Dmitry

if Joe wasn't a complete schmoo he knew that Liberty was a much bigger fish than BN. They had Julie London, Del Shannon, Eddie Cochran, Bobby Vee, The Alladin label, among much other stuff. In 1963 Si Woronker and Al Bennett sold the company to Avnet, an electronics corp for $12 million. Woronker retired, but Bennett stayed with Liberty. In 1965 Bennett bought Liberty back from Avnet for $8 million. In 1968 Transamerica Corp acquired Liberty for $38 million [wow, you go Bennett!]. In 1978 Liberty and United Artists masters were sold to a couple of private investors who somehow borrowed money from EMI, but defaulted the very next year and that's how Blue Note became a bastard child of EMI. ..recalling what I read about the history of Liberty on a discographical page.

I've come across these and have a couple of "mutants". My guess is that these are probably from the early Liberty era days. Your Lp should have a "rudy van gelder" stamped in the run-out groove.

So what's the bottom line here? Which sets are digitally mastered?

I saw Bid and Marlon Brando in a bus depot in New London, Conecticut 4 days ago doing Pink Floyd covers. Bird was playing guitar, Brando was on kazoo.

Don't forget a GI, a cop, an Indian Chief, a construction worker, a sailor, a leatherman and a cowboy.

You guys are cracking me up. They do sound better than the corresponding cds, you know. At least I think so. Do I detect a little snobism? Can't wait for you to start dumping your bad Mosaic digital vinyl.

Someone had told me that before early 90s most Mosaic Lp sets were digitally mastered. I can't vouch that this information is true.

AND he was Sharon Stone's cousin! This guy had some life! He would be best played on small screen by James Brolin, I think.

Ahh, the subtle advertising. You noticed it as well. Another track that was really a commercial jingle for Parker Pens was Dexterity.

Miles didn't like anybody else who was successful. Monk just needed to take a leak.

A sole heir to the famous English Parker Pen empire he was disavowed by his father, Lord Parker for failure to endorse the Parker products during his JATP performances.

He is Sharon Stone's cousin.

T, it was me. Had some loose Mosaic cds I decided to let go. Guys, I'm very grateful for the cd-r offers, and I will probably end up coming back to you, but I was really hoping someone had the split sets they'd part with.

T-Bone Walker discs 5,6 Hall, Johnson, De Paris, Dickenson disc 1 Chaloff discs 3,4 George Lewis disc 2 A shot in the dark, but who knows ..

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Actually it's The Moffett Family Jazz Band. Yes, it's *that* Moffett family; with Ornette and Sonny Simmons connections. Pretty neat music. Perhaps I'll include a cut on my bft disk. So the Venus vinyl releases are in good sound, looks like. I only have this one cd.

I know what you mean. Stopped at a yard sale today. Guy had a box of records. His price for this incredibly common 2Lp set - $40.

Two cds that haven't been mentioned yet and absolutely deserve to be heard, imo - Charlie Haden & The Liberation Music Orchestra / Dream Keeper Sonny Fortune / Four In One

As of 08/19/2004 there are 37 Teddy Wilson cd sets left and 45 Lp sets.

Search the Washington Post on-line archive. A couple of months ago there was a very very long article on the protagonists of the Hoop Dreams. It'll answer all of your questions, and more.

Oscar Peterson Trio + One Clark Terry Forgot how good this record was.

Anyone know what's the skinny on this one? Is it still on? Who did the mastering, who wrote the liners? It has got to have some awesome photos. Can't wait to get it.

Up for more exposure before I put it up on eBay. Surprised it gathered no bites. I thought it'd be gone pronto.

I don't know if audience shouts were English or French, but the recording sure is surprisingly good Mono.

That's what I tell my wife. It's going to take the kid through college in 16 years. Like I'm going to sell them. State school, baby! The Japanese Lp certainly doesn't suck. I haven't heard the originals, but this 200 gm. JVC it's plenty sufficient for this middle-class guy.