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Never seen any without. And yes, Caiman it was. [Edit: BTW: That image above doesn't show up for me. It just says (text): "Posted image".]

I wanted to know about that one. I've never seen a reference to it anywhere until I read Guy's post about it. The other boxes (the 75-CD and the 25-CD one) plus the four single collection ones that were apparently repackaged in that new obscure one I have myself. Plus all the rest.

Guy, does that mean they packaged the entire run of the initial boxed sets into one? I've never seen a reference to that one. Did they produce a new (huge) slipcase for that? Questions. Questions. If you ever find one, please let me know and I'll add it to my page. *** @Other readers: My "Jazz in Paris" page has moved to a new location and the old post will be deleted in February. New link: New "Jazz in Paris" page on my website. I have decided to flesh out the page a bit more anyway ... will take a while until I get around to it though. For now, it's only been moved (sans the comments which are stuck with the old post). I will also add the new material which was mentioned in recent posts in this thread.

I'm not - from a distance - convinced by that Frémeaux series either. That mastering outfit I linked to does not at all sound like one that takes great care in restoring music like that and I highly doubt they were given access to any masters. That's the problem, as some have stated above, with Reinhardt's material altogether. I can't really recall any version I've heard (or have) that sounds meticulously remastered. I have some of those cheaper sets mentioned above and they all strike me as rather bland. I'd love to go for the Frémeaux, but it's too much money for me if we're talking 5% sound improvement. I'll wait for many more votes on sound to roll in before I plunk down a single cent.

Good luck with that. One more note: I've had an extensive exchange with Amazon Germany about this boxed set and actually managed to get hold of someone who is a) human and b) cares about what he's doing. He told me that Sony has NOT informed Amazon Germany at all (at any time or in any form) about any replacement sets. They were actually lead to believe they were supposed to keep on selling this sh*t bucket that everyone's complaining about. It was only after they were alerted by customer E-Mails that they read up on Sony's "customer satisfaction" plan which is supposed to get everyone around the globe new sets. When I contacted Amazon a few days later to check what this guy had found out, he told me that Sony hadn't responded (and apparently wasn't about to respond) to Amazon.de's inquiry. I checked again today. They still hadn't heard one peep from Sony. It's typical for those monkeys in suits - and I've had my run-in with them once or twice - and I encourage everyone to just boycott those gangsters. Fat chance, I know, but I ain't touching their stuff anymore if I can avoid it.

It might just be because Sony sucks (and not Amazon). In the past 10 years, whenever they screwed up (root kits; CD errors, shoddy quality control, etc.), they also screwed up whatever they set up to fix the original screw-up. A screw-up of the screw-up, actually. Still, customers jump for joy (!) and fall over themselves every single time they get shafted and Sony is "nice enough" (usually only after a minimum of several thousand customers complained very publicly online) to fix whatever problem they produced in the first place ... weeks and months later. If you check online how erratic their customer service has been in this case (again), it is absolutely beyond me how customers can actually place any trust in whatever that cruddy outfit does or says.

FWIW: This is the outfit that remastered the Frémaux reissues: http://www.parelies.com/

I haven't heard anything from this Django set but, in my experience, EMI hardly ever has better sound on anything.

Just checked out a page that someone put together on MusicBrainz, based on my post. He alerted me to it a while back. He's added quite a bit to it since then. Looking at that, I don't think - right now - it's necessary for me to flesh out my post and redo it. Have a look: http://wiki.musicbra...s/Jazz_in_Paris Cheers! Volkher

Man, they're really milking that series for every cent it's worth. I'll add the new stuff on the weekend. On another note. I'm thinking of turning that old post into a page much like the Mosaic one and give it more permanent residence on my site (at the top, there'll be a drop-down menu entitled "Discographies and Lists" which will then offer access to the various pages, Mosaic Discographies, Jazz in Paris, Les Trésors du Jazz, plus a bunch of other lists that I have accumulated. To get me started on this, does anyone have an Excel (or any other table format!) file with this "Jazz in Paris" stuff (as much of it as possible) listed in a strict tabular format (f.ex. Artist, CD Nr. Title, whatever ...)? If yes, could that person let me have it? That would save me a ton of typing time. Thanks!

Should I be including that Belgium box in my list? I guess so?

His talent was very much there, but he disappeared into a universe all of his own. I've always wondered what it might look like inside of that particular universe.

I was a student of his for a while way back when life seemed a lot easier and carefree. All I can say is that to this day, 30 years later, Ed still remains one of the friendliest, coolest and all-around nicest people I have ever met in my life. A true gentleman, through and through, a great teacher and ... most importantly ... a fabulous musician. He was a well of musical knowledge, understanding and perception. He was also a man of impeccable timing and technique, innovative and stylish, always in tune with the music he was accompanying. The last time we talked on the phone I asked him if it was possible to put together a discography of every sessions he had ever played on, something I wanted to put online somewhere one day, and he only laughed out loud. He liked the idea but thought it impossible. Whenever I had the chance and no matter what he was doing I tried to be there at the concert although it happened fewer and fewer times these last 10 years. Since the late 70s, I've seen him play live hundreds of times, usually around Scandinavia. What always astonished me was the great variety in what he was doing, especially in the later part of his career. We also shouldn't forget that one of the most important things Ed wanted to achieve in his career was to pass on what he knew to the next generation(s) and if you look at his itinerary for the last few decades, that is also exactly what he did. In that sense, it is even sadder that many of the young musicians will now only have the many spectacular recordings to learn from that he left behind. It was really his personality that made his music shine. Through and through. Rest in peace.

But if you get them packaged the way other people got them, you'll need .... a replacement. Then, somewhere down the line, Amazon can send out replaced replacement boxed sets that were replaced by Sony to those people who don't have any yet.

Mine's also been shipped.

I think these sets are way over-priced. I have the Peterson and Fitzgerald one, but although the Fitzgerald is excellent, it is/was too expensive. The production value is OK and the whole oversized thing looks quite good, but upon closer inspection, it is quite useless. The binding isn't really that great (you have to handle it quite carefully) and the way the CDs are inserted (identical for the Peterson and Fitzgerald sets) is just dumb. I removed them straight away and put them into jewel cases. The sound is OK on these releases but nothing to write home about. In light of those statements, I'm going to stay away from these sets in the future, especially with this one because I have the old Brownie box. I might change my mind when they put out new stuff (I bought the Peterson because I was missing some of the stuff on there and the Holliday because I had never picked up those sides), like they did with a lot on the Fitzgerald box. On top of that, after literally decades of buying these kinds of box sets and special editions, I'm getting a bit tired of these over-sized things, no matter how cool they might look. They don't really fit onto my shelves and would have to be kept separately somewhere or further away from where they should actually be in my collection, so for the past years, I've taken all of the CDs out of those specialty boxes (also the Mosaics), put them in jewel cases, printed covers and put them on the shelf. 98% of the boxes were packed away into the cellar and the booklets reside in a separate cupboard in my living room (if they were removable, which often they weren't). I have quite a lot of music and although I do keep some boxes around, I was afraid my living room was going to look like a junk yard, with boxes piled here and boxes piled there, stacked on top of or next to shelves and hidden away in all the nooks and crannies that were left.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=_yExwkQYcp0 In the beginning, they don't quite have the time signature down, me thinks. Happy birthday!

My last music-related purchase from eBay was, as far as I recall, in 2005 or 2006. Anything/everything I'm usually interested in is way over-priced nowadays, especially because some collectors seem to have money growing out of their ears. It's amazing to see how lazy some people seem to have become. They have the cash and aren't about to leave the house to save a mere $1000. I've become, out of necessity, a bargain hunter elsewhere and, as this forum shows, there are tons of good bargains to be had all around.

Happy birthday ... and I hope you are well.

So did I. Amazon didn't have any music samples, which is usually my modus operandi, but for 11 bucks it's hard to go wrong. http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/8MCD-4413-2/

Jesus that was quick, the ink wasn't even dry. :cool: That's because I'm still suffering from severe hangover and have been using this forum to try to get a somewhat steady viewing angle again. Your advantage, perhaps.

I'll take the #118 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Herbie Nichols (3 CDs) $120. #197 The Complete Blue Note Horace Parlan Session (5 CDs) $110. off your hands. Please let me know via PM how we are going to please the bearded northern-most mail lady this time. Volkher P.S.: A very "Happy New Year" to you!

A very "Happy New Year!" to all of you and all the very best to everyone, especially to those who hit one or several lows this year. I hope things will be much better in 2010 (if not, I hope the aliens announced for 2001 will at least arrive in 2010, just in time for us to watch the (crappy) sequel again). I'm about to turn my PC off for a few days to enjoy "real life". Have a great one, all of you, and don't forget: Organissimo will hit the 1 million posts mark this year!

No, they haven't used red/green colors for years. Both lenses are the same "non color". Thanks, Shawn. I'll go and check it out then.

How is the 3-D effect realized? Is it still a technique based on red/green colors? I'm color-blind (red-green/blue-gray), that's why I'm asking. Thought I would check out the film in 3-D, but don't feel like seeing a non-3D "flat" version (which is also being shown close to my parents' place where I'll be for the Christmas holidays).