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Another thing I love about the Elvin set... is IMHO there is not a weak disc or set in the entire thing.... Often with a 6-8 (or more) box set... there's always a few "throwaway sessions." (The Sarah Vaughn comes to mind as an example...) But I have to say this is in my top 3 Mosaics.... Just excellent all around...

Damn it Ron... I was hoping I bet you to it for once.... Did you get the Elvin..??? A MUST HAVE IMHO

I'm still waiting for my damn Betty Carter Select...although I really hope they make it a full set...

you'll be happy with that Stitt...

Who said you had to wait a few years for E-bay... when you get a Japanese edition... http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?...27405&BAB=E I haven't listened to my set yet... but I suspect this HAS to be the Deal of the year... (far ahead of that Live at the Cellar Door debacle...)

He probably has the Dizzy REECE SELECT not the Dizzzy Gillespie box!!!

Excellent!! Looks like everyone who wanted one got one.... I have to say that despite their blunders...this is very good news... Now if anyone's got any pull left... Can we get them to put the Wes Montgomery on sale?

No because his Dreyfus stuff only goes back 15 years and most of it is still in print... doesn't this already answer your question?

Wassup with the lack of love for Roy?????

Just heard back from our boy Jackson... He said I got one of the last 'Trane sets (ordered 7/27)... Just got the FedEx tracking email.... So I'm assuming everyone here who wanted one... did get one...., right? I will say this.. despite their complete disorganization... a) They probably made a shitload of $$$ of this sale... and b) Jackson seemed to be the only dude there who knew what was going on... I did hear that rumor that the Wes was OOP.... but I'm going to hope there is a Round 2 with that set...

Nice... now what bottles of wine will be going with these?

Interesting... ! So I just recieved Roy Haynes new Cd, Whereas and there's a very interesting card inside the CD... to summarize... "Coming this winter, the Roy Haynes Boxed Set".. A multi-cd collection spanning Roy;s 60+ years of recording and performing. The card says if you return the card, before the holidays they will "send you full details on the set along with a deep discount offer." His Cd is on Dreyfus, so I looked up which records he's released on that label and here's the info... 1994 Te Vou! Dreyfus 1998 Praise Dreyfus 2001 Birds of a Feather: A Tribute to Charlie Parker Dreyfus 2004 Fountain of Youth Dreyfus 2006 Whereas Dreyfus Jazz So I'm wondering if a) this will simply be a reissue of the above (- the new CD) OR b) previously unreleased live stuff?? If it's B - I am SO There!!!! Any thoughts... Haven't listened to the new record yet but it's a live date with his new band... Love Roy and I'm sure it's awesome... Time to fill in that card and wait...

Got a confirmation email on my final order placed on 8/3 which had about 6 cds..... no word about my 2nd "trane order.... Just called them to check.... He said I was one of the last 'Trane orders they might be able to fill. He was going to call the warehouse and let me know either way today... Hey Ron did you get yours??? Any other board members who actually did miss out? Check back in a few hours and I'll let you know if I've got an extra one for sale....

Okay I'm digging it more... so onto Disc V Shows how music strikes people differently. The JJ Mosaic renewed my enthusiasm for jazz after two years of not really enjoying jazz all that much.

JJ Discs 6 and 7.... I was always lukewarm to this set... Let's see how I feel now...

I have to say... I wonder why they didn't include the Wes Montgomery or Sonny Rollins sets in this sale?

I'm still mad about Zidane's stupidity....

Actually the sound on the Evans really bugged me... which is why I got rid of it 6 months ago... (Also NO Booklet??? ) To my ears, early '90's Fantasy CDs generally sound pretty damn great.

At least in my case.... I was not that familiar with 'Trane's Prestige stuff... Everyone knows about his Impulse era... There are two things driving this... 1. The Price... and 2. Going OOP.. (but it's mainly the price.... ) If this same set was on sale for $100 or $150... I suspect half of us who ordered would not have ordered... but at $4 a CD?

One of my top five.. maybe even top 3... That was my first one and I agree - it's amazing - I wasn't too familiar with his solo albums. A great way to catch up.

I'm not sure I agree... Prior to Mosaic.. I had no Bud Shank, Oliver Nelson, Anita O'Day, Tal Farlow, which were all fabulous wins for me... Now I also had no Chico Hamilton... I agree in general... that it does help to have familarity with the artist... and you do take more of a risk when your first purchase is a Mosaic of so and so... but I think it's a fair strategy... if you're game for it...

Yoo-Hoo!!!! Someone at Concord's inept bureaucracy loves Ron!!!

Ditto... ordered the 2nd one 7/27 and no official confirmation or denial... These guys are making Mark Felt look secretive....

WOW... the Anita O'Day is one of my faves... I suggest someone PM this man...!!

20 in my shelves... but that's not counting the 3 on order... incl. Ellington...