J.A.W.

Andorra is not a full member of the European Union, but has a special relationship with it.

Not if the European limit is extended to 95 years as proposed by the European Commission.

That was already posted here.

Earlier Ortega thread

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This was already posted here yesterday.

I just got this e-mail from Mosaic: Well we've got to clear some room. Over the next several months we have not one but three new Mosaic Collections that will be arriving in our warehouse - as well as a Mosaic Select. (upcoming Mosaic sets) And to make space for Mr. Peterson, Mr. Braxton and Mr. Goodman, we are offering a number of Mosaic sets on sale at 15% off until the end of July. Here's an explanation of how our inventory system operates and why these particular sets are on sale: When we lease the rights for a Limited Edition set, we order 500- 1000 units at a time until the edition is complete or the lease has expired. So at any given time for a box set we may be in position where we need to reorder or have recently taken delivery of an order. The following sets are ones that we have recently reordered, are filling up our warehouse and will provide a lifetime of enrichment for Jazz lovers around the world. #210 The Complete Capitol Bobby Hackett Solo Sessions "What was special about Bobby Hackett? In a world of hit-you-over-the-head, high-note, high-speed, supersonic, loud trumpeters, Bobby Hackett caressed your ears with understated astonishingly beautiful melodies." - Joe H. Klee, The Mississippi Rag #211 The Complete OKeh/Brunswick Bix, Trumbauer & Teagarden Some of the most important jazz recordings of the last century. This collection centers on three giants and how their careers intersected during a decade of classic American jazz. #212 Blue Note Stanley Turrentine Qt./Sxt. Sessions Strong, bluesy and soulful. The six Blue Note dates collected on our Mosaic set are in a class by themselves; they are pure hard bop with Stanley Turrentine sharing the front line with a horn equal to him in talent. #215 The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions "Hear Donaldson in such an orgiastic feast as this, and he becomes something of a monster player - gorgeous sound, capable of playing in all manners of contexts and always dripping with such blues-based earthiness..." - Jeff Simon, Buffalo News #218 The Complete Roulette Jack Teagarden Sessions "The immaculate execution of either free ensembles or written arrangements, the emphasis on cleanness, the balance of hot and pretty - this group could well have written the contemporary Dixieland book." - Jim Leigh, The Mississippi Rag #224 The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions "The music Tal Farlow recorded for Norman Granz in the five-year period between 1954 and 1959 is a remarkable legacy to be treasured, studied and enjoyed on many levels, for years to come." - Alun Morgan, Jazz Journal Int'l. #225 The Complete Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions Now, for the first time anywhere, all of the Jazztet's material for Argo and Mercury - including everything each man chaired alone through that period - has been compiled in one set that documents the brilliant but brief life of this extraordinary group. #227 The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Recordings If your goal is to broaden your collection of the truly distinctive voices in music, you have got to own this collection. This music, from the final stage of Dinah Washington's short and turbulent life, is a perfect snapshot of all she was in performance. #229 Complete Count Basie Verve Fifties Studio Recordings When Count Basie reformed his big band in the 1950s, he managed to become entirely new by sticking with what had made him great from the start. And in the process, Basie achieved some of the most extraordinary success of his career. #232 Classic Emarcy, Verve Small Group Buddy Rich Sessions This limited edition collection is a complete look at Rich when he was, without question, a top star. The seven-CDs features studio dates and live performances from 1953 to 1961. #233 The Oliver Nelson Verve/Impulse Big Band Sessions "Oliver Nelson was perhaps the greatest jazz orchestrator and composer of the postwar era. This set which contains 15 albums and 100 tracks is a testament to Nelson's frenetic activity and to the quality of his music" - Will Friedwald, The New York Sun

From the Mosaic site: MOSAIC LIMITED EDITION BOXED SETS: The Complete Clef/Mercury Recordings of the Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953) (7 CDs) (Release Date - Aug./Sept.) This collection captures this remarkable pianist during his early years on Norman Granz' Clef label. Granz' aim for these sessions was to showcase the Peterson touch in a series of songbook albums which included interpretations of Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers and Vincent Youmans. Peterson and his trio (mostly backed by Barney Kessel's guitar and Ray Brown's bass), execute these classics superlatively and have long been out of print. Not only are the complete songbooks from those early years present but a number of other highlights include: rare singles only issued on 78 and 45; 8 previously unissued performances of which only 2 are alternate takes; the "Oscar Peterson Sings" album; the "Oscar Peterson Plays Pretty" album where Irving Ashby substitutes for Kessel; and an OP Quartet date with Alvin Stoller on drums that includes a swinging "The Astaire Blues" and "Tea For Two". Most of the set came from the original master tapes and rare photos from the Institute of Jazz Studies decorate the insights of jazz historian John McDonough's wonderful notes. The Complete Arista Recordings Of Anthony Braxton (8 CDs) (Release Date - October) Anthony Braxton is the sort of artist who triggers those heated "Is it jazz?"debates; whatever his music is, it is brilliant. By the time he signed with Arista Records in 1974 at the age of 29, he had emerged as one of the major figures in Chicago's AACM, formed Circle with Chick Corea, Dave Holland and Barry Altchul and lived the expatriate life in Paris and moved freely in jazz and contemporary classical circles. What made his output at Arista (1974-80) so unique was the range of projects he was able to realize thanks to the supportive budgets of a major label. This 8-CD set rescues his entire 14-LP Arista output from forgotten vaults. From live and studio recordings with his quartet (with Kenny Wheeler or George Lewis, Dave Holland and Barry Altschul) to solo alto excursions to a duet with Muhal Richard Abrams to Creative Orchestra Music to trios with Roscoe Mitchell/Joseph Jarman and Henry Threadgill/Douglas Ewert to his thoroughly composed pieces for two pianos and for four orchestras, Braxton explored every aspect of modern music through his own creative vision with astonishing results. Classic Columbia Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (1939-1958) (7 CDs) (Release Date - November) Seven discs from a neglected period of Benny's big band career which focuses mainly on his instrumental recordings for Columbia records during the 1940s. Also included are the bands he gathered at the Columbia studios during the 1950s which recreated some of the great Fletcher Henderson arrangements of the 1930s in addition to the lush and creative Benny with strings album titled "Let's Hear The Melody". Of particular importance are the breathtaking arrangements of the far-thinking Eddie Sauter. Over twenty previously unissued alternate takes are much welcome additions as Goodman was a master of solo creativity and spontaneity. He was the King of Swing and everyone wanted to be in his band as proven by the soloists and sidemen who pepper this set. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOSAIC SELECT: Toshiko Akiyoshi -Lew Tabackin Big Band (3 CDs) (Release Date - October) With the formation of their 16-piece orchestra in 1973, Toshiko's image shifted from being a great bop-inspired pianist to being a composer-arranger of great invention. Her scores are varied and rich in tonal colors, often drawing on traditional Japanese music as well as jazz. The band, loaded with the cream of the LA scene and led by Lew, swings the hell out of her inventive, intricate arrangements. Their five studio albums (1974-77) form the great initial opus by this distinctive orchestra; they are Kogun, Long Yellow Road, Tales Of A Courtesan, Insights and March Of The Tadpoles.

I've had several Japanese CDs that were visibly buffed, they had a sort of wavy pattern. So far I haven't had any problems with buffed CDs, except that when I tried to sell them people didn't want them. I'm told that buffing can damage the CD if it's done badly and that no one can visually tell if the job was done OK or not.

The fifth volume in the JSP series (1938-1940) is now available from Amazon U.K. and Worlds Records and will be available from Amazon.com in August.

It's on that shadowy label from Andorra, Lonehill Jazz.

It was originally issued on LP on Felsted FAJ 7008.

Not sure that I've seen it around but I've got the vinyl LP issued on Affinity, a division of Charly Records in the UK. My copy was issued in 1986. It was issued under the name of Billy Strayhorn's Septet ( Strayhorn, Qunetin Jackson, 'Cue Porter', Shorty Baker, Russell Procope, Al Hall, Oliver Jackson ). Recorded 14 April, 1959. A fine record if I remember correctly, although I haven't played it in a while. Not sure whether it has ever been issued on CD. It was issued on CD.

It was.

Found one

Found one

And, as the title of the set implies, only the big-band pieces are on the Mosaic.

Sent you a PM.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I've already done so.

Anyone willing to sell me their Anita O'Day Mosaic set or know where I can get one? PayPal is my only payment option.

I was asked by SONY to write a short overview of the material, and I wrote assuming that they would be printing the personnel, as they had supplied me with all recording details including matrix and issue numbers in a neatly formatted state. Obviously the personnel details are readily available but it would have improved the listening experience if the details had been in the booklet. Bruce Does anyone know if there's any overlap with the earlier The Duke: The Columbia Years, 1927-1962 Sony 3CD box?

Thanks. Anyone?

Sure, but I had other priorities at the time.

Everything I own has been offered. You're the second, after Hans, to inquire about non-existent sets. I understand if my desperation appeals to your sense of a buying opportunity but ... That's not at all what I was thinking. I know how it is to be in a desperate situation and I would not have taken advantage of that, I would have offered you a good price for the set I asked you about. I'm sorry Hans, I shouldn't have put it in those terms. I just presumed that it was clear from my thread title that this was it - everything is available. If I had these rarities, they'd have been offered, or I would have gone for the max and put them on ebay. No problem.

Everything I own has been offered. You're the second, after Hans, to inquire about non-existent sets. I understand if my desperation appeals to your sense of a buying opportunity but ... That's not at all what I was thinking. I know how it is to be in a desperate situation and I would not have taken advantage of that, I would have offered you a good price for the set I asked you about.