Eric

I received an email from Mosaic on these three today. They make clear that they don't have them in stock and they they will place a bulk order from Sony and then ship to their customers. They are offering the Blakey set for $69.98. Amazon Prime has it for $34.26. Amazon sellers have it as low as $22.59 new. I'm not bashing Mosaic and I hope for their sake they sell the hell out of it at $69.98. I have always wondered "who" that customer is. The sad irony of course is that ten years ago, $69.98 would have sounded like a great price for an 8-CD Blakey box. As I mentioned above, it is a nice piece - detailed Cuscuna notes, good discographical info.

I need to pull this back out - it has been a while and my appreciation for Petty has deepened since I first bought this.

PM on "Turn"

I picked this one (i.e. the Blakey) up - agreed on the content side. Cuscuna did the notes - both they and the discographical info are "Mosaic Select"-like. Exceeded my expectations.

I'd say the sound clips at the Woody Shaw site are representative. Sound quality is not perfect, but certainly fine. The version of Giant Steps is "only fine" in my opinion - but maybe because it's not Woody's group/etc. I'm happy to own the CD.

Stunning. Watched it several times today. Yeah, what he said - it will all float your boat. I would bump up Outside, but ... There is a box that reissues 4 of the 5 above (excludes Next Day). Each CD contains a bonus disc. Nice way to grab all five. Edit: The box includes "Hours" not listed above. I don't know that one.

I've had similar bouts with insomnia - very discouraging at times - and found the following to have more or less solved the problem: 1. Virtually eliminate caffeine - I may have a cup of coffee early in the day but that's it. Used to drink coffee and diet Coke throughout the day - no more. 2. Cut out weekday alcohol. Or, recognize that if I have a couple drinks in the evening, I asking for it in terms of a restless night. 3. I don't eat after 7-8. If I miss dinner for whatever reason, I skip it and look forward to a great breakfast. When comes to dinner, I go for something lighter, with a focus on fruits, veggies and lean meat. 4. I exercise every morning. Depending on how my day is going, I find myself mentally planning my evenings mid-afternoon. How late will I work, what are the required family or social activities for the evening that might impact the above. When I first started the above routine nearly five years ago, I thought to myself, how utterly boring my evenings will become. Evidently that is the point and by my old standards they are. But I can sleep and sleep well.

So I sought out the CD at amazon and read the reviews. I saw the following in the "comments" section and thought it relevant to the above: "Herb, this is Nick Di Scala. I had no hand in this release. In fact, I was not even made aware by Wounded Bird that they had secured the rights to it and were proceeding accordingly. I was surprised to hear that it had been released since the last time I spoke with them they didn't even have it on their "to do" list. That's too bad about the sound. I can let WB know, but hearing it directly from you (a customer) might have greater impact. Their e-mail is manager@woundedbird.com and the person to direct your concerns to is Terry Wachsmuth. I haven't heard the release yet. I'm a bit surprised to hear your comments though as WB has usually done a pretty decent job with any sound engineering they have done. (As I understand it, they usually don't do much re-engineering at all--only when necessary to bring it up to acceptable current standards.) I have the French CD release of this that was done many years ago. This must be the other version you are talking about, no?I wish Terry would have consulted with me about this since there is interesting bonus material from the STanford gig as well as video available from a Tanglewood concert (mentioned in the liner notes) that would have made for a very value-added release. Well, it's out there now and due to the low profit margin of these re-releases I don't hold out much hope that the situation will be remedied. Maybe if you make enough noise they will do something about it. Sorry, I couldn't be of more help."

Yeah, with this set, I thought I was going to snap a disc in half. Seems fixable ...

I'm not an educator or musician, but as a hard-core jazz and Tom Harrell fan, I find this to be pretty special. Doesn't feel like "jazz with strings" per se - all feels very natural and cohesive. Probably the 2015 release I listened to the most.

Well said.

Nice - congratulations! A lot of ways to enjoy AH in those sessions.

Sound samples are up at the iTunes store (they appear "greyed out" but they work!). From what I can tell, sound quality is "decent" at worst. Looking forward to this one.

Sentimental favorite!

Boy, the difference an imaginary vowel makes ...

Funny, my iTunes went a little haywire on me yesterday and morphed from some rock playlist (when I left the room) into jazz (when I came back). I didn't immediately recognize the player but I thought damn, modern yet very "meaty", soulful and in the pocket. Of course it was Stanley Turrentine, the "Mr. Natural" album (with one Lee Morgan). My favorites include "Z.T.'s Blues" and "Comin' Your Way". I also *love* his CTI Greatest Hits CD ("The Best Of Stanley Turrentine") - really does a great job of sampling that era.

Setting aside the prospects of a Lucky Thompson set, that was an interesting interview. Thanks for posting.

I am 0 for 50 and I am generally interested in non-jazz stuff. Apparently not that interested Not to hijack the thread, but does any of this stuff really rock, particularly in a non-mopey (i.e. fun) kind of way? Serious question.

I also use it primarily for "auditioning". I'll also use it away from home I want to listen to something in my home library. If there is a release that I "want", I will usually buy it at amazon or elsewhere,

I started my serious music listening on an 8-track player and a Realistic turntable. Later I upgraded to a car cassette player, where the fidelity was even worse ? Today $4-5k buys a system that sounds state of the art to me. Fortunately there aren't any good higher end retailers in town to "experiment" with spending more ?

I know relatively little about classical music, but have owned and loved this CD forever. It was recommended to me by a guy who worked the classical section of a Best Buy back in the 90s

Gotcha - thought that might be the case. That is a great box ...

Out of curiosity - which one are you referring to?

Would love to see a shot of that one. Probably documented elsewhere (at least once or twice) in this place , but I received that set (#4830) for Christmas circa 1985 - I remember the UPS guy showing up well into the evening of the 24th.