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I did not spring for the V-Disc small group box because I already have many of the sessions by those artists that I find most interesting on this set, but looking at the track listing again now, the only conclusion I see is that Marc Myers must be one of those jazz purists who does not appreciate traditional or early revival jazz all that much. I am no completist for that 40s revivalist traditional jazz either (which contributed to making me pass), but calling these recordings "flat, uninteresting"?? But if I had to choose between the small group and the big band set, I'd take the small group set because with the big bands the "already there" rate is even significantly higher (though some intriguing items in between are tempting ...).

Jaleel Shaw is bring a band to Jimmy's in Portsmouth, NH Thursday night (2/19). Even though the club is very close to my house, I don't go to Jimmy's very often because the shows are usually pretty expensive. This show was under $40, which is pretty cheap for this venue.

+1 !! I am aware of Phil Moore and have a few 78s by the Phil Moore Four (on Victor and Black & White) but was not really aware of the existence of these recordings (and their somewhat later reissue on Verve). By all accounts Phil Moore must have been a relatively big name throughout the 40s, but he is one of those who ended up being almost totally forgotten because he was ill-served by reissues in later years when that period became "collectable".

Loud and clear!

This seems like an odd CD title. I wonder if it is a bit of a joke. That certainly doesn't look like the setting for an "audiophile" recording and I highly doubt that an upright piano was used for it.

Well, how am I to know objectively? I realize my scoop made in early 2025 (see that other thread) can't be beat, but it shows anything can happen somewhere, sometime outside eBay and Discogs. (And the lowest selling price shown in the Discogs statistics was below $50 after all.) And while the lowest current Discogs price you indicate at least is less than the "price when new", it probably - as in the case of Mosaic sets - all depends on how urgently someone wants that item. And how he values that (excellently done) book. Because 135 EUR for 4 CDs "plus a book" as such still is quite steep indeed, of course.

Marc Myers' review in Jazz Wax. I do not concur with this particular paragraph (bold letters), but not agreeing with Myers happens quite frequently... "The newly released box is technically a sister set to Mosaic’s Classic V-Disc Small Group Jazz Sessions released in 2024. But there’s no comparison (sorry, sister). For me, the small-group V-Disc box was loaded down with flat, uninteresting and quirky recordings. By contrast, the big-band box is an astonishing and superbly edited collection of 218 tracks free from novelty material and packed with thoroughly exciting material, thanks to producer Scott Wenzel. What’s job Scott has done. Even bands you’re familiar with will impress you with some songs they never wound up recording for their record labels once the bans (there was a second one in 1948) lifted."

Two favourites:

So this is a good way to get an impression of Whiteman? I only have the Capitol sides:

Great, detailed research, as always!

Paul Gresham – Every Sound We Make

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I adore this album "Jobim" aka

Acker Bilk And His Paramount Jazz Band – Mr. Acker Bilk's Lansdowne Folio Antonio Carlos Jobim – Jobim

#010 (!) just arrived.

I hadn't been on the BN forum and I joined in July 2004, after a long time lurking. So I must have discovered about here very soon. I have learned a lot here. Especially in the first times, when I built up my collection. I was especially interested in reissues. Nowadays I still visit daily, after a period of not visiting at all. I don't post much anymore, but that's how it goes. I visit daily again now. And I made some really good friends here. I'm a user of other forums now. Particularly guitar forums. But this was the first forum I hung around. I consider forums to be the mother of social media. And this is a really cool place to hang around. Sometimes I get smitten when I think of the long time I've been a user here.

Lowest price currently listed at discogs is €135, no additional shipping fees. Would you rate it as "affordable"?

R.I.P. A legend.

Albare “Electricity” Alfi cd

Just for the record to those who might rush out to pick up this individual CD from that "Jazz Connoisseur" series: This very CD (i.e. its exact contents inside the same facsimile cover of Vogue LD 025) also is included in the "Jazz on Disques Vogue - The Perfect Collection" 20-CD box set. (For once Vogue really made good use of the space on this CD - there are several CDs by other artists in that set where playing time is a bit skimpy) These 3 LPs are a very good way to cover the basics of Bechet's French period. There is so much from that era out there (in so many different repackagings and combinations that invariably overlap) that I for one wouldn't want to attempt covering it all. Re-reading this thread (and the other you resurrected now ) I see I've got most of the Bechet bases covered, though I'm no Bechet completist. Those 25-some LPs on my shelves cover a wide spectrum: early Bechet, Victor/RCA, Panassié Sessions, New Orleans Feetwarmers, King Jazz with Mezzrow, Blue Note, and then France including the Salle Pleyel and Olympia concerts and Brussels 1958, etc. And last year I picked up the Riverside "In Memoriam" LP of 1960 that reissued all 8 tracks from the 1940 Bechet -Spanier Big Four session. This is another milestone in his discography (so far I somehow only had part of it on an EP). And yes, I still marvel at that "Sidney Bechet in Switzerland" 4-CD box and book I scored about one year ago. Anyone who finds this at a halfway affordable price can do no wrong in picking it up.

Something quite different from Earl Hines, Valeria Oliveira “Imbalanca” Video Arts Japan cd