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okay I know we talked about this in a thread a few weeks ago but I finally just finished listening to the set... WOW!!!! I only had one previous CD of Pepper and this set was fab!!! Just swinging from Track 1 through the last cut... I do disagree with people who constantly say he was the ONLY altoist who was able to develop a non-Charlie Parker sound.... I, for one, am a HUGE Jackie McLean fan who also developed his own unique sound.... (Try and find that box set... Fabulous!!! ) ... but returning to Pepper... Clearly he did have his own unique sound.... I agree with the previous thread about "interesting" (being kind) non-Cuscuna liner notes... Don't know what got into that guy????? Anyway... I just want to say this is a great set... Just out of curiousity... was any of this stuff OOP before the Select set???? thanks and fully recommended....

there was some confusion with several orders I recently placed but a call and a email seemed to immediately fix the problem... As someone who doesn't have quite 50 sets (but getting close to half that number).... I've always found their customer service/help excellent... Seems to be fine as always from my perspective....

what do you guys think of this box??? Especially the sound? thanks

Did you receive your replacement Farlow set from Caiman? they finally relented and agreed to ship it... they said they'll let me know when the replacement has shipped... they are SLOW!!!!!!!!!!! How you doing?

Now as I continue my Mosaic listening catch up period... I'm thoroughlly enjoying the Art Pepper Select... Just got a nice swing to it....

small group johnny hodges... good so far...

thanks man!!! I always appreciate this kind of info... I actually bought box sets about a month ago... Just finished listening to the Jazztet box... which was GREAT! I must have not listened to Benny Golson in a long time, 'cause I was very impressed with his playing on this set... Disc 6 which is his quartet session is very nice!!!! Alll the discs are very strong.. the only weak point I found was the first half of Disc 7.... Art Farmer always was a great ballad soloist and he does have some very nice solos on this... especially one cut of "My Funny Valentine." The Dinah Washington is next on my list... And I generally enjoy Kevin Whitehead's reviews... He actually let's you LISTEN while pausing for his review.... Thank (our maker - WHOEVER She is:) for Public Radio!!!! My only tiny gripe is that I wish they would use some jazz critics like Bob Blumenthal to do these reviews....

just finished Disc 1 of Farmer/Golson set... A welcome change from the Andrew Hill set... Farmer's got some beautiful solos.... B-) B-)

okay I'm about halfway through disc 3... and I have to admit I did glance at some of the earlier posts... At first listen.... very UNEVEN!!!!!!!!! some tracks exquisitely composed/melodic and some ALL OVER THE PLACE.... I try not to be too pre-disposed to so called "free jazz" but I find the moments of "free jazz" in this set - very poor.... I must say I'm a bit disappointed... Kinda makes me understand why they initially released "the best material".... Very, very uneven.... Now I have to back and read you people's arguments....

I'm almost through Disc 1 and am thoroughly enjoying it... I will say that I think Ron Carter's bass playing is the key to the 1st set.... Holding it all together... I'm trying not to read too much on this thread to pre-dispose me...

okay I bought the Norman Granz Studio Jam Sessions set that came out a few months ago... And I LOVED it...!!!! Can't afford to the do the mega-Verve box yet.... So I was looking around and I find a good price on 2 3CD sets... JATP - The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World... amg link below http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:eguf6j2771l0 or.... JATP Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:21jeeaz14xh7 For those of you who have either or both... which would you recommend? Or is there another JATP set you would recommend??? thanks!!!

Well, I think Mosaic is still responsible for producing it, even though it's marketed by Universal/Verve. Mosaic's name is all over the CDs and booklet. It's not like Mosaic licensed the master tapes to Universal, who then remastered and did who knows what to them. In fact, it's the opposite--Universal licensed the tapes to Mosaic, who then remastered them and produced the sets, including the ones Universal then distributes. So even though Mosaic didn't retail the "European" sets, it did produce them and may have answers for these types of questions about those sets. But you still don't have the huevos. I can just see the phone call to Mosaic going well. me: "My Farlow set is messed up" them: "Let us send you a replacement disc" me: "Um... well I bought a European set from Caiman for $50" them: "I guess you should contact Caiman, you cheap @#$%@$%@" I'm not going to do it, you do it... LOL... I hope someone on this board has the .... to call...

thanks jack.... I appreciate the tips.... I'll look for those Koch releases... At least I can take ONE Mosaic set off my list.... phew....

I was thinking about getting the Duke Pearson select set but noticed that Disc 3 is basically all Xmas tunes. It's from an album called Merry Ole Soul. I have no interest in Xmas music... Does anyone have this set? And how good/bad/annoying/positively surprising is Disc 3?? thanks

I'm 99% sure - no....

as someone who is the original poster.. and has over 20 Mosaic sets... I don't have anything to feel "jealous" about.... It's kinda stunning that people don't get my point... Which is I don't have to LIKE that people make profit off of Mosaic sets.... I understand market economics (and the long and obnoxious thread that got started the last time I mentioned this).... It's one thing if you don't agree with my view... (which is fine).... but enough already... geez... that's the last time I bring the E-*** issue....

not really sure I understand your point... Are you saying that there aren't ANY people who buy Mosaics exclusively to make a profit off of them on E-bay???? If you are, I modestly disagree... I do agree with you that 90+% of us who buy Mosaics are jazz collectors/fans... but overall I'm not sure I get your point???

I have less issue with people who "buy" Mosaics from e-bay than people who sell them... I know there must be people out there who buy the Mosaics ONLY to turn a profit on e-bay... thus expoiting Mosaic, the artist and those of us who really want the music... does that help?

I'm having a hard time figuring out which one makes me more ballastic.... Someone I think making $300 million while you are in the joint and leaving prison on a private jet... kinda makes me hate the capitalist system even more... Knowing my luck.. she was probably the person who sold that fool on AAJ the Nat King Cole set for $900...

I'm NOT a fan of the E-Bay thing... I suspect I'm gonna get slammed for this... and I know you didn't ask my opinion... but why not DONATE them to a Public Library or a Community Arts non-profit... Write it off your taxes and some (likely) low-income follks (particularly kids) will have free access to the music??? I don't expect I will EVER sell any of my mosaics but that's what I'd do... Hope I didn't offend....

Cough it up!!!!!!!!!!!! Before you know it... "Last Chance..." Gotta put that tax refund to use somehow, right????

thanks DrJ.... good review... it kinda fits where I'm at... Didn't know much of her stuff, listened to the online samples and managed to fine a couple of mp3's of the Oscar Peterson stuff and BAM!!! I'm totally interested... I foolishly took the plunge... but I suspect I'll be very glad I did especially 5/10 years from now... there are very few Mosaics that I end up regret buying... I'm pretty confident that this will not be one of them.. great summary and thanks

You're a RED SOX Fan in NYC?????????????? Brave Soul!!!!!!!!!!!!

did anyone buy this?? thoughts??? I don't remember seeing a thread about this set...

Fair enough Ron... I'm definitely affected by the "Last Chance/Running Low" (a.k.a the Sky is Falling - My life will be incomplete if I don't grab this - What can of jazz fan am I to NOT have so and so in my collection>>> ;( )... Or the strategic/hopeful prayer of if I wait 5 years, they'll reissue most of this stuff on individual CD's theory.... fyi.. I'm still fighting with Camian for my return Farlow...