All Activity

I still say get the Complete Savoy and Dial from 2000. There are a couple on Discogs for $70 and $58. A steal in my opinion. If you don’t like alternates or false starts, just skip over them.

Emil Mangelsdorff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Mangelsdorff, older brother of Albert Mangelsdorff

Nights at the Keystone.

Stefon Harris - 1973

thanks for saying that, not everyone here agrees that I am a benign presence.

👍

Milt jackson “The Jazz Skyline” Savoy/Denon 20 bit lp facsimile cd

It kinda already exists in the form of the NoBusiness Sam Rivers live series, but I suppose you are probably looking toward the albums on Fluid, Red, Vedette, Circle, Horo, Black Saint, Tomato, Impulse, and ECM.

Still surprised no Shorter (on Blue Note) Mosaic has emerged. That'd probably be the only way to hear the Because session. I bet Don Was wouldn't be against it (unless Shorter expressly wished that session remain unheard). Maybe in 2039 (for Blue Note's Centennial) we'll be able to hear Abrasion, Because, and [let's think of a better title than The Trainwreck.] In the meantime, there are plenty of other recordings to explore. A Sam Rivers post-Blue Note Trio & Quartet Mosaic. That'd be great.

I'd echo this sentiment. Not necessary, but not unpleasant. But I do wonder who (Bob Thiele?) thought: "Waitaminute! I know! Let's use harpsichord instead of piano! Yeah! People will go crazy for that! We're gonna have a new jazz hit!" 😜 I wish there were a Ben Webster Impulse! date with Gary McFarland arrangements. And Bill Evans on piano. I think Ben played better—or perhaps was more inspired—when placed in a setting that was harmonically challenging. I could see McFarland pulling that off while still giving Webster room to be himself.

I know Dexter's BN LPs remain sought-after, but I wonder whether his playing catches the ear of current/newer jazz buyers the way that, say, Joe Henderson does? My guess is no, but it's their loss...

I'm not a fan of the mastering of the material in this box. I dumped it ages ago and kept my individual discs. I'm not missing much going this route. If Mosaic re-did this with improved mastering, I'd strongly consider it but if they do, I'd like to think they could add more from that aborted session with Stitt than just that one tune. Ron McMaster's SBM mastered discs never sounded right to me.

“Benny Goodman Plays Fletcher Henderons Volume 2” HEP cd

Never have enough Rabbit!

Soft spot for this one.

I've been picking up the different individual discs over the years, and decided not to buy the Blue Note box. So, it would be nice to have (if not essential) to give those recordings the 'Mosaic treatment'.

I don't think so, but I'm not a Dexpert.