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My set shipped today, with the replacement disc.

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Yes, it is the start of something, it's like a junkie's first shot of heroin, a smoker's first cigarette, an alcoholic's first drink... Enjoy your select(I have that one and it's great), and I'm sure you'll buy many more. Welcome to the club! My first cigarette made me sick and so did my first drink, so I don't think the analogy is quite right... (Glad I quit smoking 20 odd years ago )

According to Keith Spera, music writer of The Times-Picayune, former Louis Prima saxophonist Sam Butera died in Las Vegas on Wednesday, June 3 at age 81. I don't have further details.

It was postponed until 2010. Some of the tapes could not be found. This info was posted in this thread (post #48) months ago.

The Duke Ellington Brunswick/Columbia set should be coming out at some point. I think they've been working on it a while. greg mo As I said, with the current economic climate it doesn't seem likely anything will happen soon. See also this post.

JPC Germany is offering the box for €117.99 or about $165 at today's exchange rate. Sale tax (VAT) will be deducted for non-EU customers. JPC's international shipping rate for boxes is reasonable. Bear Family description with tracklisting "Everything the legendary electric blues guitarist cut in the studio from 1956 to 1973 for El-Bee, Federal, King, Cotillion-Atlantic, and Leon Russell's Shelter Records! Every killer instrumental he waxed during his early 1960s hitmaking heyday, including 'Driving Sideways', 'Wash Out', 'Low Tide', and 'Remington Ride' plus his original hit recordings of 'Hide Away', 'Lonesome Whistle Blues', 'San-Ho-Zay', 'I'm Tore Down', and his piledriving 'Going Down'! Seven completely full discs including early rarities and previously unreleased alternate takes of some of his best-known Federal classics including 'You've Got To Love Her With A Feeling', 'Have You Ever Loved A Woman', and 'See See Baby', plus previously unissued Federal Recordings. An entire unissued 1968 demo session cut in Dallas that includes his rendition of J. B. Lenoir's 'The Mojo' (available in no other studio version). Incredible unpublished photos and memorabilia plus comprehensive liner notes from Bill Dahl! -- Freddie King, the legendary Texas Cannonball, was one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time whose fiery style laid the foundation of modern rock guitar. 'Rolling Stone' placed him #25 on the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time because he profoundly influenced Eric Clapton (who recorded several of King's songs including 'Hide Away', 'Have You Ever Loved A Woman', 'I'm Tore Down'), Jeff Beck ('The Stumble'), Stevie Ray Vaughan ('Hide Away'), and many others. -- 'He was the guy' said Jimmie Vaughan. 'He was powerful. It was unbelievable. And I never heard anyone play louder back then!' -- 'If I'm building a solo,' said Eric Clapton, 'I'll start with a Freddie King line. Of all the people I played with, he was the most stimulating.' -- Of the three seminal postwar blues guitarists answering to the name of King, Freddie King brought the highest energy levels to his studio exploits and probably influenced most rock axemen of all, including Eric Clapton and Jimmie Vaughan. King's innovative Texas/West Side Chicago hybrid approach was absolutely unique, and his double-threat hitmaking career as singer and instrumentalist was unmatched. No blues guitar god ever threw more of his muscular physique into his incendiary fretwork. And what a commanding, emotionally charged voice he had! This epic collection brings together for the first time in one spectacular box every released studio recording Freddie King made from 1956 to 1973. It includes both sides of his rare debut single for tiny El-Bee Records, a slew of Federal alternate takes (several previously unheard), and an entire unissued demo session from 1968 consisting of Freddie's only known studio rendition of J.B. Lenoir's The Mojo, and three dynamite untitled instrumentals. Everything King subsequently had out on Cotillion and Shelter is here, too. - There have been many Freddie King 'Greatest Hits' packages on the market over the decades focusing on one chapter of his career, but this is the ultimate tribute to one of the most influential blues guitarists the genre has ever seen. Nothing like it has ever been attempted, and no dedicated blues fan can live without it!"

Thanks for the explanation, Chuck. What will the track sequence be, first the original album followed by the extra material, or?

Good point and I agree. However, I understand that the upcoming individual CD issues will include the extra material that was released in the box.

Nothing's definite yet and, with the current economic climate, don't count on anything anytime soon.

Mosaic has promised an Ellington 30s Brunswick/Columbia box, so the material should be available before long in a deluxe form--'course, it will be just a tad bit more expensive! greg mo Mosaic won't and didn't promise to release anything they don't have the rights to. They might be thinking about leasing the Ellington stuff from Sony/BMG, but that doesn't mean they've promised to release it. And you'd better not count on anything in the current economic climate. Now I'm a bit irritated... I thought a big band box was to follow to complement the small group box that is already available? Was that just some rumour? Again, they didn't promise anything and, as I said, with the current economic climate it doesn't seem likely anything will happen soon. Why do you think some of their sets have been on back-order for months now? I don't think the fact that you're a bit irritated will change a thing...

Just to avoid any misunderstandings, the "Blue Note Works" Sonic Boom has catalogue number TOCJ-1630.

Mosaic has promised an Ellington 30s Brunswick/Columbia box, so the material should be available before long in a deluxe form--'course, it will be just a tad bit more expensive! greg mo Mosaic won't and didn't promise to release anything they don't have the rights to. They might be thinking about leasing the Ellington stuff from Sony/BMG, but that doesn't mean they've promised to release it. And you'd better not count on anything in the current economic climate.

I wholeheartedly second Jeff and Chuck's recommendation of the Archeophone set. Excellent mastering of this wonderful music.

Volkher (neveronfriday) is setting up a Mosaic discographies corner on his site, here. He got special permission from Mosaic.

There is a series of single CD's on the Hep label that covers these sessions in chronological order, nicely remastered by John R. T. Davies. The vocals by Billie Holiday and others are included along with the instrumental sides. Correct. These have been posted on this board several times ( a search will no doubt produce those posts), but here goes again: Hep Teddy Wilson CD releases

The packaging/booklets of the Selects are not in the same league as that of the regular Mosaics, Niko. The Selects are "budget" oriented offerings from Mosaic, or at least they were when they started the program, I think. So the information and packaging are quite a bit simpler. I agree. Comparing Select and "big sets" packaging and booklets is not fair. Apples and oranges.

It's one of those 8-cut MCA Special Product things that was available in truck stops, gas stations, and other such places. I've had it for years, but on cassette. Because I keep it semi-real like that. My 8 Men, 4 Women CD (MCA MCAD-20547) has 10 cuts.

The series is called "Blue Note Works", not "TOCJ Works"

l'Histoire se repète... This thread immediately reminded me of the stuff that went on late 2007, which almost resulted in this board being closed down. In other words, nothing has changed. I said all I wanted to say about it then - which is roughly the same as Volkher (neveronfriday) posted then and now - and also in the thread where Chris A. announced he was leaving and I'd like to leave it at that. I totally agree with Volkher and catesta and I'm glad Jim has now decided to moderate this place much more strictly.

In the last few years I found several copies of the "Blue Note Works" version of Blue Train on-line, for prices varying from 1,200 to 2,500 yen.

I got the box directly from P-Vine, listened to it several times, had a friend listen to it (on his system), and then got rid of it as soon as I could - to my (and my friend's) ears the sound was bad: harsh, too loud with reduced dynamics compared to an older disc I have with some of the same material, and very fatiguing, with bumped highs. I got headaches during the listening sessions. Your mileage may vary

Correct.