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The Airborne van, do you mean? Hehe... I forgot what sets you received with this order. I believe I remember you said it was both Vee Jays and various other items.

I always enter a note, when I place my computer order, to leave the package in between the front & screen doors upon delivery. The Airborne guy closes the screen door and locks the package between the doors.

Err... do you have an extra room? I'll bring my Mosaics!

Some new Mosaics arrived today. Did you get yours?

I wonder if anybody else does this? I always place the Mosaic receipt, the computer-printed receipt, under the plastic insert-tray in the Mosaic Complete boxes. I don't know why, it just seems important to keep the 'official' receipt from Mosaic. It has the computer-printed set number on it.

Interesting. My T/K/M set, which I received about two weeks ago, has the unattached style lid.

What's the deal with the remove-ability of the box lids of Mosaic Complete sets? Sometimes the lid is attached and can be opened as if the lid was the cover of a book. Other times the lid is not attached and can be completely removed from the box. I prefer to be able to remove the lid from the box. I can set the lid aside to get better access to the box. I don't have to be concerned about ripping the spine. I don't have to be concerned about the spine wearing as the set ages. Why is this? Why is Mosaic not consistent? What causes the design of a given set to have the lid be removable or not? Does Mosaic have the sets manufactured in different locations and it depends on the manufacturer? Just wondering...

Yeah, the T/K/M sucks. Or, don't buy yours till ss1 is able to buy his and maybe give a better conclusion as to the quality of the set. ss1 is just trying to make certain nobody wastes their money on this set till he is able to let them know of his findings. Anybody for the Duke Pearson Select?

I agree with Africabrass on this. The RVGs have sort of an 'electric' sound to them. Not that they are 'bad.' The RVGs sound kind of too 'electric' when you consider that there are 'acoustic' instruments being used during most of the sessions. Again, see my post above, I'd rather have the bright detail of the RVGs versus the lack of detail of the 1985 recording of Joe Henderson's 'State of the Tenor.'

I voted for neither (null vote). I can't say that one is better than the other. My eyes/ears were opened yesterday. Yesterday, I purchased Joe Henderson's 'State of the Tenor.' The Henderson date was recorded in 1985. It was touched by neither Rudy Van Gelder nor Ron McMaster. 'State of the Tenor' is 30 years newer than the Blue Note 1950s recordings. Yet, the sound quality on 'State of the Tenor,' to me, is not as good as most any of the 1950s/1960s reissues that have been remastered by Rudy and Ron. Upon hearing 'State of the Tenor,' noticing the muffled sound of the recording, I felt relief that we have both Van Gelder and McMaster bringing the old recordings back to life. I'd like to have either man do his best with 'State of the Tenor.'

Tristano/Konitz/Marsh moved to Last Chance today (4/12/04), I think? Anybody still want this one?

I'm thinking the New Orleans jazz has been at Last Chance for a while. Isn't it the T/K/M that's been moved to Last Chance, just today?

Is this 'the' group WAR? As in, the 'Why Can't We Be Friends, Slippin' into Darkness, Cisco Kid, Lowrider, and Spill the Wine' WAR? >click for larger picture< I never knew WAR recorded on Blue Note. Was this music jazzy or funky or bluesy or what? Am I mis-interpreting this picture?

b3-er: Is the bathroom completed yet? Did you post some pictures of the finished product? Did I miss them in another thread, perhaps?

What do you mean by 'from afar?' Are you saying you've not yet purchased the CD? Do you mean you've enjoyed 'State of the Tenor' as a fan? Meaning, afar from the music and the players yet, right there, enjoying the music as any jazz fan should? Just wondering. I listened to the first disk (of the two disk Henderson sesson) this evening. The playing is quite good and most enjoyable. My complaint, though, is that Joe Henderson doesn't sound as 'Joe Henderson ish' as I'd have expected. To me, Henderson, in days of old, had a cranking, grinding, fiery, exacting, wholesome, wild & calming type of sound. On 'State of the Tenor,' Henderson seems less like himself than I anticipated. I picture Henderson the way he sounded on, say, 'The Real McCoy' or 'Mode for Joe.' His playing is good on 'State of the Tenor' but I don't sense the fire and excitment of the old days. Another surprise: As much as I/we criticise the remastering efforts, on these boards, of Van Gelder and McMaster, 'State of the Tenor' (recorded in 1985) doesn't sound as crisp and vibrant, to me, as some of the Van Gelder and McMaster reissues, although it is a good-quality recording. I need to keep in mind that 'State of the Tenor' was recorded about 20 years after Joe Henderson's early Blue Note days. Henderson has had time to mature, experience more of life, relax, and understand in those 20 years. 'State of the Tenor' has more of a matured Henderson feel to it, not as much of the firey/grinding playing as that of his youth. Also, I need to listen to the music more than only halfway through the set (have not yet heard disk 2) before passing too much judgement. Have I enjoyed 'State of the Tenor?' Yes. You can't have too much Joe Henderson. Would I recommend buying it? Yes. Was it exactly what I'd anticipated? No (at least, so far). Postscript: Okay. Upon more listening, now getting through the second disk. I want to add to my words above. The fiery playing is not the same as the old-fashioned Joe Henderson. But, it's still there in warped format (for lack of a better description). I think my real criticism of this recording is not the fire of Henderson's playing... but the sound quality of the recording itself. The sound quality seems muffled and flat compared to what I've become accustomed to with the RVGs and other re-issues. It's like I can't hear the different textures and details of the instruments. The problem, I fear: there is no Rudy Van Gelder or Ron McMaster involved.

Purchased today: Yummy!

This is not jazz. However, it's my standard system-testing album. If this album sounds good on a given system, I know I'll like the same setup for other types of music such as jazz. I believe it could be difficult to test a system with jazz. Do you test with Van Gelder, McMaster, Addey, Myamoto, or who? Do you test with a stereo or mono recording? Do you test a more recent jazz recording that benefits from current technology and doesn't need to be remastered?

My taxes are still not done. Today is Sunday... taxes are due on Thursday. I still have three more evenings to deal with them. Plenty o' time.

After some discussion with others at Organissimo and Head-Fi, I've learned that, in order to properly run a pair of Sennheiser 650s, I will need a headphone amplifier. I'm considering this headphone amplifier. >amp link< Does anybody here have any other, yet undisclosed opinions regarding headphones and headphone amps?

I'll have to give Aric credit for noticing. While I don't know who influenced who, if either. But 'All Blues' and 'Las Cuevas de Mario' do sound oddly similar.

I just read Chuck Nessa's post here. Chuck's post reminded me to ask the following question. Does anybody know where I can get a copy of the Earl Grant Christmas album on CD? It seems like I saw it in print during the mid to late 1980s. I didn't buy the CD assuming it would always be around. However, I've not seen it available anywhere for several years. The album featured Earl playing 'Silver Bells' and other holday favorites.

Please, remove the fat woman. Sheesh. This is worse than when somebody posted a picture of roach (may have been back on the BNBB).

I payed about $50 for this set, last week, at Border's. They had it, I wanted it, and didn't feel like waiting for it. If I'm reading this eBay post correctly, this is the Columbia Hot Fives & Sevens Louis Armstrong box. Currently listed at $19.99 with a little less than 24 hours to go. >link< It could be a good price for somebody, unless the price jumps in the last couple of minutes.

I've been up ALL night. Playing the hell out of the New Orleans Jazz Mosaic box. Anybody who doesn't yet have the box, man, get it before it goes OOP. I'm liking Punch Miller's Louis Armstrong style vocals on Sugar Blues.

I took my friend to the Phoenix airport. The airplane departed from Phoenix at 12:08AM and arrived in Chicago at 5:08AM. My friend will be waiting for the next departure leaving Chicago at 7:50AM. I've been at my computer all night, Friday night into Saturday morning, scanning the jazz boards, listening to some Mosaics, and tracking my friend's flight from Phoenix to Chicago. The friend still has another hour to wait till the departure of the next flight. 'Friend' and me pictured here.