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Disc 1 of 4 - Ella Twelve Nights in Hollywood... :wub: I LOVE the packaging!!! Music is pretty damn good too...

But the strike was over 3 days ago..... :rolleyes: :unsure:

got my copy a few weeks ago.. but its in the listening queue..... another thanks to Ron!!!

I've been thinking about that Chu Berry set... :unsure: I know I've said this before but my one hesitation is that the sound samples on the website appear very quiet to me... For those of you who have the set... How does the sound compare to other/the best sounding Mosaics??? (As a comparison point to me - One of the best sounding Mosaics is the Tal Farlow set..?

Disc 2 - The Debut Records Story

not her best.. Her first few CD's are the best... Sorry to say it but when Tommy LiPuma got a hold of her... they tried to make her into a diva.. She sounds fine but lost her essence when that happened IMHO!!!

You lucky dog!! :crazy: I ordered all 3 and have to wait 2 more weeks!!!! How's the packaging??

Billie singing I Cover the Waterfront from The Complete JATP Disc 7... There was truly ONLY ONE Billie...!!!

Digital Version of my boy @ the Village Vanguard - Disc 2

New record... Highly recommended...!!! Roy does a little singing, A few tracks from Roberta Gambarini... I like Roy in general... ( minus the RH Factor stuff...) but this is a very nice surprising CD... :excited: Guess great minds think alike.... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/arts/mus...i-002.html?_r=2

Anita O'Day in the Car... Discs 4-6.. I swear I love this set.... :wub: This set gets more airplay than any of my other Mosaics....

And you guys wanna jump on my case.... :crazy:

and you know what the beauty of being an individual is.... :huh: :huh: I get to CHOOSE who I like, who I don't and Why.... So there.... :beee: :beee: :angry:

I know how important he is.. It is somewhat superficial... but I REALLY can't get past his presentation.. As an African-American the whole smilin'/grinnin' stuff.. always has bothered me... I KNOW why he did it.. .and I KNOW it didn't hide the amount of pain he had to endure.. but I can't help contrast him with Jack Johnson or even Jackie Robinson (who's later politics were awful IMHO) .... It's a visercal, emotional.... gut reaction.. It just REALLY limits my ability to appreciate his work and musicianship..... Maybe it'll change over time... :unsure: But I've had the same feeling about him for decades.... Yeah, me too. Window's Media Player tells me "The channel does not support the stream format" when I open the URL. I'm using an older iMac running Tiger. Something's different with the new music samples. Thanks for the reply, jazzbo, but I even tried installing a browser plugin from Microsoft called Flip4Mac, but when I click on the sample link, it tries to load the page but never completes. Works for the Louis Armstrong ones though. I"m using Safari, it just opens up in a new Safari window and plays. No problem at all. To thumbsdown angrily the Armstrong is just whacko wearing my shoes. Some of the finest jazz made. Bing is great too, but the Armstrong will be around for a long time and I hope you listen to some single discs or so and finally order it. One of their best sets ever. Wynton would want you to.

Okay DAMNIT I Caved!!!! :wacko: I'm very intrigued by this set... I'm still NOT giving in on the Armstrong... :tdown Truer words have never been spoken.

okay... I found this clip.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFzuGvhvwL4 I gotta say I'm warming up to the set... If you would have told me 5 years ago I would have considered buying 8 hours of Bing Crosby.. I would have told you that you were :crazy: :crazy:

Hey Ron.. You getting Bing?? I'm more interested than before.. but I'm waiting for you to jump in first... :rolleyes:

what's the layout like? Cheap booklet? No booklet???

Have the ever released a set before with the 20,000 copy license??? I'm thinking no... :unsure: Sounds like Mosaic is betting the house !!

I agree but 7 Cds of Bing is a LOT of Bing....

Up on the Mosaic site.. Sounds a LOT better than I anticipated... !! http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=245-MD-CD

Got a "dispatching" notice for amazon.co.uk.... I went ahead and cancelled my other order... 11-12 hours of Billie for $3 a CD from a reputable company????? What the hell is going on.... :o :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Hey Ron.. thanks for the tip.. I just ordered mine.. Let us know when you get yours.. Why do you think the US amazon cancelled the orders??? Or about $32.40 at today's exchange rate PLUS delivery to the US (for some of us ). Makes the Amazon UK deal even sweeter.

Good man!

thanks Ron....