Out2Lunch

About 10 of her big band recordings on RCA/BMG have recently be remastered and re-released in Japan. They were available from Dusty Groove and I bought some of them through Mr Tanno at Early Records.

I'd hate to be the person who has to clean up after that act!!!

Sure, if they're fed through a trash compactor!

One of the top ten Mosaic sets based on the quality and selection of music. Its a time capsule of great music that will probably not be available anwhere anytime soon, if at all. Its an expensive proposition, but one that will be worth it as you get deeper and deeper into the set!

Yeah ,I just missed out on the 8-Track version by a couple years

Seems like!

This is a definite buy. I own the set in both cd and lp formats.

Howdy Doody? Man, Lon you are so showing your age!

My box was rusted when I bought it. While the packaging might change with age, the music is TIMELESS!!

If you pre-ordered them from CD Universe, a couple of weeks ago, you could have gotten them for $8.39 plus shipping.

Best Wishes Lon. Thanks for your help and guidance!!

I'm with Lon on the Keynote set. I'd also like to see a set featuring the Verve Recordings of Jimmy Giuffre. Also maybe some kind of set featuring Barney Wilen's work. His stuff fades in and out of circulation so fast, that its hard to keep track of just what is available. How about a set of the Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band? To have all that great music collected together would be fabulous! And just to be a little more greedy, how about some sort of set spotlighting Tommy Flannagan. I think he's one artist that we never discuss here and perhaps should!

Don't see this one discussed much. I dusted it off the shelf recently and must say its one fantastic set. Incredible piano and his talent for interaction with his sidemen is just beautiful. Can't find a bland track in the whole set. Don't let this one slip by!

I prefer to wake up gently to the glorious sound of Ethel Merman's Version of "There's No Business Like Show Business"

Many of those RCA albums have been released on cd in Spain. They were featured in a recent flyer from that Jazz Messanger outfit.

Better make that Mid-August for the Miles Blackhawk vinyl set!

I wouldn't think so. On the back of this one it says "If you aren't on our mailing list and would like to receive our Full Size Mosaic brochure with more complete descriptions of the sets, please give us a call or request one through our website"

Without question, the Quebec/Hardee cd set. It took almost three years to find.

What a great idea to introduce new customers to the Mosaic Records Company. This digest sized mailer reminds me of the mailings that Mosaic did a long time ago. Its really well done and I hope that it stirs some additional interest so that Mosaic will be able to continue bringing us some of the greatest music ever recorded!! P.S. I meant brochure in the topic

You really can't go wrong with either set and its a sweet time for that promotion!

hey Weizen, how many times are you going to sell that "Money Jungle" cd anyway?

Got my pre-order in too. don't think that we'll be seeing many new Mosaics on vinyl in the near futrue. Maybe if this sells okay it may show them that there is still some kind of market for vinyl sets. P.S. Thanks for all the kind words to those people wishing me well on my cancer therapy. I really appreciate it.

I'm becoming unhinged myself! I thought that the vinyl version of the Miles-Blackhawk set was due out from Mosiaic this month. The upcoming release option is missing from the Mosaic website, what's up with that?

Bottoms up!!

Lunch? How many Mosaic sets can YOU eat?