly his best work, great soloists, and wonderful arrangements. The whole orchestra played well together and with that unique beat and feel. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted April 27, 2016 Report Share Posted April 27, 2016 Yup, got it while it was still regularly available - lots of great, loose playing there, you get Budd Johnson on one of the (three) dates ... and Louie Bellson on one as well if I'm not mistaken. Not amongst my very top favourite Mosaic sets, I think, but still a highly enjoyable one, and one that includes a whole lot of music still not easily available elsewhere. There has to be more discussion of this hidden in some general Basie and/or Mosaic thread, I'm quite sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Together with the Roulette Studio set, this is one of the gems of my collection. Of course, I tend to say that about a lot of my Basie stuff......... gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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