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Been mentioned many times, but as always I would love an official release of the 1966 Newport set. I would wonder if there’s a better source hiding somewhere, but the circulating version is really not too shabby and could surely be improved.

Fantastic! When I upgraded it was like having a whole new LP collection!

Still crickets from Mosaic about my copy.

4 LPs.

I don't think you'll be disappointed. The vocal elements are not pervasive and seem quite appropriate. The writing, arranging and playing I think are killer. Now I've been returning to this one quite a bit.

I still have mine as well. My second introduction into Bop. My first came from the public library and was Diz's Groovin' High as a Lp. I was probably around 12 years old and found Bop to be amazing. Still do...

My first box was The complete Charlie Parker on Savoy 5 LP set. 60 guilders at the time. I still have it.

String Quartets No.4, 5 & 6

Julian Lage, Scenes from Above (Blue Note)

Alts 'N Outs (Blue Note) Charles Lloyd, Figure in Blue (Blue Note)

Hijack - season 2 (Idris Elba)

I didn't know about this. Thanks for posting, I'm always interested to hear what Ross is up to. Just read the blurb on the BN site, I hope the weighty inspirations don't forestall the music too much. Only one way to find out.

Joel Ross “Gospel Music” Blue Note cd Second listen to this new release.

No but a strengthening of the collective feeling of solidarity was almost definitely achieved. I'd say that is important, it may not kill any fascists but it may well in the longer run kill the fascism. Or at the very least help to subjugate it. If Bruce or any other artists want to make common cause with that then I will applaud. It may be dismissed as just gesture but some gestures are a lot more important than others.

My first box sets were classical LP boxes. I think they were Time/Life boxes... one was maybe a Beethoven box? My first Jazz box sets were my first order from Mosaic. I know that the Tina Brooks box was in that order. Maybe the Freddie Redd CD box as well.

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10162234496401314&id=645751313&http_ref=eyJ0cyI6MTc2OTk0NjA2MTAwMCwiciI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbVwvIn0%3D according to these Facebook posts we could expect those this year. Any Coltrane is good for me but I am still hoping most for later period Trane.

I’ve added this to my wantlist. I now realize I’ve seen Jaribu Shahid perform with David Murray at the Bimhuis quite a while ago.

COLD. I’m getting used to it, especially when it’s not snowing. Lots of snow, over a foot, everywhere I haven’t shoveled, and on all the trees. BEAUtiFUL. I’m listening to John Coltrane “Crescent” Impulse Japan SHM-SACD, an amazing mastering of this classic material.

I really started buying jazz records only at the very beginning of the CD era, when I was about 30 years old. An older friend of mine, a real "cat," was my Pygmalion. He bought many CDs for me in England or directly in the U.S. I think the first box set (if I can call it that) was the wonderful Ellington's "The Blanton-Webster Band," four discs of pure joy. In the following years, I was really an addicted: I often purchased box sets only for the beautiful package (i.e. the Billie Holyday's Verve), and in some instances i discovered music i didn't know at all and so the boxed sets expanded my horizons... I'm very grateful to them!

I clearly remember the first box set I ever bought: Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Mercury Complete Box. It was really good. The top shelf of my closet is filled with Mosaic and other LP-sized box sets, and recently I discovered a Mosaic box set of Mildred Bailey that I had completely forgotten I had bought. Thank you, past me! Back in the day, Mosaic would send paper catalogs and pamphlets to Japan, and they were a valuable source of information on Jazz at the time. I feel like there was a stronger sense of belonging to the community than there is with social media today. Nowadays, you can often listen to the audio from CD box sets via music streaming platforms. You don't even need to rip it from a CD anymore. The other day, I found Woody Herman's Mosaic Select at a used CD shop in my neighborhood and bought it in ecstasy, but it is available as The Philips Recordings on many streaming services. In the end, most of the value of box sets today lies in the liner notes, which contain information you can't find anywhere else. However, that would be meaningless unless you're a jazz researcher or enthusiast.