Ed S

This is weirding me out. This is the first I've heard of his death. A couple of days ago, though, I was out walking my dog and, for some reason, the Tears in the Rain scene from Blade Runner jumped in my head. I had not thought about him, the movie or that scene for a long, long time. I was visualizing it and and thinking about how much I loved the Roy Batty character. I was thinking how I believe it's one of my favorite movie scenes ever. I tried to think if other Hauer movies I'd seen and could not remember anything notable. I wondered to myself if that movie - Blade Runner - and that scene - Tears in the Rain - might have been the best he'd ever been. So I had this whole thought process about Rutger Hauer, unprompted and for no apparent reason. Then, I come to the board today and saw that he died - Wednesday - two days ago. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die." Sad, but a little creepy for me personally. RIP Rutger Hauer - and thanks for one of my favorite movie memories BTW, my dog - a Plott Hound - is named Dexy. She's a female so Dex or Dexter wouldn't work.

My condolences to Randy and everyone else in his family. I met Randy 3 or so years ago when my sons and I attended an Organissimo concert at the Grand Rapids Jazz Festival. He was hosting a jam session at a local venue afterwards. Great guy. Having just lost my father, I have great empathy for what he's going through. Wishing the best.....

Interesting video on wire recorders: Retro Tech - Recording on Wire

Gregg Allman - Laid Back

Coming up on the second anniversary of Gregg's passing. I've been listening to the ABB earlier today and now have the DVD of All My Friends playing. If you're a fan, give some Gregg Allman or ABB a spin this weekend. Enjoy

Sad news. I've enjoyed Chris's posts on the Blue Note Board and while he was here. Never a dull moment. I particularly like the occasional photograph he'd post of Central Park from the window of his apartment. One in particular that I recall was a photo or the installation of the work of the artist Christo - in which Central Park was covered with a series of orange gates, hence the title of the work "Gates". It was stunning and while I did not get to see it in person, I felt like I did thanks to Chis. I used to think of him from time to time and check out Stomp Off and figured something was going on when it stopped being updated. May he rest in peace.

Exactly!

There are a lot of McVea tracks on YouTube and having listened to a number of them, I see no reason they should not be included - and am disappointed that they are not. I can see how the size of the set can be an impediment, but one could reasonably argue that 12 CDs is already too high a price point for many. I wonder if they would consider a volume one and volume two approach. Seven or so CDs each and more inclusive. Either way - I do enjoy these label oriented Mosaic sets a lot, so it won't stop me from purchasing this one.

Yes it is. I love that they've left Dex's announcements in. Those and the interaction with the audience during "I Wanna Blow Now" as well as the overall playing really bring this recording to life. Makes me wish I was there shouting "Go Ahead!" in response to Dexter's "I wanna blow now". Must have been a great noght.

Another Dexaholic checking in. Looking forward to this. Ordered it a a couple of days ago. Another recent Dexter CD I picked up is Dexter Gordon - In The Cave: Live At Persepolis Utrecht 1963. Highly recommended. It will give you a nice Dexter fix until this new one is released

Great news for me personally. My family has always given me a Mosaic set for special occasions and this will afford them an opportunity to do so one more time - assuming the set remains in print at Christmas 2019 - which I'm thinking it will be. I'm as big a fan and supporter of Mosaic as there is on the board. I'm glad that a set of 60s Mobley is being released. As far as Mosaic's propensity to go for music of the 40s-60s, I understand that pre 60's music might not appeal to some as much as others and that there are artists who would make great Mosaic sets but have not been chosen for a number of reasons - availability, popularity, viability, sheer number of albums on Mosaic friendly labels. Quite frankly I agree with the sentiment regarding more recent stuff for the most part - though I have found every set they've made to be a revelation on some level. With this set in particular, many of us on this board have been around long enough to have been part of the golden age of Blue Note releases and remasters of the 80s, 90s and early 00s. I'll bet there are many around the world who have not been and might be new to exploring this stuff. This set might just be perfect for them - and there are only 2500 being printed - so I'm not sure why all the controversy over set selection. Quite frankly I'd love for this to be the precursor to releases of Morgan, Hancock, Gordon, Silver. Maybe that will provide a financial opportunity to do more sets of more obscure or modern artists. Who knows? I just wish the viewpoints could be expressed with less harshness, vitriol and negativity. They are going to put out what they want to and what they are able to. We will buy what we like, what we can and what we are able to. Not sure why all the histrionics and drama. No matter what they do I will always be thankful to Mosaic for having enriched my life.

Does anyone know if the minimum number of pre-orders was reached? Is this set actually being released?

I love this song. I played it at the end of my father's wake this past September. Very emotional. The beauty of the days gone by for sure.

Dexter Gordon - In the Cave Live at the Persepolis Utrecht 1963

Just bought Concert by the Sea for $5.39 on Amazon.

Me too!

The Prophet Speaks has arrived. It's another collaboration with Joey DeFrancesco. Three songs in - it's very nice indeed.

Clifford Jordan Strata East - Glass Bead Games

Dave - you're not the only sucker. "Every Time I see a River" is a big favorite of mine from his recent body of work. I think the whole "Keep Me Singing" album is very good as well

I am a huge Van Morrison fan. Very happy that he has been as active as he has been over the past few years - putting out new music at quite a pace. I've really enjoyed all the stuff he's put out these past few years. I've only seen Van once - back in 15 or 16 at City Folk in Ottawa. Great show - and very jazzy I can't say I have a favorite as I enjoy so much of his music -though a sentimental favorite song might be "the Beauty of the Days Gone By" - which I played at the funeral service of my father last month. Just beautiful and emotional. Obviously there are some great Morrison songs and albums, but I try to take them and enjoy them as they come, without comparing to past releases. I think the only Van album I don't have is the one where he does country music. One thing I love about his music is whether I'm feeling happy, sad, contemplative, on edge, or whatever - throwing on some Van always gets me to the place I want to be.

Same here. On the first song. So far, so good

My order is in.....

Just saw this. Down to nine available sets plus the upcoming Herman release. I did not see the Dial set listed on the site. I know they were repressing one last batch - so it appears they only repressed the exact number of preorders (and backorders) they received based on their recent emails. Times are tough....

I wish Blue note would have done more like the Dex and Herbie sets. Both are superb.

Listening to it now. Glad I have it. I'm in the alt. takes and false starts don't bother me camp. As in the post by me quoted above - I really like the label focused Mosaics. I'll add the Bee Hive set to the list Jim posted.