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I've been listening to the Grachan Moncur Select more and more recently. I ordered the set when it was a new release. I listened to parts of the set then put it on my shelf, considering it a good selection of music. I've been pulling the box out recently and REALLY listening to it late at night. It seems, somehow, both comforting and complicated. It makes no sense and lots of sense at the same time. This music speaks much louder to me late at night than, say, at 3:00 in the afternoon. I'm listening to the Some Other Stuff set (with Wayne Shorter) as I type these words. My spirits are high with Moncur/Shorter playing on the speakers behind me (while my laptop computer sits in front of me).

Ahhh, no. My Mosaics are for me and my hands only. At the same time, I'd not expect another person to lend me his Mosaics either. The sets are too fun to have and too difficult to replace. I don't want to see my Mosaic sets either not returned, returned with a scratched CD, returned with a wrinkled insert, or returned with coffee cup rings on the booklet. Know what I mean?

Errr.... yes, Yes, and YES. WINme is not a good operating system. It's known to crash often, lose settings, even lose its own registry. I have WIN2000 on my Desktop computer and WINxp on my laptop. My Desktop crashed often and without warning when it had WINme on it. It has crashed only three times since I installed WIN2000 (about 2.5 years ago). My laptop has crashed NEVER since I purchased it in October of the year 2002 (with WINxp). WIN2000 and WINxp use the newer Windows NT kernel. Which, from my experience, is far superior to the older kernel used in WIN95, WIN98, and WINme. I'd not blame Zonelabs for the frequent lockups on your system. Zonealarm seems fine when running the NT kernel. I'd place a majority of the blame on WINme. In my opinion, you'd be surprised, amazed, and enlightened at how often the more current versions of Windows DON'T lockup. The question still remains, however, is WINxp really worth the extra expense (when you could be spending that same money on new jazz CDs )? Is your computer's hardware able to efficiently run WINxp?

I had Windows ME a couple of years ago. It was humming along just fine till, one day, it said it lost its Registry. The operating system died completely after popping the Registry message. I installed WIN2000 leading up to WINxp. My computer has been running per expectations ever since the replacement of WINme. Today, I'm spending some time replacing WINme with WINxp on a friend's computer. My friend's copy of WINme, after two years of service, has lost its Registry. Anybody else still using the piece of shit software code-named Windows ME? Got any great WINme stories to tell? You know, the type of story where you're using WINme, all is well, then suddenly, all is not well, and you did nothing to cause it? Yeah, time to update to WINxp or Linux. I've never been a Mac person and know not much about the Macs. Friends of mine who use the Macintosh system seem to appreciate it greatly.

Ok. Who drank what last night, to compete with the heat? I have to admit, I had dinner and watched a movie (Taking Lives) with a female friend. I didn't consume a single drop of alcohol.

I have the 1980s-issued Columbia CD. I've been meaning to replace it with the remastered 20-bit Columbia CD, then give my older copy to a friend. I believe the remastered version of Kind of Blue is on sale at Border's for $8.99 this month. I find myself not listening to Kind of Blue as much as I did, once upon a time. So, have not been too determined to buy the new copy. I was drawn to Kind of Blue, about 20 years ago, due to hearing All Blues from my Dad's orignal LP that he purchased while in college. I discovered Brubeck's Time Out at the same time and from the same collection of my Dad's college LPs.

I'm getting scared. I don't have my set(s) ordered yet (New Orleans Jazz & Tristano) but you keep ordering yours.

Does it mean that, being a Reid Miles cover, the rights to the artwork belong to Blue Note? And, that the publisher of the book would have to get the rights to use the True Blue design? I don't know, just wondering. Maybe the author or the publisher of the book is a Tina Brooks fan? Or, maybe just liked the design (regardless of Tina Brooks)?

I'm at work as I type these words. I can't pull out my CDs and reference material. Is the cover of True Blue a Reid Miles cover?

I believe this is a very valid point. This same scenario happens to me all the time with jazz. And, more so, when learning about & enjoying Mosaic's product. An example would be the Mosaic HRS box and the Mosaic Bix/Tram box. I've come to truly enjoy the music on the HRS box and the history of the Bix/Tram box. I have enjoyed the hell out of the Jack Teagarden tracks on the Bix/Tram box.

For those of us, including myself, who have still not decided about purchasing the New Orleans Jazz Mosaic... I found this review: http://weeklywire.com/ww/06-08-98/gambit_perc.html

It appears ss1 called it correctly. Arizona didn't win tonight. I'm sitting on my bed with my computer on my lap as I type this note. I'm listening to the post-game 'Wildcat Talk' on the radio. No jazz for me tonight, just listening to the local Tucson people, calling-in to discuss their opinions regarding what happened (or, didn't happen) with Arizona basketball this year. Maybe next year?

Traffic rank for Organissimo.org. >link< Going 'up' for the last three months. B) (errr... maybe, if I'm reading it correctly, that is)

Might have been shelves orginally built for lps. Or tall bottles o' beer.

Higher shelves equals more storage space? Is there a step-up contraption at the bottom-right of the pic?

It looks very nice to me. Nice touch with the RVG poster. I want one!

I wonder how much they paid Hank Mobley for Soul Station? That one is priceless. Hardbopjazz, I know this wasn't the point of your post. However, I am enjoying being a smartass right about now.

ALL the big bands were doing it. Thanks Jim. This is good information. Since receiving my Gerald Wilson Mosaic, I've always assumed this was a specific attempt to sell more records for Pacific Jazz. It kinda ticked me off. However, I realized I was getting the complete set from Mosaic. I'm glad to know Wilson/Pacific Jazz were following a trend of the times, whether I enjoy the cover tunes or not.

I agree, mostly, with Dan. I like the Gerald Wilson very much. The covers of the 1960s-era pop tunes are less than fantastic. The remainder of the set, however, is quite good. I have to keep in mind that Mosaic offers complete sets. I'm glad to know I have the complete Pacific Jazz collection even though I don't enjoy all of it. The 'cover' songs make me wonder if Pacific Jazz was attempting to increase jazz album sales back in the day and asked Mr. Wilson to record some popular songs. Anybody know?

Join the club, my friend.

What the hell? I've been past the 'dabbler' stage longer than another person on this board? Feh! I quit being a jazz dabbler circa 1987. B) Thanks for your honest opinion. I suppose I didn't care whether you could offer an expert opinion. As long as you could offer a jazz apreciator's opinion. Also, upon reading this thread, I was reminded that you'd not liked the New Orleans box initially but then grew to like it more as time progressed. I'm afraid I might not like the New Orleans box at first, either, but would grow to like it the more I would listen to it. Jazz can be that way sometimes... you don't enjoy a certain piece at first but then come to really like it later. Also, my post and your post might spark some more opinions before the box runs its course on the Mosaic web site. More opinions that will guide me to purchase or forget the set. Currently I'm leaning toward purchasing the Tristano/Konitz box and was thinking of simply saying, what the hell, and having Mosaic add the New Orleans box to my order too. I'm reminded of the line in the movie, Risky Business, where one of the characters said, "Sometimes you just gotta say... what the fuck."

Jazzmoose: I quoted your text (above). If I took it out of context it was not my intention. Anyway, I hate to pass on a good Mosaic box. If I don't purchase it from Mosaic, I'll never purchase it, period. If I read this thread (and your text) correctly, and if I remember correctly... When you first received the New Orleans Jazz Mosaic, you didn't have much good to say about it. Recently, you've said it is a good box and one worth having (I don't have a direct link to your words nor do I mean to hold them against you). What did you not like about the New Orleans box initially? What happened that you came to enjoy/appreciate the music? What is the music comparable to? Is it comparable to Hot Jazz (like Bix)? Is it comparable to the tunes on the HRS Mosaic box? What's the deal with the music that is listed as Funeral March music (or something like that)? Is the sound quality good (it's a Malcolm Addey remaster, by the way)? Mosaic sets have stretched my jazz knowledge further than I thought it could ever be stretched. I enjoyed the HRS box (very much!), the Django box, and the Bix/Tram box (the Bix/Tram mostly for its history). I enjoyed learning the history of the music and the time period. I need to make a decision on the New Orleans box before it goes OOP. Even if the music is not my absolute favorite, I'm thinking I'd appreciate the New Orleans box for the history it offers. And, I'm remembering you said you'd genuinely come to enjoy the box (again, my memory could be a little distorted).

Tristano/Konitz. New Orleans Atlantic??? To make matters even worse (or better), both sets were remastered by Malcolm Addey. Son-of-a... feck, frick... Where's my credit card? Where are you, my precious?

Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!! Tristano/Konitz. New Orleans Atlantic??? New Orleans Atlantic. Tristano/Konitz??? What's person to do? Errr... just buy them all? Yeah, that's the ticket. Yeah, yeah. I'm feeling much better now. Just BUY THEM ALL! -_-