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Thanks for your comments, Guy. How do they compare to the same 1920s tracks on the Masters of Jazz CDs?

I also posted this thread on another forum, and this is the first reply: "IIRC, there are two versions. I own the latest one, which claims to be 'remastered'. I dont know if both versions sound the same. If you are familar with the Sony Legacy editions of Duke's albums ('Blues in Orbit', "Masterpieces', etc). that's the sound what you are getting here. Except for the first tracks on disc one. Those are a disgrace. Horrible sound smothered in noise reduction. I dont think Sony bothered to remaster those for this box, they just took whatever was on those awful sounding late 80's /early 90's transfers and pasted them in the box." Any comments, especially regarding the noise reduction?

The Sony Ellington box The Duke: The Columbia Years 1927-1962 has undoubtedly been discussed here before, but various searches didn't turn up anything... How's the box, a hodgepodge or a carefully selected compilation, and how's the sound, any use of noise reduction or any other mastering artefacts?

So I take it that's the Mosaic Single this thread is about, not the 2004 set. Thanks for clearing that up.

2004 Woody Herman Columbia Mosaic thread

Are you referring to the Herman Columbia set on Mosaic MD7-223 in the title of this thread? That's not a new set, it was released in the summer of 2004.

Sure. Joe Wilder bio

Don't know about that, I've never heard it. I did listen to Jimmy Scott's earlier Savoy recordings, and his work is not really my cup of tea.

This is it. It was another Rhino Handmade that is most likely long out of print now. It is a beautiful album, one of Scott's best (IMO). Already mentioned in post #24.

Is this the one you had in mind: Bill Barron - Modern Windows Suite - Savoy

Jimmy Scott Handmade (OOP), also listed here: Rhino Handmade catalog (see also my post #19 above)

Mosaic's Scott Wenzel just told me they hope to release the Chu Berry set in about two weeks.

Rhino Handmade did ship the Mayfield to Europe, I got it directly from them.

Rhino Handmade catalog

The CD you are referring to is Percy Mayfield - His Tangerine and Atlantic Sides on Rhino Handmade RHM2 7828. The tracks: 1. Ha Ha in the Daytime 2. Never No More 3. I Reached for a Tear 4. Memory Pain 5. Never Say Naw 6. Life Is Suicide 7. Baby Please (Lost Love) 8. River's Invitation 9. Cookin' in Style 10. The Hunt Is On 11. You Don't Exist No More 12. My Jug and I 13. Stranger in My Own Home Town 14. Way Down Home on the Farm 15. Maybe It's Because of Love 16. Stand By 17. Fading Love 18. Give Me Time to Explain 19. My Bottle Is My Companion 20. It's Time to Make a Change 21. We Both Must Cry 22. My Love 23. Don't Start Lying to Me 24. Long As You're Mine 25. Ha Ha in the Daytime 26. Pretty-Eyed Baby 27. I Don't Want to Be President 28. Nothin' Stays the Same Forever Track 1 and 14 were previously unreleased Tracks 2-13 and 15-26 were recorded for Tangerine Tracks 27-28 were recorded for Atlantic Tracks 1-3 recorded in NYC, March 23, 1962 Tracks 4-7 recorded in LA, 1962 Tracks 8-11 recorded in LA, February 21, 1963 Tracks 12-15 recorded in LA, January 20, 1964 Tracks 16-18 recorded in LA, circa 1964 Tracks 19-22 recorded in LA, February 21, 1963 Tracks 23-26 recorded in LA, circa Spring 1967 Tracks 27-28 recorded in LA, 1974

I agree. He didn't make many recordings as a leader, and those two are the best

The following CDs are scheduled for release. On April 18, 2007 OMCZ 1023 Shepherd,Elizabeth(vo)/Start to Move 2625 OMCX 1166 Evans,Kellylee(vo)/Fight Or Flight 2625 VQCD 10044 Donato,Joao(p)/O Piano de Joao Donato 2540 COCB 53639 Hirabayashi,Makiko(p)/Makiko 3940 COCB 53640 Akiyoshi,Toshiko(p)/Lullabies for You 2415 COCB 53641 Akiyoshi,Toshiko(p)/Toshiko at the Top of the Gate 2415 COCB 53642 Akiyoshi,Toshiko(p)/Toshiko-Mariano Quartet 2415 COCB 53643 Mizuhashi,Takashi(b)/One Tuseday in NY 2415 COCB 53644 Inoue,Keizo(as)/Intimate 2415 COCB 53633 Suzuki,Hiroshi(tb)/Cat* 2415 COCB 53634 Ishikawa,Akira(ds)/Back to Rhythm* 2415 VACM 1303 Tropea,John(g)/Tropea 10 - The Time Is Right 2940 VACM 1304 Goto,Koji(p)/Hope 2940 PCCY 30115 European Jazz Trio/Barcelona's Flame 1995 PCCY 30116 European Jazz Trio/Night Train 1995 PCCY 1828 Malibu/Robo-Sapiens 2415 MYCJ 30415 Van Dijk,Louis(p)/Title Undecided 2800 MYCJ 30416 Inoue,Yukari(p)/Trio 3000 MYCJ 30526 Sims,Zoot(ts) & Bucky Pizzarelli(g)/Elegiac 2200 MYCJ 30527 Brookmeyer,Bob(tb)/Friends 2200 MYCJ 30528 Griffin,Johnny(p)/Catharsis 2200 MYCJ 30529 Haynes,Roy(ds)/My Shining Hour 2200 MYCJ 30530 Gordon,Dexter(ts) & Ben Webster/Tenor Titans 2200 On April 25, 2007 COCB 53645 Soulive/Title undecided 2520

Should I thank you for that? Exactly. And by the way, I had nothing to do with it. Your (eeegor's) insinuation is totally out of order.

This is one of three later-period Farmer gems with Clifford Jordan, the other ones being Something to Live For, a tribute to Billy Strayhorn, and Ph.D., which features Kenny Burrell. Blame It on My Youth, with Jordan, James Williams (piano), Rufus Reid (bass) and Victor Lewis (drums), is the masterpiece of the three in my opinion. Get them while you can, before they are deleted by Concord. It all depends how you define "later-period". I have a number of other CDs by Art Farmer with Clifford Jordan that should also be mentioned. The three Contemporary CDs I was referring to were recorded in the late 1980s, hence "later-period", as opposed to his 1950s-1960s work.

So you're now "no longer a registered user"

North, South, East... Wess was reissued on CD. As far as I know the Phil Urso and Marzette Watts were not.

This is one of three later-period Farmer gems with Clifford Jordan, the other ones being Something to Live For, a tribute to Billy Strayhorn, and Ph.D., which features Kenny Burrell. Blame It on My Youth, with Jordan, James Williams (piano), Rufus Reid (bass) and Victor Lewis (drums), is the masterpiece of the three in my opinion. Get them while you can, before they are deleted by Concord.

Does it contain the 2 extra tracks? They are really fine. Which extra tracks? The Japanese remaster TOCJ 6560 and all other CD reissues of Smithville that I know of have only 5 tracks. "Tunesmith" and "Au Privave" . First Issued on "The Other Side of the 1500 Series " ( Japan) . Thanks.

Does it contain the 2 extra tracks? They are really fine. Which extra tracks? The Japanese remaster TOCJ 6560 and all other CD reissues of Smithville that I know of have only 5 tracks.