Ken Dryden

I didn't remember the specifics, I got my copy at the beginning when it was first issued. It was a pretty crappy thing for the owners of Verve at the time to do, as the 2 CD Stuff Smith preceded this box set.

The club closed, the label is still active, as I have been sporadically serviced with some of their CDs.

The three year minimum lease came from the Capitol Nat King Cole box, the way I remember it. I was not saying that all leases of music were for three years, just the minimum. I know it is also frustrating for Michael Cuscuna when they don't allow him vault access, then after Mosaic issues a set, new unissued music is found and eventually released by the label after the Mosaic box is out of print.

I think the standard period of time was a minimum of three years, though I believe it varied from one set to the next. Mosaic had to estimate how long it would take to sell 5000 or 7500 units.

Maybe there was a publishing dispute revolving around one or more of the previously unissued tracks. It seemed odd at the time that all legal issues weren't cleared prior to the set being assembled, but there can be some latecomer to the party who adds the turd in the punchbowl to ruin it for everyone instead of negotiating in a reasonable manner.

Mosaic either sent out a mailed notice or an insert in a catalog apologizing for the abrupt withdrawal of the Stuff Smith set for contractual reasons. I don't remember how detailed the notice was.

I thought that wording sounded familiar, it was my post...

It has absolutely lousy packaging. You have to make sure to lay it flat, as the CDs only have flimsy rubber spindles holding them in place> I've had issues with one CD falling off the spindle if I remove the package from the shelf. Obviously designed by someone who doesn't collect CDs, like the badly packaged Bill Evans Verve set or the Charlie Christian 4 CD set with the CDs sitting inside a ceramic like block's slits. Who hires such people?

I just got it from Dusty Groove in the past few weeks. Great stuff.

I asked the producer of the Willie The Lion Smith documentary why there weren't more complete performances in the film and he told me that after Ken Burns' Jazz the asking price for the use of jazz videos skyrocketed.

My time and money will be better invested elsewhere.

Just received this 2 CD set from Dusty Groove. Since they were originally issued on French LPs, it explains why I didn't already have any of this music. It also included conversation between numbers and some music that was not previously released.

I'm going to have to make the trek to Rutgers, one of these days...

I just found this LP at an antique store about 10 days ago. I think it was issued in Canada with a slightly different catalog number, but I don't think there have been any reissues.

I purchased a copy last spring after doing a phone interview with Terry Gibbs. He may be retired but he was still full of energy and with lots of great stories and lots of laughs. I highly recommend it! I just finished Fred Hersch's autobiography. Even after viewing Coma Dreams, his description of his induced coma and rehabilitation therapy afterward is gut-wrenching.

I'ts hard to imagine how many recordings i own that were recorded there.

I met HutchFan at a Expansions; The Dave Liebman Group concert in Duluth, Georgia. He let me know about this concert through the organissimo board, which was closer and saved a time zone change over the one Liebman had told me about that was coming to Nashville. Not only did we have a great time, but Liebman had the concert recorded and it made up disc 2 of his live CD of the group. We've gotten to hang out in the Atlanta area a few times, seeing Fred Hersch, Miquel Zenon and Kenny Werner with the GSU Big Band. I may have met other board members in passing when I attended IAJE each year between 2000 and 2008, but I wouldn't expect them to remember it, as I can't say for sure.

I'd like to see Dave Liebman honored, he deserves it.

Likewise, I don't stand for a show, arthritic knees prevent it.

Everything I've led is that a CDR does not have the life expectancy of a manufactured CD, which is why I avoid them. Discogs.com is a better alternative than Amazon, for both buying and selling. Amazon (like half.com after the clowns of ebay bought that site) ruined their site for individual sellers with stupid restrictions (like calling all sawcut product promos, when they are frequently closeouts to prevent retails from returning product for full refunds), insane fees for sellers, plus inflated shipping rates of a flate fee per disc (even when buying several items from the same seller) or lowballing the seller in the case of larger boxed sets. The last straw was Amazon's asking of sellers what their sources of new products were. That was hard to answer, as I've bought duplicates in error, gotten gifts of items I already owned, or occasionally found factory sealed CDs at low prices locally that I thought would resell online at a beter price. On Discogs, there are a lot of options, including allowing a buyer to make an offer, matching up with the exact version of the item you want to sell or buy, customized shipping rates, etc. The few disappointments I've had with quality of some items purchased have all been settled with no hassle.

Watch out for importCDs, as there are times they don't label their CDrs as such. I can't remember if it happens on their Amazon page or

Stock up on his prolific output for Philology, there are many amazing sessions that he made for the label.

What I find strange is when jazz journalists hop on the bandwagon of a new artist and then some of them imply you are unworthy if you don't join the crowd. One veteran writer made such a gripe about fellow writers during the annual JJA poll who omitted Nicole Mitchell from their annual nominating ballots. I reminded him that unless one is serviced by every label or artist, it is hard to justify voting for someone one hasn't heard or investing in their music. I don't make a habit of constantly researching unfamiliar music online, as I have a huge backlog of music awaiting an initial hearing, there aren't enough hours in the day even though I've been retired from full time work for over three years. To this day I've yet to receive any of Kamasi Washington's releases and from what I've read I probably would not be interested in any of them. That said, I don't begrudge anyone who enjoy's Kamasi's music and champions him as among the best on his instrument.

She also appeared on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, which may still be available to stream. I am trying to remember whether I interviewed her or not, though we did correspond after I reviewed one of her CDs.

I hate trying to store mp3s as well, I have enough in the way of files on my computers. Give me a CD with detailed composer credits, liner notes, photos, etc. I'm not running out of physical storage space, as I have a 10 by 30 foot music library in my basement with lots of shelves.