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My favorite is the session with Benny Carter. Just reissued on the Poll Winners label Roy Eldridge & Benny Carter Urbane Jazz. It has all the previously unissued material copied from the Mosaic wich are missing on the Verve issue Benny Carter New Jazz Sounds The Urbane Sessions. Remco

Yes it is. I already did suggest it. Scott wrote me "It would have to wait until the 30s set has been out for a while as we dont like to saturate our catalog". Please make the suggestion the more support it gets might get it on the to-do-list. There are plenty of takes on labels like Up-to-date and unissued takes mentioned in the New DESOR. That would make this set more than a straight reissue of (well)known material. Remco

Yes this is the one to get, togheter with the small band set. Ellington had a long recording career with more highs than lows. The 40's Victors are a very important chapter in Ellingtonia. But don't knock the 1956-1962 Columbia period. Not all 24 albums are equaly important but again the highs outnumber the lows. Mind you you're still in the Himelayas. Personal favorites: Such Sweet Thunder, Ellington Indigo's, Jazz Party, The Cosmic Scene, Anatomy Of A Murder, Blues In Orbit. Not so keen on: Dance To The Duke, All American In Jazz. For me personaly if Mosaic desides to do more Ellington I would like the Okeh/Pathé/Plaza 25-31 period first, then Columbia 47-52 and then Columbia 56-62 (spread over several sets). The Victors should always be available, but they have been available (almost)complete in the big RCA box. The other periodes have not. From the current Mosaics you mention I also have the Armstrong, Goodman, Shaw and Reinhardt sets. My favorites are the Shaw and Goodman sets. Great as it is Reinhardts music is also available elsewere. I miss that extra special feeling I have with the other sets. The Armstrong is great to have. The music is better than expected but I liesten to small chunks at a time. But then how many people would play 20 or more 78 sides by the same artist in a row when those records came on the market? Remco

I had the same problem. My discs survived. One had a manufacture mistake. Waiting for the replacement of disc XI. Remco

The Ellington Bigband Set disc V. Just a few highlights: Porto Rican Chaos, Cotton, Reminiscing In Tempo and Echoes Of Harlem

That's a pity because then you won't have the Wolverine recordings, The Victor session with 'I'll be a friend with "pleasure"', Not Goldkette's 'Clementine' (available at the Red Hot Jazz Archive http://www.redhotjazz.com/goldo.html and scroll down recordings are in alphabetical order) or any of the Paul Whiteman recordings. You don't need them all but I wouldn't like to miss 'Lonley Melody'. Also available at the Red Hot Jazz Archive http://www.redhotjazz.com/pwo.html Don't get fooled by the sound quality there. If you decide you wan't it all after all the there is Bix Restored vol. 1 to 5 (13 CD's in all)

I never really wanted it. But now it's gone I kinda do.... You'll regret it maybe not today or tomorrow but soon and for the rest of your life...

After a long goodbye now it's gone.

Which carrier delivered the set, UPS, FedEx or TNT? UPS

Set #840 arrived today. No import duties. Playing disc # 4 now great sound. Celebrating early Christmas with a bottle of red Burgondy A small note. On the French "L'album Hot Vingt Grands Succès De Duke Ellington" the cover photo is also used. There it has an more oblong shape. On the left both trombone payers are visible and Greers drumset as well. Greer himself is not visible. On the right only a small strip is missing. Maybe there is an even larger version of this photo with the complete orchestra. Would be nice as a poster. Unfortunately I don't have a scanner so I can share this version of the photo.

Anybody else get a shipping confirmation yet who ordered before last Friday? I got the "24-48 hours" e-mail last Friday, but no shipping notice yet...hoping that it goes out tomorrow. received my 24-48hr shipping confirmation on the 11th (ordered on Oct 18) Didn't realise that an actual shipping notice email follows that - have gone through my previous order emails & have never received a second email Maybe that doesn't happen to international orders? Just got shipping confirmation from 3PL Worldwide the new handler for Mosaic. With UPS tracking #. So it also goes for international orders. Remco

My mail said that as well. But it is still a shipping confirmation. Remco

I don't know if there is a connection but I ordered the first day the set was up for pre order and I just got a shipping confirmation for my set. No mention of the set #. I'm not going to ask. They have other things on there mind right now.

The Ellington set is already on backorder. Ken Steiner reports on the Duke-Lym list: "Steven Lasker has told me that Mosaic told him that the first 1,000 orders have just been shipped! Happy holidays! Ken"

2 short notes I got an email from Mosaic announcing that they expect shipping the set Friday the 10th. Sjef Hoefsmit editor of the DEMS bulletin published an report on the new set based on a early copy of the set. You kan find DEMS bulltin here http://www.depanorama.net/dems/ klik on 1. news under the header Latest Issue and scroll down to Great News. After that read the whole bulletin. It's always very interesting.

Interesting...my copy doesn't have that "JazzBluesClub" printing under Duke's chin. Are there different editions of it, I wonder? My spine info is: ORIGINAL MASTERS 88697302362 RCAVictor COLUMBIA The best of Duke Ellington (1932-1939) SONY/BMG I wonder if the pictured version differs, Jazzbo? That text is superimposed by the Jazz Blues Club site and has nothing to do with the CD set it self.

They are from March 1930, and the Mosaic is: DUKE ELLINGTON: THE COMPLETE 1932-1940 BRUNSWICK, COLUMBIA AND MASTER RECORDINGS. Whether those titles are, or are not, Columbia masters, they're too early. I am aware of that, all of the titles in that list of 47 are before 1932. So is the difference that those 47 are available to Columbia but the Hit of the Week 2 are not? Hit Of The Week records were issued during 1930-1932 by Durium. They were cardboard single sided records sold only at newsstands at 15c. Sony (OkeH, Columbia, Plaza, ARC etc.) had nothing to do with it. Boardmember Durium has a website devoted to these records. www.durium.opweb.nl/how.htm He also wrote the booklets with the Archeophone issues The Complete Hit Of The Week Recordings vol. 1, 2, 3. Vol. 4 still to come I hope. Vol. 1 has the Ellington sides Vol. 2 has the extremly rare Eva Taylor side "De Trouble I've Seen"

The full list of "The 47" (in short) September 1925, Pathé 1. I'm gonna Hang Around My Sugar 2. Trombone Blues March 1926, Pathé 3. Georgia Grind 4. Parlor Social Stomp November 3, 1927 OkeH 5. Black and Tan Fantasy (take C) March 1928 Pathé/Cameo 6. East St. Louis Toodle-O (2944-A) 7. East St. Louis Toodle-O (108079-1) 8. Jubilee Stomp (108080-1) 9. Jubilee Stomp (2945-B) 10. Take It Easy (108081-1) 11. Take It Easy (2946-B) October 1928 Pathé 12. The Mooche (take 1) 13. The Mooche (take 2) 14. Hot And Bothered 15. Move Over November/December 1928 Pathé 16. Hottentot 17. Misty Mornin' December 1928 Cameo 18. Hit Me In the Nose Blues 19. It's All Coming Home to You March 1929 Cameo 20. Saratoga Swing 21. Who Said It's Thight Like That 22. He Just Don't Appeal To Me September 10, 1929 Cameo 23. Doin' The Voom Voom 24. Flamin' Youth 25. Saturday Night Function January 29, 1930 Plaza 26. St. James Infirmary (take 1) 27. St. James Infirmary (take 2) 28. St. James Infirmary (take 3) 29. When You're Smiling (take 2) 30. When You're Smiling (take 3) 31. Rent Party Blues (take 1) 32. Rent Party Blues (take 2) 33. Rent party Blues (take 3) 34. Jungle Blues (take 1) 35. Jungle Blues (take 2) April 3, 1930 OkeH 36. The Mooche (take 3) 37. East St. Louis Toodle-O (take 2) June 12, 1930 OkeH 38. Sweet Mama (take 1) 39. Double Check Stomp (take 1) This one has never been reissued. January 10, 1931 Plaza 40. Them There Eyes (take 1) 41. Them There Eyes (take 2) 42. Them There Eyes (take 3) 43. Rocking Chair (take 1) 44. Rocking Chair (take 2) 45. Rocking Chair (take 3) This one has never been reissued. 46. Rocking Chair (take 4) 47. I'm So In Love With You These are the tracks wich with the 50 on "The Okeh Ellington" add up to the 97 wich would make a very nice 4 CD set. All info from The New Desor.

I think Columbia did issue that material, eventually. St. James Infirmary and Sing You Sinners, yes? I see Columbia P14302 as release numbers for them (not as Duke but as Harlem hot-something-or-other). Should be in the Mosaic, then... Duke recorded St. James Infirmary for Plaza January 29, 1930 for Plaza as "The Ten Black Berries". He did not record Sing You Sinners for Sony. The recording for Hit Of The Week was in March 1930 as "Harlem Hot Chocolates". St. James Infirmary and Sing You Sinners. St. James is a different recording. I'm perplexed at the Columbia P14302 containg this track. But even if they were recorded for Sony they are pre 1932 so they would never make the upcoming set.

I've got a couple of cuts from the "Hit of the Week" label. Is this label included in your 47 missing tracks or are you just including those owned by Sony? No the "Hit Of The Week" recordings are not owned by Sony. They were produced by Durium. I have no idea who owns the rights to these recordings today. You can read all about this label in the 3 Archeophone releases (www.archeophone.com) "The Complete Hit Of The Week recordings" (vol. 4 still to come?).

Seeing is Believing: Fresh Sound sells the Quincy Jones Mosaic set: http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/new_releases I couldn't believe at first it but it's realy on the Fresh Sound site.

My favorite Fats Waller boxes are the first two. Box 2 has the Ted Lewis session. Your life is not complete until you heard "Egyptian Ella". There's plenty to enjoy on the other boxes as well. Box 3 starts with "African Ripples" and "Clothes Line Ballet". To name just 2 tracks I like very much.

1932-1940 Ellington recordings not on the 2 Mosaic sets or the RCA big box. The 13 July, 1933, London Decca session Classics 637 "Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 1933" The 14 July, 1933, A Souvenir Of Duke Ellington recording on the same classics The alternate takes of both sessions are on: Neatwork RP 2033 "Duke Ellington Volume 4 (1933-1936)The Alternative Takes in Chronological Order". The complete Decca Session is also on Jazz Unlimited "The British Connexion". April 23 1934 "My Old Flame" sung by Mae West with Duke Ellington And His Orchestra. Classics 647 "Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 1933-1935" This was a soundtrack recording and not a commercial issue. February 26, 1934 The two versions of Ebony Rhapsody on "The Best Of Duke Ellington 1932-1939" 4 CD set. Also soundtrack recordings and not commercial. February 24, 1938 Duke Ellington solo "I'v got to be a rug cutter". Not a commercial recording. It is on L'Histoire Du jazz Vocal issued by Chant Du Monde. There are many more soundtrack recordings but those were never intended for commercial issue. About the pre 1932 Sony owned recordings: Duke recorded a lot for labels that were then indepedent labels. Okeh, Columbia, Pathé, Plaza (with a number of labels)etc. merged in to what eventualy became Columbia. There are in total 97 takes. 50 of them from Okeh/Columbia are on "The Okeh Ellington" The remaing 47 tracks (5 of them are Okeh/Columbia alternate takes the rest are Pathé and Plaza) have never been officialy reissued. For more details see post 88.

Thanks Chuck. I don't know how I missed these. Seems like he was under contract to other labels when he made these? Or were they recorded in between? Or maybe under a different name? All of the above? None of the above?! gregmo Henderson does not seem to have had long recording contracts. In 1934 there are 3 Decca Sessions in a row. In 1936 3 Victor sessions. And in 1937/1938 6 sessions in a row for Vocalion. In the 20's it is a patch work. Henderson recorded a lot for a lot of labels. I stopped counting at 15.

You mean that small set that went OOP so fast? I won't pay those 70$ or so that you'd need to shelve out these days to get hold of it, but it's still a bit of a drag then! Yes, that's the one. Anybody know whether that version of "Ebony Rhapsody" is exclusive to that set? The Ebony Rhapsody material in this box seems to be an "exclusive". I have never encountered it elsewhere. These Ebony Rhapsody recordings were recorded (but not used) for the movie "Murder At The Vaneties". Though I'm very happy having them on CD I never understood what they are doing on a "Best Of CD" set. For more information see DEMS bulletin 03/2 and 03/3