Ed S

Hey Brad - Happy Birthday. Hope you had a great one

I wish I knew more about the process of remastering and reissuing material and how licensing arrangements work so that I could determine whether Mosaic had other options for transfers for this set or whether they were just sloppy. I don't have any idea how the leasing of material goes. By leasing the material from EMI does Mosaic have the right to use a designated set of tapes or do they have have the rights to use all remasters that were ever done and pick the best one. I suspect its the former. Can they just go and use the TOCJ remastering of this song? Where are those remasters anyways - are they property of EMI? Are they property of Toshiba and is Toshiba an arm of EMI? I guess I'm showing my ignorance of the whole Japanese thing because I have no idea and would guess that control of those TOCJ remasters would be problematic in using them for a Mosaic set. In my mind,though, Mosaic has made its reputation on being a customer service oriented company. I suspect that if the problem was their fault, they will re-press the disc using the appropriate source material and correct the problem. I know you all have the right to complain about this problem and respect that as consumers you have the right to expect a perfect product. Me? I am so very glad that I do not make issues like this a priority and that I can enjoy the music - flaws and all. Makes my life a whole lot simpler. I'm going to buy the set and follow the "go to the fridge for a beer" recommendation. Sounds like a reasonable plan to me. B)

Not a church goer either so I have a block of time on Sunday mornings as well. I have found that over the past several years I've gravitated toward listening to a block of older music on Sunday mornings. Generally, it's a Mosaic set. Something like the Django, Venuti/Lang, a big band set, Bailey, Ventura/Phillips.

I have Chips and Cheers - bought it at Dustygroove. You nailed it when you said it was "good for that late night/laid back groove" I'll have to look for Scotch and Sofa. I find that these sorts of comps are great for parties or like you said for late night listening. Many on the board don't care for comps but recent threads have indicated that there are quite a few who burn their own compilations. I don't have a burner and if I did, don't have the time to play around making my own discs, so these fit the bill perfectly. I'm also a heavy multidisc changer user. Load it up and hit random. Compilations like this help add to the variety.

It's true that you can make lemonade from lemons. I guess this just underscores the fact that Green et al were just goin' through the motions on Easy.

You're right on about the Blakey Cafe Bohemia and Birdland material. Those are fabulous. Who knows, maybe there's some magic to be performed on the Cookers material. I've got the older reissue and don't listen to it very often so I'm not sure I'd want to buy it again. I guess that's another factor in deciding whether to re-buy. I've got so much stuff sitting on the shelves now that I'm reluctant to fork out more bread for stuff I don't have time to listen to now. Too much music, too little time I guess.

The cover of mine has some rusted old hulk of a steam locomotive sittin' in a train yard. Equally appropriate.

Matthew - I think you just broke the dustygroove code. "Darn nice"= Schmaltzy, commercial crud. B)

I had a lot of trouble accepting Grant Green's music from his second stint with Blue Note - especially knowing how great his recording were for the label earlier in the 60s. But after repeated listenings to this material and other Rare Grooves from the era, it started to click. I enjoy them for what they are and think they're pretty good example of jazz/soul/funk of the time. I saw Easy in a record store several years ago and figured it was more of the same. It ain't. You can tell it's Grant Green from the way he can play a melody, but the sound of his guitar is totally different - very Wes like. The songs are lame and the arrangements lamer. Schmaltzy, commercial crud as it was referred to above is pretty accurate. Two of the songs are by Lionel Ritchie - 'nuf said. There are a few decent moments but it's not worth subjecting yourself to the majority of the material to get to it. In fact, after hearing this thing you might actually think that Green is the father of smooth jazz. The same can be said for the Main Attraction as well.

Lon's right Tony. This has been a running gag for a while - most of which went on while you were away from the board for a while. I actually won dinner for two at a local restaurant by answering a trivia question about Norah Jones' father while waiting in a dentist's office. The radio station they were featuring as background music asked the question. I had my cell phone on me and the rest is history.

So, if I'm reading this correctly, Norah Jones is the daughter of Ravi Shankar? I'll be damned. Who would have thunk it? B) Well, that's what the piece appears to be saying. Has anyone verified this claim?

It's really nice to see that the RVG series has been successful enough to warrant a list as large as this one. It's great for those who have come to BN later in the game and missed the first and sometimes second releases of these titles. Also great for those who like to "upgrade". Once again I'm thankful for my combination of lousy ears and crappy equipment. Looks like I'm going to save a bundle that I can put to good use elsewhere as I'll pick up the 2 or three titles that I don't already have in one form or other.

Is Stefan a hockey fan????

Dexter rules

Grant Green

My experience has been similar to Lon's. I've gotten replies to most, but not all all of my emails. I've noticed that many of the replies i get from MC come on Sundays, perhaps when he has a few moments to go through the mail. Brad - interesting about the Three Sounds. I'm hoping for something as I keep putting off looking for imports. I did the same thing with the Donaldson stuff and while it took a few years, I was finally rewarded.

Weird - perhaps. But axe murderers and pedophiles????

Electric

A while back, they announced that they had signed Anita Baker as well, though I have not heard any mention of a release from her yet.

Excellent, excellent album. This one has been discussed before, but with little response so the threads kind of got buried: Dave Holland Quintet Live Another Dave Holland Live thread

I picked this up when it first came up and liked it instantly. Subsequent listens have reinforced that assessment. I think it's a first rate effort all the way around. I really dig the electric piano tunes. I've been a fan of Blanchard's since his days with Donald Harrison. This one did not disappoint and I too am looking forward to hearing more of him. As an aside, I was at the Village Vanguard the night he debuted his Malcolm X Jazz Suite. It was one of the most intense and emotional performances I've ever heard. Really had that Coltranesque feel of spirituality. He and the entire band signed a program for me and I even got some pictures of both the performance and also with the band members. A framed collage now hangs in my basement jazz room as a memory of one of the most intense jazz experiences I ever had.

Never had one, never will. No further comments.

Link to Blue Note News Al Green on BN

Congratulations and best of luck. Sounds like a great position.

I prefer multi-colored money. Much more interesting than the plain Jane US greenback. I wish they'd change/update the pictures on the bills as well.