Ron S

Per Fearless Leader: "Blues Alley is still not confirmed, so if something solid comes in for that date, book it." Aye aye, Captain!

I just got off the phone with Pete Souders--been talking with him for months about a possible organissimo date in October. He just told me about the sale, but said he'll still be involved with booking. October won't work for organissimo, but Pete's very interested in Thursday, 1/18/07, the night before the Art After Five appearance. More on that in November. But meanwhile, I just confirmed: Wedenesday, October 11, 2006--organissimo at Chris' Jazz Cafe!!!! And there's still Thursday, October 12th, at Tritone. So 2 nights in a row of The Boys in October! (And possibly more--I'm still working on it.)

I just spoke to someone at Concord, who said that they're now up to processing the 7/24 orders. Guess that means the my 7/24 order may actually be shipped by the end of August.

Nope.

13, with maybe another 13 or so current and future ones on the wish list (whatever that means ).

That's your problem--always getting into treble.

You should do what he says--he's an expert in bogs.

I've noticed this interesting spelling here off late in the Concord related threads. Is this a pun on the overview of the Concord people on what they have in stock, a case of good market placement by Wherehouse Records, or too much bad beer? In the case of some of us who ordered the Coltrane box but apparently will not get it, it is the "werehouse", as in, "there were some in the house, but now there aren't."

Carpe diem, Dude!

And in the case of many of them, for the present time. Four words: Shelly Manne Black Hawk.

Phenomenal!

Yes, but I get credit for asking discreetly. PS - 75.

You didn't answer my earlier question: did you mention the class action lawsuit for infliction of emotional distress?

It should show up there eventually, along with the Nelson and Rich sets. In the recent past, they've had all of the older 10,000-copy Verve sets at one point or another. My guess is that it will go for 30 or 40 Euros.

HA! Literally at the same time you were typing this post, Erik, I was typing a PM to John asking him the same thing! My Monk Prestige box finally arrived--along with the rest of my Zweitausendeins order--this past Saturday. Definitely takes a bit of the sting out of the endless wait for word from Concord.

The solution is obvious--you need to send your set to conn.

I ordered one on 7/24, but conn ordered his on 7/18 (even though he likes to pretend he'll do it in the future on 8/18), so it looks like I'm SOL. I did have a bunch of singles in that order (including some for Future Boy), and haven't heard a thing about them.

Did you tell them about the class action lawsuit we're filing?

Hank Mobley, discs 4-6

You mean I should Stitt or get off the pot? Well, given the reaction here when my latest Zweitausendeins order showed up in today's mail (and she doesn't even know about the Concord orders yet ), I don't think I'm going to be placing any Mosaic orders in the near future, 10%-off sale notwithstanding. It's "Running Low" or nothing for me, at least for a while.

Yes, but when Paul speaks, people listen. (Or was that E.F. Hutton? )

Definitely good advice, Paul. Now David, at exactly what time was your shipping notice sent, and at exactly what time did you place your order on 7/19?

I think we're all going to be waiting forever. Paul, why don't you call on Monday and ask them what's up. Given that your 7/18 order contains only the Coltrane box, they should be able to tell you definitively whether you're going to get it. And if you get the same crap they've been giving the rest of us, ask for a supervisor.

Damn Berkeley radicals. Oh, I guess that was before your time. You sounding like Berigan or Wheezie. Take your pick.

Damn Berkeley radicals. Oh, I guess that was before your time.