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okay... I see where we might got some of his info from... jazzmatazz has got a Tolliver Select coming out in October... http://jazzmatazz.home.att.net/upcomingjazzreleases.html stilll I'ld love more info.....

clearly you know something we don't know... You got some 'splaining to do....

Mobley Disc 4.... Nice work by Donald Bryd....

I'm curious what you initially and now think of this... This set was one I was considering when it hits "Last Chance..." so what's your take?

I may have a long lost twin out there... (who spends a heckuva lot less $$ on jazz than I do...) Just something about Mobley... has never grabbed me by the labels and made me go WOW!! I can't explain it better than that... I mean he's fine.. and we'll see how I like the rest of the set... just something about his playing that doesn't make me .... now his compadre... Lee Morgan... That's a WHOLE other story... You sure you're not really from Missouri? ←

thanks and I'm on IT!.... An interesting note on the reissue... on Live at the Half Note... for anyone who got it... Does track 9... "Oh you crazy moon" sound awful? IIt sounds very low.. like they were 5 feet behind the mikes... Is it just my copy/system or did someone else notice this?

Mobley Disc 1.... so far so good...

I'm digging the reissue of Live at the Half Note and am rediscovering Wes... Looking over at AMG.. they have his 1st 4 albums as on Pacific Jazz... 1957 Fingerpickin' - Pacific Jazz 1958 Montgomery Brothers - Pacific 1958 Kismet - Pacific Jazz 1958 Far Wes - Pacific Jazz From what I can do two of those have been issued as CDs and two haven't... Anyc chance we can lobby for all 4 to be released as a Mosaic Select??? (With some unreleased stuff???) Whaddya think?

isn't Alan (the jazzmaztazz guy) on this board??? Someone should just ask him or email Cuscuna.... I only know what the link said... (and that I'm NOT paying $285 for the set... How about maybe $25??? A 2-CD set is slated to be released in the Connoisseur series this October. Does anyone know whether this set will contain any previously unissued tracks? ←

I think I saw on jazzmaztazz that it's been remastered and reissued later this year.... If that's correct... then this person is an even bigger fool.... see October... http://jazzmatazz.home.att.net/upcomingjazzreleases.html

Sitt... Disc 8... Damn... that Bobo Stenson musta went straight to Last Chance.... Whew! Shit now I have to pay $5000 on e-Bay.... I knew I shoulda got that

Gerald Wilson Disc 4.... :tup this is a really good set.... thanks to the board for cajoling... (I mean - providing me with encouragement to buy thus set.... !! Okay it's my time to plug it.... I think this set is low on people's radar screens.... Check it out....

anybody got the CD discography of the Nat King Cole Set???? thanks

thanks... Nice to know that I haven't lost my mind... (not on this topic anyway..) It's funny... since I don't recall having that reaction to any other altoist... (and it's not even all his alto playing... just select tunes...)

no offense taken... I love Bird... and I've heard a lot of alto... and love it... But as I said... it does seem like on a few tunes... Stitt sounds like he's playing in a really high pitch.... bordering on unpleasant.... Now... jazzbo may be right and it may be my system.... Don't get me wrong... I'm still loving this set...

Stitt - Disc 7....

so I just finished listening to Disc 6.... LOVED IT... and I finally pinned down why I had such a hard time deciding whether or not to buy this set... I LOVE Stitt on tenor but have very, very (not 5 very's but 2) mixed feelings about him on alto. It often seems to my non-musician ears that his alto playing is an acquired taste..... It feels like (to me) he often plays in a very high pitch (or very high notes) almost bordering occassionally on unpleasant.... It seems like its a very angular sound.... He doesn't do it on all tunes... just certain ones... I'm not explaining this very well... But here's a contrast... I consider Jackie McLean's playing very angular but NOT high pitched.... Does anyone else hear this? Am I correct that his alto playing takes an acquired taste??? But am I loving the set..... :tup Feedback?

you all are making me feel better... I had my order in already for the Mulligan + the Brookmeyer Select... and then decided to give another listen to the Cd's I had and decided that the Mulligan was going to be around a lot longer than the Mobley. So I called Mosaic and changed the order.... so I'm due to get both the Mobley and the Brookmeyer select.... :phew: I hope I don't regret this.....

I sense I will be taking your advice jazzbo....

okay... so I'm looking at the Mosaic site and one of the reasons I had ruled out getting this set was I have several Mobley Blue Note Cd's.... the title of the box says the "Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions" and the discographical info on their site says the following: "Album index: BLP 5066 The Hank Mobley Quartet (J)CJ28-5128 CD reissue of above BLP 1540 Hank Mobley Sextet BLP 1544 Hank Mobley And His All-Stars BLP 1550 Hank Mobley Quintet B2-46816 CD reissue of above BLP 1560 Hank BLP 1568 Hank Mobley (J) BN 61006 Curtain Call (J) GXF 3066 Poppin' BLP 1574 Peckin' Time B2-81574 CD stereo reissue of above" I have "Peckin' Time and ... His All-Stars' on CD... Is this set worth the other 7 sessions??? I assume there's no new material... just the 9 alternate takes the website mentions?

so as I mentioned... I heard this on another board... Anybody got an "in" over at Mosaic and want to ask, a) if it's true, b) what's on it and c) ETA?

okay now why would I bid on this???? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...4742753253&rd=1 at least he got the starting bid right.....

Stitt Disc 3....

I heard a rumor on one of the other boards that there was always a plan for 2 Brookmeyer Selects.... Anybody know anything about this? Fact or fiction? What would be on it? ETA?

Stitt - Disc 2....