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Onto something very different... Johnny Smith Disc 3....

Oliver Nelson Disc 6

Wow.... that's kinda depressing.... :(

http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/complete-fr...store-exclusive $20 for all 3 sets.. A pretty good price if you ask me... They were having a special when the CD came out and I got the additional sets for $15..... :excited: Where is it available ?

Ditto the above... Now Dave Douglas Quintet Live at the Jazz Standard - the 2nd set of Dec. 8th 2006... I guess the equivalent would be Disc 8... this is a great set for those of you didn't get it! There is a physical 2cd version available also...

thanks man... that's very helpful...

Some of us are in a Mosaic Recession... :unsure: I'm leaning toward the Goodman.. but I hate that many alternate takes... Did you get the Goodman?

I have to say... If I was going to get one set... I'm iffy about .. it would probably be the Benny Goodman ahead of the Armstrong any comments????

John Handy Select Discs 1 and 2... I'm finding it a tad (not much)... disappointing.... You know what it is... I was so blown away by the Zeitlin Select I listened to a few days ago... (and this Billie Holliday set I'm listening to in the car).... that everything else is just not really working for me..... now Disc 3.... For some reason... I really like the live sessions a lot more than the studio sessions.... :huh:

I for one.. want that Damn Betty Carter live Select.... :D :cool:

My take on it is this... I have made 6-10 emails/comments making suggestions.. You're right they do give polite responses... sometimes with more feedback than others.. So in general I don't think they really take them into their planning and decision-making process... with ONE exception... I get the sense that the Braxton Arista stuff was always planned by Cuscuna but with constant discussion on this board (and others) they felt there was enough of a market for it... They even say so in the brochure... " "For years customers have been requesting it. Internet discussion groups have filled with rumors about it...." Why that one and no others?? I have no idea..... :rolleyes: I betcha some of the insiders will have more input on this than I....!

How did the Mosaic compare to the non-legit "Jimmy Giuffre/jim Hall Trio - Complete Studio Recordings (4 Cd Box Set)"? http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/record.php?record_id=5206 I decided to pick up a copy of this as I the Mosaic is LONG OOP and I really like Jim Hall... Any thoughts?

It's KIND of a box set... Set 3 of the (Download ONLY) Brad Mehldau Trio Live from Nonesuch..... Very good for those of you didn't get it... I only wish they made it a physical CD set....

I respectfully disagree.... For example... does it help me knowing that Miles beat up Cicely Tyson... (yea a little).. Does it change whether or not I enjoy him? No but it does add context..... Seconded.

You're kinda in the ballpark with what I mean...

From everything I know about him... that his on-stage persona actually did drive some of what he did.... (I'm not explaining it well.... ) What's Armstrong's "smiling, grinning persona" got to do with his music?

I'm having a hard time with this one... I have tried but I have NEVER been able to get into Armstrong.... I can't get past the smiling, grinning persona... (bugs me :angry: ) I know - I should... I might eventually cave on this one... but right now.... :beee:

yea he plays guitar and bari sax @ the same time... Kinda like a new version of Rashaan Roland Mulligan.... :rolleyes: A merger of two sets?

it really is a good set... I feel bad for those of you who waited and now have to make that painful decision.... <_<

Pendulum Disc 2... Starting off a little better than Disc 1.. IMHO

A couple of years ago when I saw him with McCoy Tyner... he was extremely unimpressive... Grinned the whole time as he was thinking he was awesome... His solos were quite underwhelming.... Now that cat I just saw McCoy with this weekend (Eric Gravatt) is a very nice drummer... great cymbal work....

Initial thought.... :( I have never liked Al Foster as a drummer... (Doesn't do anything for me... - and he thinks he's great.... :o ) We'll see how the rest of the set proceeds.... :mellow:

Pendulum Select Disc 1... not sure what to expect but kinda hard to turn down a live village vanguard set!~!!

Disc 7... I really enjoyed it... minus the awful announcing/interviewing by Steve Allen... :angry: You couple that with his nonsense introducing Miles Davis on the Prestige set... YUCK! :wacko: I know he was a nice guy, funny and important bringing jazz to the public (during that era)... but blah....

Up to Disc 6.....