Fred

Sorry for the misunderstanding, it’s my fault. The track is omitted only on the booklet, but present on the disc. forgive my english…

I really started buying jazz records only at the very beginning of the CD era, when I was about 30 years old. An older friend of mine, a real "cat," was my Pygmalion. He bought many CDs for me in England or directly in the U.S. I think the first box set (if I can call it that) was the wonderful Ellington's "The Blanton-Webster Band," four discs of pure joy. In the following years, I was really an addicted: I often purchased box sets only for the beautiful package (i.e. the Billie Holyday's Verve), and in some instances i discovered music i didn't know at all and so the boxed sets expanded my horizons... I'm very grateful to them!

I would like to point out the omission of a track on disc 5. The exact order is: DISC V HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA 1. James spoken introduction (X) 0:09 2. Blue Lou (X) 2:43 (I. Mills-E. Sampson) 3. Charmaine (X) 1:49 (L. Pollack-E. Rapee) 4. The Sad Sack (X) 3:16 (Harry James) 5. Mexico City (X) 4:12 (W. Donaldson-M. Greene) 6. Sierra (X) 3:45 (J. Matthias-S. Russell) 7. Too Marvelous For Words (X) 3:13 (J. Mercer-R. Whiting) HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA 8. September In The Rain (Y) 3:15 (A. Dubin-H. Warren) 9. 920 Special (Y) 2:44 (Earle Warren) 10. Rose Room (Y) 4:14 (A. Hickman-H. Williams) 11. Eight Bar Riff (Part 1) (Y) 4:07 (Harry James) 12. Eight Bar Riff (Part 2) (Y) 3:20 (Harry James) CLAUDE THORNHILL AND HIS ORCHESTRA 13. Easy Does It (Z) 3:18 (T. Young-S. Oliver) COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA 14. Yeah Man (AA) 2:43 (Count Basie) 15. Rhythm Man (AA) 2:40 (Count Basie) COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA 16. Kansas City Stride (BB) 4:12 (Dicky Wells) 17. Beaver Junction (BB) 3:41 (Harry Edison) 18. Circus In Rhythm (BB) 3:40 (Earle Warren) 19. Aunt Hagar's Country Home (BB) 3:20 (unidentified) 20. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (BB) 4:09 (A. Razaf-D. Redman) 21. Basie Strides Again (Along Avenue C) (BB) 3:00 (Buck Clayton) 22. Call Me Darling (feat. Thelma Carpenter) 23. Playhouse No. 2 Stomp (Variations on I Got Rhythm) (BB) 3:17 (George Gershwin) COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA 24. Kansas City Stride (alt tk) (BB) 3:45 (Dicky Wells)

The set landed just now in Italy, after crossing storm, delays, and the monsters of italian customs! Wow!

My set "departed FedEx hub" in Memphis, TN today at 5:28. Hope to have it in Italy into the next week. I can't wait.

Mine is still in Memphis, TS, according with the Fedex tracking, due to avverse weather, if I understood well. Bah. I made an error, I should have chosen Portugal or Spain.

Just ordered, together wit the Bob Crosby set. All considered, I prefere a purchase directly from Mosaic, than the Europe's dealers, a bit too expensive.

wow! because the lack of copies in the european stores, I ordered it directly, and arrived in Italy in two working days!

It's not really available, you can't click on the "add to cart" button: Classic Decca Rec. Orchestra and Bob Cats (36-42)

Finally mi set is landed in Italy.

Me too. Totally new, for me.

Just arrived. Disc 2. Great transfers.

Waiting from Belgium at any time

Thanks! Very interesting post.