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In the case of the missing blues tracks either Armstrong solo is pretty much the same as on the other take or he only plays obligatos. The Alternate of "I can't give you..." is not of very good sound quality. Maybe that is the reason it was omitted. It is extremly rare. If I recall right there is only one copy known it is in the John R.T. Davies collection.

If I counted correctly there will be 190 tracks in this new set (including breakdowns) 18 are previously unissued. Of the issued material the only thrack I don't have is the Mamie Smith. For me 10% will be new. This is reason enough to buy this set. The much beter sound and the book also helps. Off Course I could listen to the 180 tracks I have by pulling out all the diffrent CD's by Hawkins, Henderson, Carter, McKinney's Cottonpickers etc. It's a good idea I think having a selection showcasing Hawkins' development in his early years. Comparing this set with the Affinity set there are 47 tracks overlapping. The Affinity set covers the years 1929-1941, the Mosaic 1922-1947. The Affinity has no Fletcher Henderson, (Little)Chocolad Dandies, Lionel Hampton, McKinney's Cotton Pickers nor the Benny Carter 30 January 1940 session. For the sake of completenes also missing are the 3 sessions with Spike Hughes, the Varisty Seven 14 December 1939 and 15 January 1940 sessions and the Quintones session of 2 February, 1940. Of the European recordings 5 takes recorded for Dutch Decca were not availlable or overlooked at the time of issue of the Affinity. Otherwise it's complete.

The label "Joe Davis" is not owned by Sony/BMG and is not public domain. Prestige re-issued this and other "Joe Davis" sessions

He died after a short sickbed aged 79. He played profesionaly more than 50 years in many combinations. Last time I saw him was at Haarlem Jazz in 2010. A truly great player. At the moment I don't know any more to add.

The Jonah Jones is gone.

The Pearl CD GEM 0022 "Gershwin & Grofé" boasts Bix Beiderbecke clarinet. Must be an other fellow than the cornetist from Davenport

The Onzy Matthews Select is great! It took repeated listens to really enjoy it. Great composer/arranger and his bands were top notch. I see that the Jonah Jones is Last Chance, thoughts on it? Don't have it. I love the Onzy Matthews set. Don't know about the Jonah Jones. Just listened to the sound samples liked them but not crazy about them. Might change my mind...

In the online Tom Lord disco the line up is the same.

I recomend this set. If only for the session with Benny Carter. Nothing wrong with the collaborations with Dizzy either.

The Coleman Hawkins box will be a no brainer. Would love a Lucky Thompson Box (select or big box) any year . Chick Webb/Ella Fitzgerald box glad that will be 2012, financialy speaking.

Of the 10 names to choose from I like Ben Webster most folowed by Chu Berry and Dexter Gordon. Not on the list: Don Byas, Stan Getz, Lucky Thompson, Paul Gonsalves. But me liking these players does not mean they are influencial. I read somewhere that at music schools saxophone pupils have to learn Gonsalves solo's by heart.

The LP as such not but the whole session is on Solo Art SACD 21 "Then You'll Remember Me"

If you want to hear more of Fess' stuff there are the following CD's Retrieval RTR 79032 Pre-Victors The complete set 1925 - 1927 and Jazz Oracle 8041 Fess Williams 1926-30 (2CD) This Set has the Victor's and some alternate takes to the Retrieval.

Bunk Recorded Snag it May 14, 1945 George Lewis' Home American Music CD12 December 6, 1945 for Victor Document CD 1001 January 6, 1946 V-disc also Document CD 1001 Franklin Street Blues (aka Blues in C) October 2,1942 Document CD 1010 May 7, 1943 San Francisco American Music CD16 August 4, 1944 American Music CD12 December 19, 1945 Victor Document CD 1001 This is all from the Tom Lord Disco

No nothing like that happend to me. I don't use Pay Pal much and am living in the Netherlands.

The European Commission who issued the directive was not democratically elected, as no European government is in a parliamentary system, but the directive was approved by the European Parliament, wchich was democratically elected. Besides, the directive will have to be turned into legislation by all national parliaments of the EU member states, which are all democratically elected. Yes your right. It won't be easy to reverse this directive. I don't think it will play even a minor role in the next election for the European Parliament. But I'll stop here discussing Europian Union and democracy that would belong in the Politics section.

Why is it a bizarre decision? Because it will affect Hep too? I would name it bizarre because it's retroactive. Products that have been on the market legaly for years now become illegal. If record companies would keep their entire catalogue in stock then I wouldn't object.

Question: Who voted for the people who took that decision? Right answer: Nobody

Sorry -- don't have strong memories of it. I do very much like the "The Big Sound" date on Verve and the RCA Hodges-Strayhorn big band album, plus the Hodges 1956-61 small-group things that Granz recorded and that came out in a Mosaic box. The The Big Sound date is included in the Hodges 1956-1961 Mosaic set. Talk about failing memory -- I bought "The Big Sound" separately a good many years after I bought the Mosaic set. From 'The Big Sound' only the second session of September 3, 1957 is on the Mosaic Set. The sessions of June 26, 1957 and the first session of September 3 1957 are big band recordings and thus not included on this small groups set. So you were right to buy the Fresh Sound.

Yes it has a 24 page booklet.

Thanks all of you. I had a very nice day and just had a very good meal (here it is 10:40 PM). Now listening to Isham Jones on Timeless Historical.

The Jazz Oracle "Jelly Roll" Morton is not on the market yet but there is already an announcement for a next one. http://www.worldsrecords.com/cgi-bin/storeR.cgi?specific=itemcode&phrase=72656 The Merritt Brunies sides were issued last year on Retrieval sandwiched between a lot of recordings already available on Timeless Historical. The newest Jazz Oracle has all of them plus some tracks from New Orleans that have not been on CD before. Like the Scranton Sirens Orchestra. The Red Nichols sets have arrived safely. :)

Soon On Retrieval: The California Ramblers on Edison. http://www.challengerecords.com/product/1308823413

Frog just announced DGF77 Johnny Dodds On Paramount. A 2 CD set featuring all of Johhny Dodds recordings on Paramount. Track list: http://www.frog-records.co.uk/_pages/dgf77.htm

Hip-o now has the studio version of Flamingo as a free MP3 download. Downloading doesn't work in Firefox but it works in Internet Explorer.