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For the moment I am between apartments, staying this summer in a one room apartment with space (just about) for my Mosaic boxes, and little else; with all the other CDs in storage, I haven't been able to look it up, but I think I remember correctly that Teddy Wilson did at least one session with Benny Carter. Also, there could be a session with Ben Webster.

I'm probably repeating much that already has been said, but I haven't really had the time to read through all contributions. Hopefully everything won't be a repeat of what has been said better before. Blue Note sets; I am a big fan of Mosaic & also have several of their complete Blue Notes; one question is how long that ore can be mined with (artistic) profit. Among the first Mosaics where Thelonious Monk, Sidney Bechet and Herbie Nichols; the latest was Lou Donaldson, a set which I have got, don't regret buying, in fact find very enjoyable, but not really on the same level as some earlier sets. Perhaps the stage will eventually be reached when performers are to uneven to justify the full Mosaic treatment. I suppose Mosaic Select can be regarded as the answer to this eventuality? But looking at Mosaic sets I have enjoyed, I can admit a preference for compilations; this weekend I have been listening through the Master Jazz Solo Piano Sessions. 4 CDs with the same artist can in some cases be too much. The Capitol Sessions are another instance of a set of mostly execllent performances of amazing variety. Becoming more definite. Why not a continuation of the Illinois Jacquett sessions by going over to the sessions recorded by him for Norman Granz, if not enough on their own, part of a set with a few other Verve artists, or also from the Verve catalogue, the series of studio jamsessions; the most wellknown being that with Parker, Hodges, etc, but there must be more than that, or a compilation of something from the 1930s, of performers (singers?) who only made a few sessions. or, like everyone else, it seems, the complete Key Note Sessions. The Coleman Hawkins sessions are very good, it is perhas too much to believe that the rest is as good, but it would still be very listenable.

My own tastes in jazz range from New Orleans to Coltrane, I found it a fascinating set, well worth the expense. I also have the HRS set, but for sheer variety I would recommend the Capitol set. But someone with less eclectic tastes in jazz, or a strong bias towards modern jazz, might be disappointed. My own favorites: Cootie Williams Jack Teagarden Joe Sullivan But there is lots more!

Recommended. I was a bit hesitant, afraid of too much of the same, but that would be a unfair verdict. While I don't think I will ever listen through the whole set at one time, I definitely enjoy its subtle nuances. In a positive sense it repays close listening.

Recommended. I was a bit hesitant, afraid of too much of the same, but that would be a unfair verdict. While I don't think I will ever listen through the whole set at one time, I definitely enjoy its subtle nuances. In a positive sense it repays close listening.

The Turrentine session with Parlan, not included in the Parlan Mosaic; is it the one issued on the Turrentine Mosaic? If so, it is very good; and helped to make up my mind to eventually buy the Parlan Mosaic.

Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely think about it some more. Probably not, for me, an essential set. Yet even at her second best Billie Holiday remains a great jazz singer, as I find that the Bud Powell and Lester Young Verve sets repay close listening, I would probably appreciate the Billie Holiday set as well. Anders

I came across this box a few days ago, and ended up with mixed feelings about buying it. Certainly, some of the music is very good, but as I alrady have the JATP-box and a double CD with her sessions with Ben Webster & Sweets Edison, I have a feeling a already may have much of music already; also at least one CD in the box is from a rehearsal, which won't really be listened too that often. This is my impression from sort of thumbing through the box, but it would be good to hear from someone who actually has listened to it. Anders

I can't say that I contributed that much to the old BNBB, at least not so much that I felt offended at being deleted. Still I can see that many people invested heavily in the BNBB, for some it became more than a discussion forum for jazz fans; obviously genuine friendships were forged. But the music itself, whether the Mosaic set I'm listening to at this moment, or any of the Blue Note CDs I have, is not affected by the present Blue Note owners heavy handedness. Defintrly, I understand that people at this moment in time don't want to buy Mosaic or Blue Note, but as statements go it is probably more a a personal stand than an effective protest. In the end, as the RVG edition of the absolute favorite Blue Note recording, or the equally fabulous Mosaic set of same favorite artist is released, I suspect many will give in. After all, it is the music that counts, and to cut ones nose off in order to spite others. Well..