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Hello Reinier, www.cdon.com ships to all EU locations. I have already ordered from there to Germany without any problems. You need to go through their homepage www.cdon.com and you can there select the shipping region. Cheers, Tjobbe my Swedish is non existent and even decent guessing has thwarted registration let alone buying anything, more's the pityas they have at least 4 Gullin discs not easily available else where (in the UK that is) Here's their site in English.

Give them a break, November is not even 3 days old...

I don't think so.

Final price drop.

Correct. You'd better hurry.

Exactly--tinkering for the sake of tinkering. And while we're on the subject of Contemporary recordings, IMHO just about any Contemporary CD recorded from the mid-50s through the early 60s (with perhaps a few exceptions) sounds great--whether it be an OJC, 20-bit K2, or whatever. The quality of the original engineering and recording equipment were, thanks in large part to Lester Koenig, exemplary, and that exemplary quality comes through on most subsequent digital incarnations. Additionally, the remastering engineers at Fantasy (Kirk Felton, Joe Tarantino, Phil De Lancie, et al) early on developed a high standard of digital transferring and remastering. That combination generally resulted in stellar sound, even on OJCs from the late 80s and early 90s. Agreed. In my opinion many OJC CDs from the 1980s through the late 1990s sound good to excellent, with a few exceptions. I'm less happy with more recent OJCs, some of them are way too loud to my ears; Don Sleet's All Members OJC is a case in point, the Japanese 20-bit K2 reissue of that album sounds better in that respect.

well I got a fair number today, the store had several of some the volumes Vols 1,2,5,6,7,8,12,13,15,16 &19 ....all for £22 Nice score!

Even lower prices.

I'm selling these CDs: Japanese non-RVG 24-bit remastered jewel case Blue Note CDs for $6 each (weight of 2 copies: about 230 grams): Art Blakey - A Night at Birdland, Vol.1 - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6411 Art Blakey - The Jazz Messengers at the Cafe Bohemia, Vol.1 - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6481 Kenny Burrell - Introducing Kenny Burrell - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6444 Kenny Burrell - Kenny Burrell, Vol.2 - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6466 Ornette Coleman - At the "Golden Circle" Stockholm, Vol.1 - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6461 Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6468 Thelonious Monk - Genius of Modern Music, Vol.1 - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6433 Bud Powell - The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol.1 - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6418 Bud Powell - The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol.2 - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6450 Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6410 Horace Silver - Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6472 Jack Wilson - Easterly Winds - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6500 Still-sealed Japanese non-RVG 24-bit remastered jewel case Blue Note CD for $7: J.J. Johnson - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson, Vol.1 - Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-6512 Savoy mini-LP sleeve jazz CDs for $6 each: SALE PENDING Milt Jackson - Meet Milt Jackson - Denon/Savoy COCB-50415 (Japan; "24-bit processed Mastersonic") SALE PENDING George Wallington - The George Wallington Trio - Denon/Savoy COCB-50413 (Japan; "24-bit processed Mastersonic") George Wallington - Jazz at Hotchkiss - Denon/Savoy CY-78994 ("20-bit processed Mastersonic") Shipping: priority mail up to 250 grams - in the EU (except Italy, Greece and Slovakia) and to Norway, Iceland and Switzerland: $4 - to the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia: $6.50 - elsewhere (including Italy, Greece and Slovakia): registered priority mail only; rates on request. Payment: no cash, checks or money orders; PayPal accepted; in the euro zone: BIC/IBAN electronic bank transfer or PayPal with a small fee. No trades Please PM me if interested.

indeed! for off the rack recordings, those are s u p e r b. any listener reading this who doesn't own that set, do yourself a favor and seek them out. there has never been any west coast quintet club jazz to surpass this playing (although the hawes sessions come close). immaculate stuff, -e- Agreed. Some of my favorites. Just wondering. Have they ever been given the maximized remastering treatment? I just had a look on Amazon.de and besides that only three are available (Vol. 3 is missing and Vol. 1 is an LP), it is impossible for an average user to see which issue/reissue we're talking about here. I would assume it's the originals I have? As far as I know the 1991 OJC CDs are the only digital releases so far. And I, for one, can't imagine how the awesome sound on these early 90's CDs could be improved. Apparently nobody else can, either, since they've yet to be remastered. As the saying goes, if it ain't broke, . . . . I agree.

indeed! for off the rack recordings, those are s u p e r b. any listener reading this who doesn't own that set, do yourself a favor and seek them out. there has never been any west coast quintet club jazz to surpass this playing (although the hawes sessions come close). immaculate stuff, -e- Agreed. Some of my favorites. Just wondering. Have they ever been given the maximized remastering treatment? I just had a look on Amazon.de and besides that only three are available (Vol. 3 is missing and Vol. 1 is an LP), it is impossible for an average user to see which issue/reissue we're talking about here. I would assume it's the originals I have? As far as I know the 1991 OJC CDs are the only digital releases so far.

No one's nitpicking here, we were just discussing instruments that were used (or not) - or is that not allowed??

no drum machines gents, just Tony playing electronic drums on the intro to one tune on Foreign Intrigue. with Hutcherson and Carter. The first one in the series. something tells me it was Cuscuna's idea. From Mosaic's discography: (A) Wallace Roney, trumpet; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Bobby Hutcherson, vibes; Mulgrew Miller, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Tony Williams, drums, electronic drums, drum machine. Recorded at M & I Studios, New York City on June 18 & 19, 1985 Recording and remix engineer: Peter Darmi Produced by Tony Williams and Michael Cuscuna Originally issued as FOREIGN INTRIGUE (Blue Note BT-85119) (B) Wallace Roney, trumpet; Bill Pierce, tenor sax, soprano sax: Mulgrew Miller, piano; Charnett Moffett, bass; Tony Williams, drums, drum machine. Recorded at Capitol Studio B, Los Angeles on November 24-26, 1986 Recording and remix engineer: David Cole Produced by Tony Williams and David Cole Originally issued on CIVILIZATION (Blue Note BT 85138)

I've just listened to the audio clip of "Life of the Party" on the Mosaic site, and I could be wrong, but it does sound as if there's drum machine, along with Williams' "own" drumming. Judging by the clip, the drumming is indeed quite loud and Hutcherson sounds "drowned" in the mix. I couldn't hear any electronics on my computer speakers.

See Mosaic's discography (scroll down for the personnel, session A) and C.J. Shearn's post #10.

I read a few reviews of the some of the original albums, and they all say that Williams' loud drumming tends to drown out the other players. How's the mix on the new set in that respect?

you're in for quite a treat... -e- I've never heard the original albums, and I am intrigued. However, Tony Williams using electronic drums and a drum machine is keeping me from buying this set.

I fully agree. The 1991 OJC CD reissues of those wonderful Manne albums also sound great on my system (Mark Levinson gear with Quad electrostatic speakers). Contemporary recordings from the 1950s are truly great, especially those by the unsurpassed Roy DuNann - who didn't record the Manne albums, by the way.

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Two left.

I have seen both and I have a copy of the artwork. I bought the John Hardee CD that came out at the same time (called "Tired"), but I didn't buy these because I had the material on the Classics CD and I didn't feel I needed the alternates. I'd love to go back in time and get those now. I just love the way the Japanese remastered stuff back around then. Kevin Correct, and I also have the John Hardee.

I'm looking for the following CDs: Max Bennett - Max Bennett – Bethlehem/Toshiba TOCJ-62005 Herb Geller - Fire in the West - Jubilee/Toshiba TOCJ-5398 Ike Quebec – Blue Harlem – Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-66015 Ike Quebec – Topsy – Blue Note/Toshiba TOCJ-66016 Miles Davis – 'Round About Midnight – CBS/Sony 32DP-510 Miles Davis – Kind of Blue – CBS/Sony 35DP-62 (preferred) or CBS CK 08163 with matrix number 35DP-62 on the inner ring Miles Davis – Four and More – CBS/Sony 35DP-66 (preferred) or CBS/Sony 32DP-528 Miles Davis – Nefertiti – CBS/Sony 32DP-726 John Coltrane – The Complete Africa Brass – 2CD, Impulse! MVCI-23010~11 John Coltrane – Coltrane – Impulse! MVCI-23012 John Coltrane – Live at Birdland – Impulse! MVCI-23013 John Coltrane – Crescent – Impulse! MVCI-23014 John Coltrane – Selflessness – Impulse! MVCI 23091 John Coltrane – Interstellar Space – Impulse! MVCI-23063 Gil Evans – Out of the Cool – Impulse! MVCI-23032 Charles Mingus – The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady – Impulse! MVCI-23050 PayPal is my only payment option. Please PM me if you're selling any or know where I can find them. Thank you.

Lower prices.

From the Mosaic site (future projects): "November 2006 MOSAIC BOXED SET Duke Ellington: The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion and OKeh Small Group Sessions (MD7-235) (7 CDs - $119) Our November release is one that has longed to be issued in its entirety. This set will be a 7 disc set covering all those seminal Helen Oakley and Irving Mills produced sides from 1935 to 1940. With Ellington at the piano these recordings were led by Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Rex Stewart and Cootie Williams and are a significant display of how Ellington was able to arrange for small group and bring the absolute best out of his sidemen. In some cases, these performances represented the first time collectors and fans were hearing now classic Ellingtonia: Juan Tizol's composition "Caravan" from a Barney Bigard session; Cootie Williams' "Echoes of Harlem"; vocal versions by the forgotten Mary McHugh on "Lost In Meditation" and "Prelude To A Kiss"; Rex Stewart's peerless cornet conceptions on "Rexatious" and "The Back Room Romp". And the Johnny Hodges masterpieces alone consist of "Blue Reverie", "Jeep's Blues", "The Jeep Is Jumpin'", a trio side with Duke and bassist Billy Taylor on "Finesse" and one of the most plaintive of these Hodges releases, "Wanderlust". The set will also include small group sessions led by Ellington, his piano solos and the duet sides with bassist Jimmie Blanton. There is also the Gotham Stompers session that comprises both the Ellington band and the Chick Webb band with Chick at the drums. All known alternate takes are included here as well, some of which only came out on short-lived bootleg LPs in the 1960s and 1970s. The transfers of this material plus the thoughtful liner notes, come from the preeminent Ellington collector Steven Lasker. Steven has also provided us with a rare rehearsal disc on “Echoes of Harlem”. There are 173 tracks in all with rare photographs, a complete updated discography and in-depth liner notes by Lasker."