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The Ellington Storyville 8CD set "The Duke" is available through Import CD's for $49.82 appears to be OOS at present (i must have purchased the last copy last night) It contains the 2CD Fargo concert plus the 2CD non Prestige Carnegie Hall concet (44?)& many other live sessions from the 40's

Anyone know if one can source the dates & musicians list (plus titles played) +/- recorded -> has anyone compiled this material? eg - what Newports did Monk play & how many of these were recorded? -> I could probably work this out by sourcing a number of my Monk texts The official Newport website has very scant information re old concerts (50's & 60's) Wolfgang's Vault have many previously unreleased Newport performances available as downloads (MP3's & FLACS) - I'm tempted to subscribe (costs $48/year - get $50 of downloads & 30% off each download if you're a subscriber) - any comments on the quality of the downloads?

I also recommend the 5CD JSP set - It's actually on special via Amazon at present ($14.99) but it appears to be OOS. It's very comprehensive & the sound is impressive, covering up to 1954 (Capitol, RCA & live material that was on the Xanadu label; even includes some of his "Boots Brown" material) - no Atlantic recordings (hopefully that will be on Vol. 2 or get them on the Collectables releases) The one review in Amazon gives it an average rating due to poor sound quality - sorry, but beg to differ Another good early compilation (up to 1953) is the UK Giant Steps 2CD - The Sweetheart Of Sigmund Freud While we're on the subject of Shorty Rogers, does anyone know if the UK Clickin' With Clax LP (unreleased Atlantic material) has ever had a CD release apart from the 80's Mosaic box? Have been looking for that material for a while (but I'm not prepared to pay the big $$'s for a Mosaic Box - have placed bids for this in the past but always missed out)

I'd recommend the Hawkins box - has been remastered by Ted Kendall I also have the 10CD hawkins Membran box which is very likely a rip from the Classics CD's - the sound is superior in the JSP set (when comparing overlapping tracks from both sets) The Shorty Rogers set is very comprehensive & sonically excellent Looking forward to the second instalments for both of these sets

Just picked up the new Freddie Gambrell Fresh Sound CD - contains both of his Pacific Jazz LP's (excludes the two 45 only sides & the single JWC 513 title) Sound quality is excellent (sounds more like Japanese? CD rips than needle drops). Some of his original compositions have a "Herbie Nichols" feel to them.

It's a pity Keys West wasn't included in the Kenton Presents Mosaic set. Available on the Fresh Sound label

Looks like this will be rip/needle drop from another pirate? 4LP set (BAT 5/8) called "The Complete Birdland Sessions" plus extra titles hopefully - it was supposed to have been released as a 200 ltd edn set (Lord Discography)

There are a few on the list that take my fancy Vi Redd (Bird Call), Monday night At Birdland 1 & 2, Blakey's Cu-Bop & Golden Boy, Byrd/Gryce Jazz Lab (Jubilee), Hawkins The Gilded Hawk (Capitol), Les McCann In NY & Sings (PJ) Yes, some of these were released years ago, are deleted & go for higher prices on Amazon or have also been reissued by the Andorrans but I would prefer to get 24bit remasterings than "needle drops", especially with the way the Australian dollar is at present - hovering at parity with the $US & holding its own with the Yen Have the UA Vi Redd Bird Call sessions ever had a digital release except for a few titles included on the Mighty Quinn Roy Ayers CD?

There's also the excellent 1992 3CD set (Complete Armstrong with FH 1924-25) by Canadian Forte Records Again, the transfers were done by John RT Davies This covers a multitude of labels (including Columbia but no Victor - that was later in the decade) looking through FH's discography, Chuck's idea makes sense ie Columbia & Victor material

Thanks, will do

Bill Dixon died on June 16 this year; see this thread (scroll down). Wikipedia Hans, thanks for the link I was aware that he had passed away earlier this year

Is this 6CD + prints set still available I thought you could obtain it directly from Bill Dixon's website but that appears to have shut down? - only a facebook site comes up on searches There's also mention that an new BD website is forthcoming any info would be appreciated

similarly for Australia - ordered my Dixon set this way (Grooves-Inc don't have the Dixon & Russell sets on their database)

Why? - has there been some previous discussion on this topic What do you & Chuck know?

just preordered my set - have been waiting for this one for a while now for the next big box - Count Basie's Columbia recordings

I'd agree with everyone re Blowitoutahere - prompt & efficient service -> the only downside is international customers can't buy directly from their website similarly good dealings (Amazon & directly via their websites) with Moviemars, import CD's (does anyone know why they will not ship OJC/Concord CD's out of the states - they have the best prices on these), Newbury Comics though shipping time from Newbury can be quite long to Australia (parcels appear to come via New Zealand) My favourite online dealer at present is GROOVES-INC (Swiss based - no international shipping charges) - best place to get the recent Soul Note/Black Saint box sets (except for the Dixon & Russell's) & other euro/UK labels. Their OJC's/Concords (euro pressings) are also much cheaper than the states. Another Amazon site I'd like to mention is the Classical Music superstore -> great place to get the Naxos Jazz icons DVD box sets (excellent after sales service - recently got the 1st box set as a birthday present & the Monk disc was faulty -> after a single email & new replacement disc was promptly shipped out) Can anyone clarify the difference between a standard CD & a promo/cutout - is there actually any difference in sound quality between the Cd's?

pm sent on Homeless - Silkheart CD116 $13 Vol. 1: Translation - Silkheart CD 134 $13

PM on the following Joe McPhee, Evan Parker, & Daunik Lazro (Vand’oeuvre - France) [trio] Evan Parker, “Waterloo 1985” (Emanem) [quartet w/ P. Rutherford, H. Schneider, P. Lytton] Alexander von Schlippenbach, “Twelve-Tone Tales”, vol. 1 (Intakct) [solo] Thanks

What a great idea! Seconded. Or thirded. Fourth'd. McGhee seems to me like the perfect Mosaic artist--outstanding musician but somehow never quite getting the acclaim and recognition he deserved. Fifth'd also, what about a Freddie Roach Blue Note MS (it may be a bit more than 3CD's though?) -last time i mentioned this to Michael C he felt that it would not sell well enough

wholeheartedly agree - picked up my copy a few months ago; excellent sound restoration & lots of unreleased material (or stuff that was only released on 78's or 10" LP's

While we are on the topic,I was was wondering if there are any opinions out there re a Mosaic Select of his Blue Note work(may be too many LP's for a 3CD set but I thought there were 5?) . I contacted Michael Cuscuna a few years back & his reply was that it would not sell in enough quantity to make it a viable project.

great idea though you can pick up the majority of the material (minus the three quartet pieces) on various CD's (Early Circle CD probably the most elusive)

No, I havn't heard it - I thought Circulus (US version) was a single LP & the three titles took up approximately 15mins but I realise now it's a 2 LP set with the quartet pieces taking up over 46mins - that's why they weren't put on the Early Circle CD! Drone 22:25 Quartet Piece No. 1 16:13 Quartet Piece No. 2 17:33 Quartet Piece No. 3 12:25 Percussion Piece 5:52

Has the August 21, 1970 Corea/Braxton/Holland/Altschul session (Quartet piece Nos 1-3) ever been released on CD - was originally released on the BN LP Circulus (LA882) It appears to be the only Corea BN/SS session not to have been digitalised. I'm surprised it wasn't put on the Early Circle CD (84465) - that disc contains the 13 & 19 Oct, 1970 sessions & is only 55mins long