Ron S

What's the penalty if you're convicted of Felonius Monk?

You guys are such morons--it's so incredibly easy to organize an entire jazz collection. I don't know why you make it so friggin' complicated. All you do is put your Herb Alpert first, followed by your Pete Fountain, your Al Hirt, and your Boots Randolph. I personally keep all my Kenny G separate for easier access.

Of course THAT was easy!!! We thought you were asking about the DOG!!!

Are you kidding??? I'm in the Bluest city in a Blue State--and glad to be here!

Any collector worth his salt SHOULD know that primary colors ALWAYS go BEFORE the pastels.

Given the eager anticipation of his Mosaic set readily apparent on this board, I think HIS "spam" would be more than welcome here.

So when's the "About sex in Michigan . . ." thread going to start?

Luigi Paulino Alfredo Francesco Antonio Ballesoni . . . . . . AKA Louie Bellson.

I went to see B,S, & T in 1975 at the legendary (notorious?) Latin Casino in Cherry Hill, NJ. There was hardly anyone in the place (a large room similar to those in the big Vegas hotels). David Clayton Thomas sang ONE SONG, and then left the stage. The band then made the excuse that he had a sore throat and couldn't continue to sing, and they then performed maybe 3 or 4 more songs without him before ending the show. The few of us in the audience felt supremely jipped, and had the feeling that David and the band were just disgusted at the poor turnout. So, even by 1975, they were already on the skids.

My understanding is that they are the same cd's (not enhanced) originally issued in the early '90's, just packaged together for the first time (and in a nice, slim digipack box, by the way). These are early '90's Telarc digital recordings, and live up to Telarc's reputation for great digital engineering and sound. Damn! I was so looking forward to spending $30 on something I already have .. and I do so love boxed sets! Don't give up yet! Apparently there are some extra tracks included in the box set (I don't have the original CD's, so I'd have to compare online). You can see Telarc's page on this set here, which includes a complete listing and samples of all tracks, and excerpts from a bunch of press reviews.

My understanding is that they are the same cd's (not enhanced) originally issued in the early '90's, just packaged together for the first time (and in a nice, slim digipack box, by the way). These are early '90's Telarc digital recordings, and live up to Telarc's reputation for great digital engineering and sound.

Hey, no need to send yours out & about....just give him the day off and I'll send my new driver Ann out to your place w/the goods. Maybe you'll invite her in for a spot of tea. I don't think the lovely Miss C drinks tea--too wimpy for her. How you can find this woman physically attractive is beyond me. Well, I guess we all have our own tastes... I was being facetious--although, that IS a pretty hot picture of her (hotter than she really looks). I think the main problem with Ann is that her personality gets in the way.

Actually--no joke (believe it or not)--he used to live not far from where I am now in Philly. Members of the Arkestra still live in the same house, apparently. B-) German town. Yep, except it's one word (Germantown), one of Philly's most historic neighborhoods (a famous battle of the American Revolution was fought there). Other jazz legends also have lived there, like Coltrane.

Check out this biography. It says he was born Herman Sonny Blount in Birmingham, Alabama in 1914. But maybe the probe currently sitting on Saturn's moon Titan will found evidence to the contrary.

Actually--no joke (believe it or not)--he used to live not far from where I am now in Philly. Members of the Arkestra still live in the same house, apparently. B-)

Does this look like a tea-drinker? Or this?? Or THIS???

Hey, no need to send yours out & about....just give him the day off and I'll send my new driver Ann out to your place w/the goods. Maybe you'll invite her in for a spot of tea. I don't think the lovely Miss C drinks tea--too wimpy for her.

Then what would be the distinction between a 6-, or even 4-, CD Select and a regular Mosaic box? The purported "completeness" of the contents? Or just the size of the box? And does SIZE really matter???

FABULOUS. Also includes Bobby Durham, Peterson's drummer in the late '60's. The music is great, the sound is great, and it's great to have these guys back together after 30 years. They're all in terrific form, and it's a great set of live club straight-ahead jazz. (Did I mention that it's GREAT?)

So, you think history is scary and ridiculous???

I don't have these sets, so I'm flying blind here, but is it possible that for the particular tracks under discussion Mosaic did not have access to the original mono studio masters? It could be that they had to use a subsequent generation tape that had been EQ-adjusted. I discovered an "issue" on one of the CD's of the "Complete Pablo Art Tatum Group Masterpieces," where one of the channels of a mono recording dropped to lower volume for a few seconds and then returned. I called Fantasy, and an engineer there listened to the track and confirmed that at some point in the mastering process someone had screwed around with the EQ in an attempt to "enhance" the sound, leading to this single-channel dropout in what should be a mono recording. I've noticed on many remastered mono recordings the sense of spatial placement you discussed, and I assume that EQ adjustments in each channel are responsible for this. At times, I've had to put on the old Sennheisers to confirm that the recording was indeed mono (those 10 karat golden ears of mine). FWIW.

I'm no audio expert, and if my ears are golden they're probably about 10 karat, but: is it possible that the EQ was played with in each channel during remastering from a mono source to create so-called "simulated stereo"?

What constitutes "real" jazz? The "jazzy" kind. But only if it's all jazzed up.

You should hear them on this: B-)