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Neither do I, LAL! I'll admit that I'm actually tired of hearing the "Wonderful World" song. I wouldn't miss it if I never heard it again. The song has been played, way too often, on late-night televison, as the background music, when the advertisement is to get you, the viewer, to send your money to help malnourished and/or diseased children. Or, children without a home, family, or hope. My words are not meant as being against these children. But, I like my jazz to remind me of 'jazz.' I want to think of hot playing and cool sounds. Not some depressing scenes I saw on late-night TV. The "Wonderful World" song seems, to me, more like a worn out, easy-listening pop tune, and nearly nothing like the vibrant, New Orleans influenced, Louis Armstrong of old.

I discovered the Hot Fives and Sevens after I'd already spent some time with the HRS and Bix/Tram/Tea Mosaics. The Louis Armstrong Columbia box is at least as good, sound-quality wise, as the Bix/Tram/Tea Mosaic. I suppose my ears were already tuned to the 'old' sound. In fact, I believe the Armstrong Columbia sounds brighter and crisper than the Bix/Tram/Tea Mosaic. I suspect early Armstrong might be a turn-off if you were a music listener of more modern jazz (1950s and 1960s bop and such). Louis was definitely from the 'old-fashioned' New Orleans jazz school. At the same time, he was oh-so-much more. To compare music of the same time period, I don't hear the brilliant and emotional playing from Bix/Tram as I do from Armstrong's group. Nobody has vocals like Louis Armstrong. Listening to Bix/Tram helped me to appreciate Louis Armstrong. Conversely, listening to Louis Armstrong helped me to appreciate Bix/Tram. I think of Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Seven recordings in the same way as I do about watching a foreign film with subtitles. After about 20 minutes of watching a sub-titled film, if the film is good, I forget about the subtitles and start enjoying the film. Yeah, I'm still reading the words but I no longer notice I'm reading them. In the same fashion, when I listen to jazz from the 1920s and 1930s, if the music is good, I forget about the quality of the old sound. My mind tunes it out. I played all four of the CDs from the Hot Five and Seven Columbia box, one after the other, in order. By the time I reached the fourth CD I had to check the dates on the liner to make certain these were still 'old' recordings. My mind had become so accustomed to the old sound that I was seriously believing the recordings sounded more like they were from the 1960s than the 1920s. I was thinking that, possibly, Columbia had snuck some 1960s Louis on to the fourth disk. The more I listen to New Orleans jazz (or, jazz from the 1920s & 1930s), the more I hear in it. Thanks, now, more than ever, to Louis Armstrong for showing me the way to really 'get' the music. There is so much going on in some of the 'old style' recordings (Armstrong, Bix/Tram, for example), it can become quite euphoric. However, it takes time and experience to get the ear tuned to the 'old' sound and style.

I've enjoyed Phish very much through the years. I mean nothing bad toward the group. But, breaking up, again? Yeah, till Trey and the boys start needing a little more cash inflow.

Do you not go to the dentist often? I avoided going to the dentist for many years. I brushed my teeth all the time hoping that nothing bad would happen. Finally, the anxiety of it made me go to the dentist. He found nothing wrong except that I needed a good cleaning. He suggested I don't wait so long next time. I get a cleaning every six months these days. I can't take the dentist-avoidance anxiety again.

My dentist always asks me, "Would like some music, to kind of... relax you?" I always respond, "No thanks, it will only aggravate me." My dentist gives me a confused look every time. For me, the silence is better than the dentist's music.

I don't have the Mildred Bailey Mosaic box. I'd be most interested in giving it a listen. Also, reading the opinions of others. Alas, there are no song samples on the Mosaic site. >Mosaic Bailey Link<

I'm only recently beginning to 'get' and appreciate Louis Armstrong. Jazz music comes to you when it does. You get it when you get it. In the last two days, and most unexpectedly, I pulled my copy of the Columbia Complete Hot Five and Seven Recordings off my shelf. And... wow! There is some INCREDIBLE music here. As I've read in previous posts on this board, everything about jazz is in this box of music somewhere. In some way, Armstrong did it all. He created a foundation that has been fully expanded on, yet never lost. This music is really talking to me as I type these words. I never planned to appreciate this music and Louis Armstrong so much. I purchased the Columbia box to hold as an historic document of jazz music and Americana. It's absolutely fabulous. In these trying times, this music makes me proud to be an American. To know this American music. This music that I'm pleased to associate with my country, my culture, and that of the world. >AMG Link<

I believe I'll get a pair of these. If they're good enough for Andrew Hill, they're good enough for me.

WTF? I don't listen to anything but jazz. I voted 'Other.'

It's amazing, that these sets could go OOP so quickly. I mean, the New Orleans jazz box is still hanging around.

What about Kenny Burrell?

Damn, Jazzmoose! You are efficient when this site is down. Maybe we should have b3-er close it down for another day so we can cure cancer and get out of Iraq? It's the fault of b3-er if we're still in this war next week. Anyway, your words are well written and I enjoyed reading them. (and, I'd like to see you complete the plans to use seawater as a fuel. with the price of gasoline where it is, I'm sure seawater would be much cheaper. I'd be able to buy even more Mosaics)

I'm listening to Armstrong's Hot Five Sessions as I type these words. What's intersting, to me, is that there's New Orleans style jazz. And, there is Louis Armstrong. Armstrong is New Orleans jazz but, also, something so much more. Although my ear is slowly getting more tuned to the New Orleans style, often I hear a conglomeration of instruments that are jumbled together into a single sound. When I listen to Armstrong, however, I hear all the instruments and feel a groove that seems like quite a quality groove. I was reading that Armstrong was the one who broke free of the 'group' play and opened jazz to more 'solo' play. Louis Armstrong is, very much, of the New Orleans style. At the same time, he was doing something very unique for the time. To my ears, Armstrong's groups sound more 'modern' than, say, the groups of Bix or Trumbauer. But, just my opinion. I more I hear Louis, the more I hear Louis.

Ginger fulfills all of my disires and dreams.We are perfect for each other. She does not Drink, Smoke, or do drugs. She can not get pregnant{ I never wanted to have children}. She will NEVER steal from me or lie to me. I AM TOTALLY HAPPY WITH HER!She is not warm to the touch She cannot think She cannot make conversation She cannot go for walks in the park She cannot hold me (and vice versa) after a less than perfect day She cannot give me an anchor when I feel I'm floating in the sea of the world She is not a person She is a piece of rubber with no feeling and no soul

With a woman? Oh, sorry, just kidding. Really.

I've been enjoying this picture for a few weeks:

No shit.

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Again, I'll say that Bobby Jaspar just 'cooks' on these sessions. He is the ultimate combination of West coast and East coast jazz.

In the past, when I'd read through the Mosaic catalogue, I'd always stop at the Vee Jay Mosaics, read the words and think, "I'll never purchase these worthless sets. There are too many alternate takes. I'm not that much of a collector." Damned DrJ made an excellent post and made me purchase the Vee Jay Mosaics. The sets are nothing short of excellent. They are not 'for collectors only.' They are for anybody who enjoys these performers. I don't know why I didn't place more trust in Cuscuna and Mosaic.

Perfect. This says everything I've felt, with the Organssimo board being down, in one simple sentence.

Steely Dan's Aja. Hands down.

I understand, one-hundred percent. I have the same problem when I am at work.

Damn, my 20 posts at AAJ don't count in the Organissmo numbers?

I have to go to an office for work. So, when I'm home, man, I'm at home. I had a terrific day, playing my stereo and computer. I was entertained, all day, by the Organissimo board, JJ Johnson, Johnny Hodges, and Elvin Jones. Yes, an excellent day for all involved.