J.A.W.

You're probably right. Anyway, I would have paid more to get this Mayfield material, so I shouldn't complain...

I picked up the Mance Lipscomb, Jackie DeShannon, and Loudon Wainwright III Handmades. They're all excellent, but, although they made these recordings available again for the first time since the original LPs appeared, the price seems a little high.

I'm with Chuck - this is too silly for words, so...

Slightly off-topic: copy-controlled CDs are marked "CCCD" on some sites (Amazon Japan, HMV Japan)

I was wondering about that too.

Yes, it was released at the time it was recorded in 1969. It's one of my favorite albums since. Know it's been reissued and should be available. Are you saying this has been reissued on CD? It's available on LP, but I've never seen it on CD anywhere.

Finally! I've been waiting for years for these recordings to be reissued. I had both Mayfield Tangerine LPs and they were wonderful. Can't wait to hear them again!

Have a wonderful day!

Could somebody interpret this for me? Sounds expensive, but I'm ignorant about translating the Euro currency into dollars. €76.69 = about $90 at yesterday's exchange rate (€1 = $1.175 / $1 = €0.85) Edit: the exchange rate on Tuesday, 11/18 is €1 = $1.195 / $1 = €0.835

OK, but not all systems have "EQ fiddling" facilities. I agree, though, that the current Armstrong, Holiday and Christian box sets are the best sounding remasters ever (although the JSP Armstrong set is very good too), system dependent or not. On my system the harshness more or less disappears after a 10 to 15-minute run in.

I found these two sessions, originally released on the LP Jack's Groove (GNP 60): Recorded in LA, July 1957 Personnel: Jack Sheldon - trumpet Conte Candoli - trumpet Stu Williamson - valve trombone Vince DeRosa - French horn Red Callender - tuba Lennie Niehaus - alto saxophone Billy Root - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone Pete Jolly - piano Buddy Clark - bass Mel Lewis - drums Tracks: Brown Cow On Green Dolphin Street I'm Also a Person I Had the Craziest Dream Arriverderci Recorded in LA in March 1959 Personnel: Jack Sheldon - trumpet Chet Baker - trumpet Stu Williamson - valve trombone Herb Geller - alto saxophone Art Pepper - alto saxophone Harold Land - tenor saxophone Paul Moer - piano Buddy Clark - bass Mel Lewis - drums Tracks: Anyhow Julie Is Her Name Aplomb Sunset Eyes J.S. I hope this helps.

Recent Sony remasters (including the Armstrong and Holiday sets, and also the Charlie Christian set) and RVG remasters tend to sound a bit "pumped up" in the higher frequencies, at least on my system. This "boost" may well be the cause of the problems you're describing.

Now I'm getting confused - Lon, are you saying the sound of the 2003 single-disc Armstrong and Holiday Legacy reissues is improved compared to the Armstrong Legacy box that was released in 2000 and the Holiday Legacy box that came out in 2001? I thought Bol was commenting on the sound of one of the 2003 Armstrong single-disc reissues. I second your Holiday - Young recommendation: A Musical Romance.

I asked Mosaic how they would feel if European customers would be buying the CJB set (the one issued by Verve) in Europe rather than ordering it directly from them. This is the reply I just got: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you very much for your consideration for Mosaic Records finances. However, in this case this is a transaction we entered into with Verve fully realizing that many of our international customers would be buying from their local dealer to save on shipping, duties and taxes. This is much different from any "unauthorized" sets that may be released overseas or CDRs. Therefore save the money and maybe with additional funds more Mosaic sets may be bought. Again, thank you for the consideration. Regards, Mosaic Records ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Did you ever hear bluesman Tampa Red's late 1930s Bluebird recordings where he's "kazoo-ing" so abundantly? I did, and I almost lost the will to live...

I'm a Rivers fan, but vocalizing gives me the creeps, so... A few months ago I tried to get rid of Urs Leimgruber's hatOLOGY CD No Try No Fail because of Joëlle Léandre's (admittedly short) vocalizing on one track, but fortunately Tony ("Chaney") talked me into keeping it, since the rest of album is great. Her vocalizing still turns my stomach, though...

An additional recommendation: Evan Parker - Chicago Solo - Okka 12017

I agree, the SACDs are the best sounding versions I've heard.

...As long as it's mint.

That's a fair price. Rare nothingness is expensive these days.

...And mine was complete with inserts...

Hmm, I got mine a few months ago for $210 and recently sold it for $220 on eBay (badly needed the money); I haven't seen this set go much higher these last few months.

Here's an interesting post by "Montgomery Cleft" on a blues bulletin board about the quality and legality of several blues and jazz reissue labels, such as JSP.

Happy birthday!