Ed S

I'm in. Looking forward to hearing the music.

Last time I was in Paris, I stumbled on a place called Caveau de la Huchette. It's in the basement of a centuries old building in the Latin Quarter - complete with stone and masonry walls and arches - with a main performance area and arched side room. It's primarily a swing place from what I recall, though the band I heard was a sax and trumpet quintet that played a lot of hard bop. There's a stage area and in front of it a dance area with perimeter seating. I sat in a side room with a great view of everything. There were a lot of people dancing. I thought it was a pretty cool place to have checked out. There's lots of pictures on the net.

Sounds great! Count me in on the crowdfunding.

This one seems to have flow under the upcoming releases radar - or at least I had not seen anything. I really enjoy Mosaic vinyl and am glad they are still putting things out in that format. Just picked up the Kirk set during the recent mini sale.

I'm going to the Dead and Co show in Buffalo on the 11th. Taking my 2 sons for their birthday gift. They are now 19 and 21 - late October and early November. I saw the Dead around 2009 with Warren Haynes and Furthur a couple of years later with my older son. This will be my younger son's first Dead experience. Looking forward to it. I could not name a single song John Mayer sings on his own, but lots of people seem to be impressed that he's touring with this band. When I tell them they are doing primarily Dead stuff - they are not as impressed. Sounded good on the video above.

That's a bummer. I - like many here - do long for the good old days when Mosaic had their own warehouse and shipped things themselves. I think it was someone named Cindy to whom you could speak directly and get super prompt and dependable service. Living in NY state should be a fast transaction and seeing how they screwed up - you would think it would be given top priority. Where upstate are you? I'm in the Buffalo area - which I know is really more over than up.....

Sounds fair. I know what you mean about shredding the bubble wrap. They wrap it pretty tightly and use a lot of tape.

Interested in the Jazz on Disques Vogue. Sending PM

Just arrived!

I ordered the Kirk as well - on the final day of the sale. I got a confirmation email that day (14th) and late on the 15th (Thursday) I got an email that said it would ship in the next 1- 2 business days. On Tuesday the 20th I got a shipping notice w tracking number. The set arrived earlier today and I am going to spin it in a few minutes. Seemed a little sluggish as it shipped on the 3rd business day. Hopefully, the sluggishness is indicative of a larger than normal order day. Always worried about their long term viability. To T.D. - that sucks that you got the wrong set. Hopefully they will make it right somehow. I know they use a third party to handle their shipping and I think their warehouse - but that's a poor excuse for such a foul-up.

I hope he's doing okay as well. Was totally unaware of the other thread. Best wishes Mark.

I've spent much of the last 10 years listening to a wide variety of music outside of Jazz - blues, Canadian rock, some bluegrass, zydeco, Irish/Celtic music among others. I've become a big fan of the Dead, Widespread Panic, Derek Trucks. Just saw Widespread Panic for the first time over Labor Day in fact. Great show. One of the "old timers" I've become a big fan of during this time frame is Van Morrison. He was making a pretty rare North American appearance in Ottawa this past weekend. It's probably the first and last time since I started seriously listening to him that he was reasonably close enough for me to go - so I did. Well worth the drive. Started off with Celtic Swing, Close enough for jazz and Moondance - which was done brilliantly. All three of the opening songs were great, in fact. He played sax and harmonica throughout the show. He also did great renditions of Wild Night, Jackie Wilson Said, Days Like This, Domino, Real Real gone and a bunch of other more obscure songs. Last song was an outstanding version of Gloria. I like that he played stuff from throughout his career and that he did not just stick to the "hits". His voice was in fine shape and the band was great. He started playing - with no introduction - about 10 minutes early. The songs were played one immediately after another with barely enough time for the audience to applaud and there was no speaking of any type between the songs. Performance wise - my understanding is that there are nights when you get good Van and nights when you get not so good Van. This past Friday, Van was excellent.

Dan, I am so sorry for your loss. I am a dog lover and understand how much they become part of the family and life. Having recently had to go through the same experience with my Golden Retriever - Goldie - I can totally empathize with what you and your wife are feeling. The sadness and fond memories will gradually turn into happy, fond memories and a knowledge that Coltrane helped to enrich your life and that you did the same for him. While our dogs provide companionship and love, we do the same in return and unfortunately, part of that love is to know when their time has come... My condolences and I wish you and your wide all the best.

Happy Birthday Lon Hope you have a great year.

Liking the Hancock set. PM sent

I'm in via PayPal.

Over the last year, I've been picking up some of the sets dating from before I "discovered" the label in the late 90's. I still enjoy my Mosaic sets very much - despite the oversized boxes. I realize that the label started while LPs were transitioning to CDs and the large boxes may have had some some utility and perhaps some marketing value early on, but I wish that Mosaic had transitioned long ago to a pure CD box for sets that were exclusively on CD. I have some really nice CD packages on my shelves - and I think Mosaic missed the boat there. Especially with the Select series with those flimsy cases and awful pastel colors. Horrible packaging, IMO. Of course the packaging did not prevent me from picking them up. I just think it could have been done better. More on topic, here are the sets I've picked up and prices I paid on Ebay: All sets complete with outer box and booklet June 2015 - Commodore Volume 2 - LP - $144 October 2014 - Art Hodes - 5 LP - $50 October 2014 - Hall Johnson de Paris - Dickenson - 6 LP - $50 September 2014 - Cecil Taylor - 4 CD - $152 September 2014 - Johnny Hodges 51-56 - 6 LP - $125 September 2014 - Albert Ammons Meade Lux Lewis - 3 LP - $55 August 2014 - Clifford Brown - 5 LP - $110

Nice!

Sad news. I did not have many direct dealings with David - but I knew from his posts that his presence enriched this board and online community. Very Sad

I'm a huge Yes fan - from the days of the Yes Album. I was 14 back then and their music was so different, complex, interesting, artistic, and exciting. Squire was so much a part of that. I remember listening to Close To The Edge over and over - focusing on each instrument individually - and loving Squires bass work throughout. The band went through various periods with various degrees of success and acceptance. I guess their best period (for me) might be from the Yes album up through Going For The One - but there have been a few gems since then. I was so happy to be able to take my sons to their first Yes concert last summer in Tucson while I was on our annual summer vacation. Fabulous show - indicative of the fact that no matter what their studio output was since their golden era - they could still kick ass live. Squire was in great form - as was Howe. Listening to Fish Out Of Water and wishing Chris had done more solo stuff. To change the subject somewhat - If any care to hear some great Jon Anderson - go to Youtube and check out Jon Anderson and Todmobile - Awaken - as well as the other songs performed at that concert. ... Silently Falling ...... and feeling kind of bummed right now.

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Steve Winwood - Back in the Highlife