Fran

I keep waiting - then giving in and saying HELL they'll never bring out the gigantic Columbia/ Okeh/ Vocalion Basie - But just like the greatest thing so far - The Herman Columbias - I KNOW they will hit us eventually with the 12 or 14 ????? CD Basie and by that time I will have spent my $$$$$ on the Richards (which I did - Gladly) the Slack (great) and in the mean time the 50's Goodman's. I'd accept a trim Select of Les Brown Capitols too if they wish to issue one. Yes I am a Big Band guy

The new Clef - Verve Basie - 8 great CD's What an improvement over my old LPs of some of the material.

I have been getting these for years too- I don't save them but I do foward them, with a copy to the sender, to our former company controller. And I tell the sender that Mr X is very adept at moving money around so that it is very difficult to trace. I suggest they contact him imediately. It keeps my old friend constantly pissed off.

YA - and I am going out of town for two weeks next week. I hope it doesn't get lost. The damnedest things happen to my mail and important packages everytime I leave town for a while.

I guess next to Kenny Clarke Stan was the original Bop drummer. On some of the earliest Parker sides,

What's the other half of Kate Winslett like?

The OOP Mosaic of "The complete Buddy Bolden" with alternate takes

But wasn't it spelled Tutti?

Amen - the very best - but I don't agree with the idea that they are expensive. At 16 bucks a copy they are not much more expensive than many others and no more expensive than some. And NO ONE gives you the well researched and authoritative booklet that you get from Mosaic.

Numerous good reasons stated above. In addition one that often sways me, despite already owning many ot the cuts, is the addition of previously unreleased material hidden for years in some dusty vault.

Reading the track listings for the new - out in April - Basie!

We all probably have a recording that awoke us to Hilton Jefferson. Mine, the Harry Lim Keynote recording of "Just like a Butterfly" with Jonah Jones. I still think the tone he achieves is the most startlingly beautiful Alto sound ever.

There were 6 other Metronome All Stars sessions that were recorded for Columbia - Typically, I don't believe Columbia ever reissued these 78RPM sides on LP or CD. These were the All Star Bands of' 40, '42, and '46 The 46 was a small combo Featuring Sinatra on 'Sweet Lorraine" and Nat Cole and June Christy on "Nat Meets June" clearly the concept of a jazz all star outing had sucumbed to the demands of commercial "Jazz".

I couldn't finish Finnish. It's a language for cunning linguists. Yeah, but you could always become an expert BBQ-ist. You know, a master baster. Yes! or an excellent fisherman as a master baiter! I had a friend several years ago - Johnny Bates. The teacher always called him Master Bates.

Additionally, to round it out, the Slack Select has the eight 1942 sides Ray McKinley cut for Capitol with a 17 piece big band. I too am afraid there will be too much sameness with all the boogie that Slack recorded, but there are also the T Bone Walker sides and some really quite good vocals, as I recall, (if you are into that), by Ella Mae Morse and such as Johnny Mercer, Bobby Troup and others.

Right Mike - I know of no Johnny Richards small group recordings - in fact considering all his output I doubt a small group could generate the power he often displayed. My favorite in this new Select is the wild WILD "Rites OF Diablo". At times controlled mayhem but great "Latin" all the same.

Yes ALWAYS - and the afor mentioned Mosaic Columbia Herman as well - possibly the greatest rerelease collection ever compiled. Hats off to Scott Wenzel

Much as I see Brubeck except for one factor. I find Desmond too, (to be gentle), same-sounding All the time. I could take much more of Brubeck with a lot less of Desmond. And honestly, I do realise he is a fine alto saxophonist. Brubeck has a sense of humor that pops through. Desmond is constantly "inside himself" to a degree that lets little warmth or mirth shine through.

With Barnet - "All The Things You Are" was a show off piece - but I always thought he showed great control, tone and ideas.

Which one posed for Playboy ?

If you're interested - I counted 518 Fats Recordings. Too many at my age to taked collecting all his works seriously.

Both Woody Herman Carnegie Hall Concerts The Basie Live album on Mosaic Especially the first Jazz at the Philharmonic - on the Asch label - "How High The Moon" and "Lady Be Good", with Krupa, McGhee, Jacquet, Ventura, Smith and others

Fairly rare - I have the two Sweetwinds demo discs (78RPM) Of Woody Herman with Burns, Jackson, Bauer, Lamond and Flip Phillips. Playing Sweetwind Stomp, Mighty Lak a Rose, Blue Flame and A Folk Medley. Woody is supposidly on Alto but barely heard. The soloist on the Sweetwind is Flip. Some good rhythm section work.

Kampf

Mosaic responded - indicated they have no dealings with this outfit. "The $11.03 is either a ripoff or will never be sent" I don't know what is actually meant by "a ripoff". Pirated material ? Or what, as "will never be sent" is a ripoff.