Ron S

Can you send me a zipped file of all of your Mosaic sets? No, but I can send you a zipper for your mouth.

Just out of curiosity, was the booklet hand-numbered on the inside cover?

I still have a .pdf of the 2004 Fantasy catalog on my computer--terrific resource! PM sent about that! And answered! A couple of Board members have requested that I email this to them. If anyone else wants it, PM me with your email address, and I can send you a zipped file (which is still 23.6 MB).

I still have a .pdf of the 2004 Fantasy catalog on my computer--terrific resource! PM sent about that! And answered!

I still have a .pdf of the 2004 Fantasy catalog on my computer--terrific resource!

I can easily recommend this 3 CDs set: Essential. Also be sure to check out the BG small group recordings currently issued under Charlie Christian's name, such as: But, as already pointed out, the 1935-38 big band stuff is the place to start--think "Sing, Sing, Sing" (with some nifty small-group material also thrown in for good measure): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzaVNwkoZqc...feature=related

The Horace Parlan Mosaic is now in "Last Chance."

Yes - we'll meet at Ron's house.

Just ordered the Mulligan and Bechet Selects. Thanks for the head's-up!

Moncur Select is now in "Last Chance."

Now in "Last Chance."

Now in "Last Chance."

The Complete Roulette Jack Teagarden Sessions, Discs 3 & 4

Cassette adapter? Or FM transmitter? Discuss. And include specific brand and model recommendations, if possible. This question will count for 20% of your final grade.

The Complete Roulette Jack Teagarden Sessions, Discs 1 & 2

But how many electoral votes does that get us?

Beiderbecke, Trumbauer, and Teagarden--disc 7

I intend to keep up. I have the first 5. Usually the online places are so good at telling me what I want based on past purchases, but I had to go out on my own to discover #6 was out. It's a terrific series. You can do like I did, and sign up for the BIS monthly newsletter--which announces new releases--here: http://www.bis.se/bis_pages/bis_newsletter.php Also, the best price I've found for these is at buy.com, where they're $13.98 plus $1.90 shipping (if you buy direct from buy.com--they also sell for other merchants like Amazon Marketplace does), and they usually have them in stock before other sellers do.

Damn. I haven't even cracked open the cellophane on those two yet ! What??? And miss out on some vintage Bing Crosby???

I have volumes 2-4 (all three disc sets, I do not have the single disc volume 1 of the op.31 sonatas). These are straightforward performances with less drama than most. Leaving aside the British critics (who have hailed his Schubert and Liszt recordings from a couple of years ago as also great; and truth to tell his Schubert D958 & 959 are not bad) there were enough who were indifferent or had negative reactions, mostly because of such castration. Though they are played competently, you will hear less extreme tempos and less of a dynamic range here than in most other recordings of the sonatas. Quite good sound, recorded clearly but not too closely. His proponents have said that he is truer to the score than those "more dramatic" readings. Whether that it true or not if you already have number of recordings of these sonatas this is not a set I would recommend in that I do not think it provides a fresh/interesting perspective (whereas for a first set it might be alright, good sound, can be had relatively cheaply, and the mostly middle-of-the-road performances will not bother those with a passing familiarity of the music). Though I have not done a side-by-side comparison, of the recent cycles, I prefer to listen to Schiff's or Brautigam's (on fortepiano, of course). Thanks Gökhan. A respected Dutch critic was also quite enthusiastic about Lewis' performances, that's what made me curious. I think I'll pass, though, I don't need "middle-of-the-road" interpretations. Speaking of (and with ) the Dutch, has anyone else been keeping up with Ronald Brautigam's ongoing hybrid-SACD fortepiano Beethoven sonata cycle on BIS? I have all 6 discs issued so far (looks like 2 more discs will complete the sonata cycle), and have thoroughly enjoyed them.

Beiderbecke, Trumbauer, and Teagarden--discs 5 & 6

I guess he's not a big fan of "The Producers."

Beiderbecke, Trumbauer, and Teagarden--discs 3 & 4

Beiderbecke, Trumbauer, and Teagarden--discs 1 & 2

Erik, where do you get these codes, anyway (not that I'm looking a gift horse in the mouth)?