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They could actually put Back at the Chicken Shack and Midnight Special together on one disc, even that one track which surfaced on the CD issue of Chicken Shack should fit in. Now that would be a hell of a disc! And Crazy Baby, yes! - but that music is so fucking good! I got it as my maybe tenth BN disc of Smith and it really was a revelation! That other one with Turrentine (can't remember the title) would be nice to have RVG'd, too, though it doesn't grab me as do Midnight Special and Chicken Shack. Then how about RVGs of the two Ornette and the two Cecil Taylor discs? I know they would probably rather show up as Conns (as should the third Don Cherry disc), but they would be nicer done by RVG, I think. Then anyway they should hire either Malcolm Addey or RVG as their "default" remasterer... ubu

Thanks for posting this GoM. Good news. Does the "core of the best performances recorded" mean it will include some (or even much) stuff already released? Anyone knows more? ubu

Nice idea, Matt. (But otherwise: we around here are alerted in time anyway when some Mosaic runs out.) Big Wheel: the Hamilton is very nice. His first quintet with Buddy Collette and Jim Hall was very very good, and quite a lot of the set is material with that line up, included some (partially unreleased) very good live sessions. The Katz/Pisano group got a little more mellow, but I like some of their stuff, too. And the originally release Ellington album (as opposed to the recently unearthed "Original Ellington Suite" feat. Eric Dolphy) has both Katz and Collette, and is good, too, in my opinion. vibes: great for you! That's the sort of set Mosaic does the best. And the music is very good, indeed! Was one of my first purchases of music of that era, and it's a good starting point to get you interested! ubu

Uh...there is sort of an "unwritten agreement" on this, isn't there??? I mean, if Mrs. Moose ever totals up my jazz bills... this would be DOOMSDAY indeed! although the actual ms. ubu is not half as horrible a wifey as the one found with help of the link in my signature... going undercover to do some further additions to my collection B) ubu

won't become superfluous - edith ain't part of the box! keep it for sure! ubu

thanks! will try to find some of these. ubu

Whistleman was on Label M, but the one I've got is an Atlantic Original Sound digipack release. I think the Label M one had additional material? Conn: have fun! And try to get that 32jazz Dog Years in the Fourth Ring box while it's still around (hope it is, don't know for sure, though) ubu

up! Lon: you've mentioned the Birdland 2CD sets. And I actually got my 4CD set (which is, musically, identical) based on your mention of how good the sound quality of the fabled Bird/Fats/Bud date was. Thanks for that! You or anyone else knows the others I listed in my first post? Bringing this up again, because Eric asked about the Ember Bird sets in that NEW NEVER HEARD BIRD/DIZ etc. thread. ubu

I think they intended to release a third batch of these fine series, but as the first two didn't sell, they stopped. The first ones were: Baker/Freeman, Touff, Perkins, Montrose, Sheldon, Shank/Perkins so the second ones: Amy/Bolton, Andreza, Brookmeyer, Edwards, Mulligan, Shank/Cooper My favorites are the Mulligan set (as I don't have the Mosaic), the Baker (same), and Teddy Edwards. Amy was new for me (I could locate the LP version of this one a year or two ago), and I like that one a lot, too. The Andreza disc is the only one I don't have. Anybody has a second copy? ubu

despite my alias, I'm nothing than a blatant, grandiloquent student... and on switzerland: imagine "nice price" and "mid price" disc for 16$ , normally priced ones 25$. nice, eh? not even a swiss king might buy as much as he would like to! B) ubu

The reply from Mosaic (following my email inquiry): ubu

I have nothing else by the AEC (except a late live disc from around 1990.) I'd say if you're open-eared (/-minded), and the comments made in this thread don't keep you away from it, it's a great place to start. And finally, if you got it, you can go the chronological way later on (I'm not so far yet, but that's more of a time and money related issue than a question of wanting to), and know their beginnings. ubu

oh, sure! get them! two great box sets! and with the j.j., you can even get two more discs... and have fun with Hamilton! (I'll finally pick up the selects 1 & 2, together with some ESSENTIAL Basie & some Duke... what a feast! - only, I've got to wait till the next paycheck arrives... and don't tell my girlfriend ) ubu

Following is the text from the link above: now the updated version has the offer ending august 31, 03: now this has poor ubu a little bit confused... ubu

Mosaic updated their website. The MD Blackhawk is now up for pre-order, mid-august is given as release date. Mosaic MR6-220 ubu

as Aggie said! thumbs up seems so. I complained when I received my BIG package (the usual shabby cardboard box...) and Mr Luening answered telling me they got these sets like that from their source (ZYX?), and that I can of course send those back I don't want (which of course I did, and then ordered the full-price sets from the US ) ubu

Try and write Mr Luening an email (I think the address is sluening@zweitausendeins.de, but I would have to check at home tonight - write me a PM if the above address is wrong, and I'll come back to you tonight). He was very helpful when they first sent me twice discs 5-8 and none 9-12 from the Monk set, and then (see above in this thread), also a wrong disc 8 of the Evans Riverside. I could keep the additional discs (after having gotten rid of the MD Jazz Giants disc 'coz I had all of it in the Monk Prestige box, I finally have the Prestige MD Quintet take on 'Round Midnight again this way!) and they sent me replacements (which were correct, by the way) very soon. Then, couw's booklets are very good! (thanks again ) I got Pepper and Evans Fantasy and Tatum Group with small little booklets, and Tatum Solo, Monk Riverside and Evans Riverside with none. ubu

I found this LP today. It's an early stereo recording made in January 1961. So far, I have only listened to the first track - sound quality is astonishing for a live recording f that time, and the band (Claude Williamson, Don Prell & Chuck Flores) seems to be on. The label is called Concept records, copyright is from 1985 (as are Shank's own liner notes, and a note from producer Gerry Macdonald). Sounds like a very VERY nice companion piece to the Mosaic! AMG gives it the following 4 1/2 stars review (and lists it as a Bainbridge and Choice release): Anyone has more info about htis release? Opinions? ubu

Went with WHISPER NOT, too. One of my favorite jazz originals, actually. ubu

oh yes! that's a real good'un! how could i have forgotten that one! ubu

Now this sounds like some cool shit! Jim, thanks for that exhilarating review! Still holding my breath! ubu

Red: try to find the Taylor 2CD "Nefertiti the beautiful one has come" (released in 1997 on Revenant). Perhaps one of Taylor's greatest recordings, in trio with Murray (d) and Lyons (as). ubu

Number one would be the whole Mercury set, I gues... Some of the outstanding albums for Mercury were "We Free Kings", "Rip, Rig & Panic", the Copenhagen live sessions, the album with Benny Golson arrangements... Then I am very very fond of the 1960 "Introducing" album (Chess, reissued in GRP's "Chessmates"-series). That one has the versatile Ira Sullivan on trumpet and tenor. Their battle on "Soul Station" (a Kirk original, not the Mobley tune of the same name) is beautiful. The very first of Kirk's recordings (Early Roots, Bethlehem, rec. 1956) is more an R'n'B kind of thing, but as the latest addition to my Kirk holdings, I'm growing quite fond of it, too. My introduction to Kirk was via the nice 32jazz 3CD set "Dog years in the fourth ring". That one has 2 discs of unreleased live material from the sixties and seventies, and on disc 3 it includes one of the mrarest Kirk items, his solo disc "Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata". Highly recommended! His other Atlantic albums (reissued by Rhino, 32jazz and Collectables) and the late Warner stuff (also on 32) does not grab me as much, but "The Inflated Tear" and "Volunteered Slavery" would be the exceptions. "I, Eye, Aye" is very good, too. I second that. Generally, though, I find listening pleasure in any of the Atlantic albums ("Rahsaan, Rahsaan", "Left and Right etc). His one Verve album "Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith" (on CD with "Rip, Rig & Panic") and his one Prestige album "Kirk's Work" with Jack McDuff are very good, too. ubu

Another very nice one I recently got is the Italian Instabile Festival 2CD (Leo) - cover down below. It has various line-ups, from duo, trio and quartets to the full beloved Italian Instabile Orchestra. Players include Mario Schiano, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Gianluigi Trovesi, Enrico Rava, Sebi Tramontana and many others. You can get it for 9£ from amazon.co.uk (just need a little patience...) ubu

there goes another one... sad news again. thanks for the interesting article. he left us some wonderful music! ubu