mikeweil

I do not know of any big band recordings on Vanguard from the 1950's or 1960's. After the Jazz Showcase series there were the two Dave Burns LPs in 1962/63. (Who produced these, btw?) Next jazz albums came in the Seventies.

That list contains some surprises, like the Brother John Sellers 10" LP. Look at the rhythm section: https://www.discogs.com/release/12253788-Brother-John-Sellers-Brother-John-Sellers-Sings-Blues-And-Folk-Songs/image/SW1hZ2U6MzUxNjA3NTc=

Simply great guy and great documentary/interview!

I compiled a Vanguard 1950's LP list to further the speculations about the contents of the second set:

To help speculations about the contents of the upcoming second Mosaic box set of 1950's Vanguard manistream jazz sessions, I compiled a list of 10" and 12" LPs of the series. It is an expansion of the list from the Mosiac website plus my researches in the Lord Discography. Titles with an * are in the first box; my speculations about the contents of the second are marked with + - all by Mel Powell, the Ruby Braff & Elis Larkins duets, Sir Charles Thompson, Bobby Henderson, Ronnell Bright, and Jo Jones with Ray Bryant. Additions and corrections are welcome. 10” LP VRS-8001 Vic Dickenson Septet Vol.1 * VRS-8002 Vic Dickenson Septet Vol.2 * VRS-8003 Sir Charles Thompson Sextet * VRS-8004 Mel Powell Septet + VRS-8005 Brother John Sellers Sings Folk and Blues Songs VRS-8006 Sir Charles Thompson Quartet + VRS-8007 Joe Newman And His Band * VRS-8008 Ruby Braff / Buck Clayton – Buck Meets Ruby * VRS-8009 Sir Charles Thompson And His Band * VRS-8010 Urbie Green and his Band VRS-8011 Jimmy Rushing’s All Stars – Goin’ To Chicago * VRS-8012 Vic Dickenson Septet Vol.3 * VRS-8013 Vic Dickenson Septet Vol.4 * VRS-8014 Sam Most Sextet VRS-8015 Mel Powell Bandstand + VRS-8016 Don Elliott - Doubles in Brass VRS-8017 Nat Pierce Band VRS-8018 Sir Charles Thompson Trio + VRS-8019 Ruby Braff - Two-Part Inventions in Jazz Vol.1 + VRS-8020 Ruby Braff - Two-Part Inventions in Jazz Vol.2 + 12” LP VRS-8501 Mel Powell - Borderline + VRS-8502 Mel Powell - Thigamagig + VRS-8503 Jo Jones Special * VRS-8504 Ruby Braff Sextet – Ruby Braff Special * VRS-8505 Jimmy Rushing And His All Stars * VRS-8506 Mel Powell - Out On A Limb + VRS-8507 Ruby Braff - Two By Two: Music of Rodgers and Hart + VRS-8508 Various Artists – A Night At Count Basie’s * VRS-8509 Hans Koller - Hans Across the Sea VRS-8510 Rolf Kühn - Streamline VRS-8511 Bobby Henderon - Handful of Keys + VRS-8512 Ronnell Bright - Bright Flight + VRS-8513 Jimmy Rushing – Listen To The Blues * VRS-8514 Buck Clayton – Buckin’ The Blues * VRS-8515 Ted Brown - Free Wheeling VRS-8516 Ruby Braff & Ellis Larkins - Pocketful of Dreams (reissue of 8019 & 8020) + VRS-8517 Buck Clayton & Mel Powell (reissue of 8004 & 8008)  VRS-8518 Jimmy Rushing (reissue of 8011) * VRS-8519 Nat Pierce - Easy Swing (reissue of 8017) VRS-8520 Vic Dickenson Showcase Vol.1 (reissue of 8001 & 8002) * VRS-8521 Vic Dickenson Showcase Vol.2 (reissue of 8012 & 8013) * VRS-8522 Don Elliott & Sam Most - Doubles in Jazz (reissue of 8014 & 8016) VRS-8523/24 From Spirituals to Swing VRS-8525 - Jo Jones Plus Two +

I agree with you. I just try to understand Mosaic's selection. Maybe they just limited themselves to seven CDs or whatever. It all derserves the Mosaic treatment. Some of the very best 1950's small group swing. The mixture with some younger players makes it all the more interesting and underlines their connection to the tradition.

I will try this software: https://www.nchsoftware.com/documentconvert/index.html

I love it that these sessions were recorded with a single microphone. Perfect for this kind of music!

.... as will the Jo Jones Trio session with Ray Bryant, I suppose. The Mosaic website has this statement: Producer’s Note: This set of small group recordings were selected with the mainstream swing sessions in mind. A second set of the Vanguard label featuring piano recordings will follow in the future. "Mainstream swing sessions"! So some sessions like the Urbie Green, Nat Pierce, Ted Brown, Dave Burns may have seemed too "modern"? May we hope for a third set covering these?

There is a Software to transfer Formats, will post a link when I am back home. Another disadvantage of this Format is the album orientation without any other details but the track title. The best still are those on jazzdiscography.com.

Those sites need lots of attention and time. True discographers are an endangered species.

Wise decision as it includes the tracks from the Helen Humes that the Mosaic left off.

R.I.P. Maybe the last to live who played with Pres. Fantastic drummer, one of a kind. I like the photo he NYT posted, from 2019:

Yes, but it is only for Goldberg completists. The two sacred pieces are not on the same level as J.S. Bach's pieces. If you are deeply into 18th century mid-German baroque church music, pretty much indispensable, if not, consider.

No problem. I had my piece of the fun.

I get this error code when clicking on the link: Oops! You do not have permission to view this topic. ?????????

R.I.P. What can you say ....... The link in EKE BBB's post doesn't work, so here: https://loudonaldson.com

A vinyl club - we had this decades ago. Was nice to build your first collection. Probably not for older collectors with large amounts of records.

It is, although rather cheap in Lidl oulets. We were pleasantly surprised.

Côtes du Rhône Villages AOP 2022 - Cellier de Saint Jean à Saint-Sean d'Ardières, France

https://www.discogs.com/release/9729616-James-Moody-Moodys-Mood-For-Blues