John Tapscott

Some excellent Woody Shaw on this, his last studio date (rec. 1987). He never stopped getting better.

I've always enjoyed this CD. Vol. 2 with different pianists is fine as well, but not as good as this one.

Hi Willie: Here are the tracks and the date and location (Disc 1 only). The '72 tracks may be the ones you taped, since I have your CDR. But I haven't yet done a comparison. Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Feb. 6, 1972 Fringe Benefit Artistry in Percussion Chiapas Malaga Concertgebouw, Amsterdam Feb. 6, 1973 Fragments of a Portrait The Daily Dance Congresgebouw, The Hague, Sept. 17, 1976 Body and Soul Too Shy to Say Ramon Lopez Send In the Clowns Inner Crisis

A good one. Gone in the mass sale of my LP's. (Some days I regret doing that).

Variety is good for you, Bill. Now: Whatever else Al Haig may have been, he was a terrific solo pianist.

It is Bob Mintzer's "Good News". I am not a big fan of much of Mintzer's writing, but I like this piece. One of his best, I think. Extended solos by Steve Marcus and Buddy. Beautifully recorded. The whole package is excellent.

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Yes, the recent Herman which I pre-ordered along with the Savoy set which was still in print at that time (though running low I believe). They held the Savoy set and sent it along with the Herman. Smooth as can be. No problems. No customs charges. Excellent.

It's strange in a way, because the two snafus I've had with Mosaic service (both corrected at Mosaic's expense) happened back in the day when it was a humming operation. But there's been no problem with my recent orders at all. Arrived in a timely way, and quite frankly the sets are now much better protected by bubble wrap. So I agree with Clunky - no apology necessary, at least to me.

Another dandy from the Tubby box set. Such a great set, one gem after another.