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I love all of my Mosaic sets. Unfortunately I rarely have the time to leisurely sit down in my living room and enjoy reading through the booklets as I listen to the music. I do most of my Mosaic set listening while driving around in my car; Fortunately I have a 6 disc CD changer in the car Generally when I do have a chance to sit alone in my living room (wife is out shopping and kids are at work or other activities) I prefer to listen to one of my vinyl LPs while I take the opportunity to transfer it to CD-r. It's a great way to rediscover one's LP collection. As an added advantage I walk away with a disc I can then bring along with me in the car. I still get a big kick out of being able to listen to my LPs (albeit on CD-r) in the car Don

Hmmmmm.... I recently obtained a sealed copy of "Sundance" on LP. Haven't opened it yet. I didn't realize it hasn't been issued on CD yet. I guess I'd better plan on transferring it to CD-R before I put any wear on it. Who knows if it will ever see the light of day in CD format. These things are dolled out in very small portions. Don

I just burned a backup copy of disc 1 of my "European" Farlow set for playing in my car, etc. It appeared to copy just fine: I'm listening to the burned disc now. I'll report back if I encounter any problems with the other discs as I get to them. I only burn at 8X so it takes me close to 10 minutes per disc. I haven't tried ripping them to MP3 yet though. So far my "European" set looks like, sounds like, and burns like the good ol' USA version. Works for me........... Don

I received my discounted Tal farlow set in the mail last Saturday from "Music Media" out of FL. I managed to listen to the first 5 discs over the weekend before putting it away. I'll be certain to listen to disc 6 tonight now. What exactly is wrong with your copy John?? Thanks for the heads up. Don

Hey Guys, Here's another of my favorite Pepper Adams albums. This one is is a quintet date from 1958 with Lee Katzman on trumpet and Jimmy Rowles on piano. A very nice session and one of the few opportunities to hear Katzman in a featured roll on record. Now can anyone tell my why this marvelous session has not yet been issued on CD??? Talk about criminal!! Fortunately this one shows up from time to time on ebay. Don

Hi Ted, Perhaps I was being over critical and/or biased concerning the Johnny Smith set. I must say that my taste in jazz is centered on swing/bop. When it comes to guitarists I also prefer the sound of a horn added in the mix be it a trumpet, trombone or sax. That said, I did enjoy most of the Johnny Smith set although I have only listened to it once through at this point. However, I did find "some of" the trio material a bit sleepy; particularily the more "pop" orinted selections. This may in part be due to the fact that I listened to the set while driving around in my car and therefor perhaps wasn't able to listen as closely as I would have if I were in my living room. If you are a big time guitar fan definitely go for it. I guess with any set of this size it's easy to be less than excited with some of the material. Don

I noticed that when I order my set on Amazon from Music Media but I figured the additional $1 was a small price to pay for what appears to be the more reliable seller . Don

Hi Sandy, I notice you left off Harold Lands "Damisi" (Mainstream 367). While it was issued several years ago on CD it has long been out of print and in my opinion holds up nicely with Harold's other two Mainstream albums. A somewhat dated sound but some great blowing by Harold. Why is it that your friend is only considering issuing these on LP. Liscencing issues or are they targetig the European/Asian markets? While I do have a turntable set up I would far prefer to acquire whatever Mainstream issues I do not have on CD. Mainly because I do alot of my listening in the car and my LPs really take a beating when I cram them into my auto CD player . Don

Well Guys, I finally broke down and ordered the Tal Farlow "European" Verve set today from Music Media out of Florida. For less than $8 a disc shipped I just couldn't resist. Only $2.49 added for shipping cost??? With more than 50 Mosaic sets on my shelves and a few of Tal's individual Verve CDs as well I was in no particular rush to grab it from Mosaic but I figured a deal like this may not last forever so............ Thank to all who spotted this tremendous deal and sharing it with the rest of the group. Hopefully this set doesn't have as much "filler" as the Johnny Smith set. Don

That's one of the few albums I have that I far prefer the LP to the CD; for the "sweeter" sound of the vinyl of course!!! At least that's what I tell my wife. Don

I disagree, check this out: The album that is!!!!! It was recorded 4 years after Skateboard Park and is very much a straight ahead hard bop quartet date. Joe plays tenor, soprano and some flute on it. I'll knock your socks off if the cover doesn't do the trick!! Don

Hi Cliff, thanks for the info. Do you know of any original 1970's Xanadu releases that were reissued by EPM or where their releases limited to the older items that Xanadu had reissued on their label? Thanks, Don

Some of them have by a company called Prevue. Yes Brad, I have maybe a half dozen of them including Jimmy Heath's "A Picture of Heath" (Nice album!) and Dolo Coker's "Dolo!". The latter is a gem; quintet date with Harold Land and Blue Mitchell; you can't beat that combination!!!!! It's unfortunate that Prevue stopped after releasing only a dozen or so albums from the Xanadu catalog. Probably went belly up like all too many who try to mix jazz with profits. If my memory serves me right (I'm at my day job now) Xanadu was the product of Don Schlitten who I believe also produced some fine albums on the Muse label. Don

In addition to the ones already mentioned I would say the Teddy Edwards (The Inimitable Teddy Edwards), Sonny Criss (Saturday Morning), Kenny Drew (For Sure; a quintet w/ Charles McPherson & Sam Noto) and all of the ones by Charles McPherson are well worth getting. Xanadu did a nice job. It's a shame most of their releases have not been reissued on CD. Don

Brad, since I don't know when I'll have a chance to download and learn BRIAN I thought I might take you up on your offer and provide the details to some of the other Uptown issues. Here's the data for UP 27.01: Artist: Joe Thomas Album Title: Raw Meat LP Number: Uptown UP 27.01 Side A 1. Don’t Blame Me 4:57 (Fields-McHugh) 2. Exactly Like You 4:13 (Fields-McHugh-Shapiro-Bernstein) 3. Body And Soul 5:56 (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) 4. Honey 6:50 (Simons-Whiting-Gillespie) Side B 1. Charmaine 2:44 (Rapee-Pollack) 2. Raw Meat 5:04 (Thomas) 3. Medley 7:21 The Lady In The Corner (Rowles) Tea For Two (Caesar-Youmans) Personnel: Joe Thomas – tenor saxophone and vocals Jimmy Rowles – piano & vocals Walter Booker – bass Akira Tana – drums Producer: Robert Sunenblick, M.D. Recording Engineer: Randy Weaver Recorded at Soundtech Studios, Mercantville, N.J. April 3 and 4, 1979 Mastering Engineer: Robert C. Ludwig, Masterdisk, NYC Mixers: Fred Miller and Mario Salvati Mixed at Sorcerer Sound, NY If you are willing to enter others I will post the data. Thanks, Don

Very well put!! There is something about Stitt that causes me never to tire of him. It could be his solid full sound, his firm attack, his smooth articulation, or his seemingly endless font of ideas that just roll out of his horn. He never sounds as if he is overblowing but nevertheless always sounds exciting. His tone is robust but without any annoying edginess or excessive vibrato. Quite simply the man was a monster who honed his skills to a remarkable level. I loaded up the 6 CD changer in my car with the first 6 discs in the set and couldn't wait to place the remeining discs in there after I finished listening to the first 6. I can't imagine any jazz lover who would not enjoy this set. And it is a luxury indeed to hear this material with sound that in general is far improved over the original issues. This set was one of the few Mosaic no brainers for me; The Gerald Wilson set was another, and the Mobley, and Curtis Fuller, and Lee Morgan, J.J. Johnson, and....... You get the idea.

Brad, thanks for the feedback. I was tied up most of the weekend with Holiday shopping but hope to give it a try later this week. If I encounter any problems I will send you the details on the other Uptown issues I have. Thank you for your efforts, Don

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh Yes..... I just dug out my copy of "...And A Little Pleasure" duets from 1981 with J.R. Monterose and Tommy Flanagan; UP 27.06 I forgot that this album was originally released on the Uptown label. Besides the beautiful music there are a couple of wonderful photos from the session; 1 on the cover, the other on the back. I believe the more common issue of this session is probably the Reservoir reissue (LP & CD I believe). I'm not quite sure how or why that session was reissued under Reservoir. Anyone out there know the story????????? Don

You can start with this: Then pick up the Norgran quartet sides with Sonny Clark. You can find them on the long OOP Mosaic set or as Japanese reissues. Don

The other Dameronia LP was entitled "To Tadd With Love". It was issued as UP 27.11 If you have that one Brad why don't you try to enter the info. in BRIAN. Outside of Mike the rest of us are all new to this. Another great Uptown release is a Charlie Rouse date featuring Sahib Shihab entitled "Soul Mates" (UP 27.34). Although recorded in 1988 I believe this one stayed in the vaults for several years before its release on CD in 1993. There is some great blowing on this one by Claudio Roditi!! I'll try downloading BRIAN and entering the details to that session. I have a few others besides those that have already been mentioned including Carl Fontana's album (The Great Fontana; UP 27.28). I also believe I have somewhere the first album released on the label (UP 27.01); a 1979 session by Joe Thomas of Jimmy Lunceford fame. Don

It looks like I already have all that material on my 2 LP Ventura compilation on Savoy entitled "Euphoria". As such I think I'll save the $25 for something I don't already own. Those old 2-fers were a great way to pick up some fine music for a bargain price. Don

Mark, please excuse me for referring to you by your surname. I assure you no disrespect was meant. Don

Sheldon, Mike has included the tracks from the "Bee Hive Unissued Tunes" LP in his Bee Hive Discography at: http://www.JazzDiscography.com/Temp/beehive.htm You will note that each track has been listed at the end of the session that resulted in a seperately issued LP. For example, "Stablemates" is included as item f. at the end of the December 12, 1977 session that resulted in Nick Brignola's release entitled "Baritone Madness". Mike has done it up right!! A very nice job. Sheldon, that "Unissued Tunes" album is one of the few Bee Hive releases I do not own. Please put me on the list if Jim Neumann decides to part with some of his extra copies. Then I will have to reburn my CD-R copies of the other albums I have to include the extra tracks included on the "unissued tunes" LP. I prefer to listen to all selections from a given session during the same listening session. Actually, I would think that the inclusion of those extra tracks on any CD reissue of the primary Bee Hive albums would be a potential bonus that would add to their desirability in the CD format!! At least that seems to be one of Cuscuna's marketing ploys to get us to buy 3rd and 4th generation releases of those Blue Note albums. Don

Yes....... We got a YES from Mike!!!! I see that BRIAN is available for download free of charge via a link on your website. I reviewed the Kenny Barron, Bill Triglia, and Slide Hampton discographies on your website and was able to find the details to the following Uptown releases: Johnny Coles/Frank Wess "Two At The Top" UP 27.14 Maria Muldaur "Transblucency" UP 27.25 Don Joseph "One Of A Kind" UP 27.23 Claudio Roditi "Claudio" UP 27.27 Did I miss a couple? No sense redoing work that's already been done. Don

Mike, along with the capeable support of the rest of you guys, has done a great job of assembling the Bee Hive discography, so.......... perhaps it's time to move on to another small but perhaps somewhat more challenging label. May I suggest the Uptown label? It's another of my favorites for which there is limited listing online. To my knowledge the label does not have a website and many of their releases are out of print. What say you all? I would be willing to start things off with some of the releases I have. We should keep things going while we have momentum behing us, right? Don