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Looks like you're right. That auction has been pulled. What was the asking price?

I bought my Oscar Peterson Mosaic through them and had no trouble at all. The set was sealed and packed well enough not to sustain any damage. I've also bought a couple of other CDs from them with no issues. I guess their return policy, should you need it, is a bit shady. Absolutely. Thumbs up for Newbury Comics all the way. First class outfit. I don't use Caiman anymore for two reasons: (1) Once I ordered a hard to find CD from the Amazon site and waited 3 weeks for a shipment notice. Finally got refunded, but that's just plain bad business practice. (2) When they took over control of Tower after the bankruptcy, I had two outstanding orders for rare Buddy De Franco albums. Tower's policy of not charging your account until shipment went out the door and Caiman's was instituted. I was immediately charged for CDs that I never received. When I went to call customer service and ask for my money back, they kept assuring me to keep waiting. Unfortunately, I waited too long for my credit card company to do anything about it. In the end I got stiffed about $50 and Caiman/Tower refused to even grant me store credit as a consolation. I don't trust those bastards anymore.

Thanks for the info. Funny thing is today I was considering buying that Pablo box set. Now I can listen to whole song samples. Sweet!

I have copies of the Shorty Rogers Mosaic and scans of the track listings and detailed discography from the large booklet. I found the track listing shows "Pearls" as the fourth song on Disc 3, but the discography titles it "Peals". Anybody know which is correct? I'm guessing the former, but you never know.

I bought one today after confirming from Newbury that the set is indeed new and sealed and untouched by saws, drills, and any other various UPC manglers. The samples sound enticing.

I bought the Art Pepper Hollywood All-Star Sessions from Amazon Marketplace's Newbury Comics today. I verified that indeed it's not a cutout or UPC gouge, but fully new retail. I've played all 50 sound samples 3 times today, so I think I'll enjoy it. Also took a chance on the Bud Shank/Bob Cooper Mosaic Select that's still available on Amazon. Not sure if they'll in fact deliver in the 1 to 3 weeks promised. The last one on eBay went for almost $100, so $64 is a bargain in comparison.

Congratulations! How wonderful! I've got all daughters too, but we stopped at a mere two.

What I can't explain is that I dropped off a disc on Monday morning (Columbus Day) at a standard neighborhood mailbox and it still arrived at 5AM the next morning. Federal holidays be damned!

Just as likely to be a difference between CD players - some are much more tolerant than others. I have several CD's that play OK on some players and don't on other players. I can't play any of the three Charles Tolliver Mosaic Select discs on my CD player at work (just spins and shuts down), but it works fine at home. Go figure. First time that's happened over the course of 16 years. (Yes, my Sony Car Discman still works.) I'll have to crack open my Side Steps set and give disc 5 a try.

I'm reading early John Grisham from the public library. Last week it was A Time to Kill. This week is The Rainmaker:

Shorty Rogers - Complete Atlantic & EMI Jazz Recordings, discs 1 & 2 Finally found a copy of this set. Wonderful!

I've always thought he did stellar in Hunt For Red October, one of my all time favs, although I haven't seen the other movies mentioned. Guess I need to prime the Netflix queue this week.

I don't know, dude. That's only 25% what the original big red box costs "on sale" at Mosaic's True Blue Music site. I think I'd reconsider.

See Stefan's earlier post. "Playing disc 1" ... of 1? I'm betting that once the site switches over from Pre-Order state and posts a photo and more info, the mistake will be discovered. Hard to believe this set isn't supposed to be priced the same as the Interplay set, also available for sale. Mine's on the way too. Priority mail from Shepherdsville, KY. Not bad for economy shipping.

Elvin Jones, disc 3. This might be my favorite of the eight.

The first Lou Donaldson Mosaic offered on eBay since the bad news just ended today: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT Wonder how much a Dinah Washington will fetch.

Blowin' Country arrived in mint condition. Thanks! I figured this was the next best thing to spending months looking for the Shank/Cooper Mosaic Select set.

No Value Added Tax to pay? What's that worth?

You guys were probably snickering when I commented once that I had 18 Dexter Gordon albums and I thought that was a lot! For a relative newbie it might be. I have about that many Lee Morgan CDs and they hardly get any more airplay. Hard bop has given way to cool/west coast jazz, at least for the last few months.

Does Cindy read this forum? If so, I would like to express how much I will miss her. She is the epitome of a professional customer service representative. It doesn't get any better. She always had the right things to say (in writing -- I never had the pleasure of talking with her). I wish you well.

Damn straight! That guy is amazing.

FWIW, my Brookmeyer arrived today from JazzLoft, #2444. Looking forward to cracking it open at work on Monday. Tonight is dedicated to Sweet Dreams - Cradlesongs & Lullabies, my 9-year-old's favorite when daddy jazz doesn't do the trick. According to iTunes, she's on play #34. I'm sorry to hear the other OOP Selects that appeared available were in fact not. Who would have thought the listing updates were a manual process and the webmaster was a one-man show. At least they were fairly efficient in informing their customers of the error.

Superb sets. I'd open and enjoy them if I were you. Keep them mint and you'll hardly lose out.

There's a used Stereo edition for sale on Amazon in "Acceptable" condition, "Some scratches on cd." Only $2,000. Sounds like a bargain to me!

The Jazz Tones and Sweet & Lovely are near impossible to find. I own the Japan mini-LP Autumn Leaves, In a Mellow Mood, and Cooking the Blues. I've been meaning to get rid of them ever since I picked up the Mosaic for a steal of a deal about 10 months ago. In fact I just happen to be listening to Disc 3 now. Good luck with that auction. It's a hell of a set.