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  1. Felser put up a post in another thread which put me to thinking. Mosaic prices have plummeted. We wont' go into the reasons, but many sets have material which can be obtained by picking up individual cds. I have held off, for example, buying the Mosaic Woody Shaw on Muse because I have pretty much everything there on the 32jazz issues. Felser, however, points out that the 32jazz cds are a mess--I would love if he could expound upon that, and so he sees the need to keep his Mosaic box of the same material. 

    So which Mosaic sets are worth keeping despite all or part of the material being available in single issues? 

    I begin by quoting from Felser's excellent comment in another thread: 

    I actually have been selling off most of my Mosaic sets as the material becomes available on other CD's.  For instance, the Woody Shaw Columbia is totally trumped by that box set that Columbia put out - extra material, better sound, much lower price, smaller footprint.   Exception for me is the Woody Shaw Muse box - the 32jazz reissues are so shoddy, I don't have the heart to have that be my representation of that great material.   And the Elvin Jones, Lou Donaldson, Stanley Turrentine, Jackie McLean Blue Note boxes have important albums not readily available on Blue Note CD, and the Gerald Wilson and Jazz Crusaders Pacific Jazz sets the same.   Beyond that, I only have a smattering of big boxes (Roach, MJQ, Sonny Stitt come to mind), and I expect to sell them eventually.  I have kept a lot more of the Selects, which I prefer.

  2. 18 minutes ago, freejazz said:

    I may actually have one buried in my still packed boxes. Be forewarned, it is likely just the disc and the printed materials in a Bags Unlimited poly bag. It will have surface marks, but if you want the music more than as a collectsble, it may be the ticket snd will be reasonable.

    Thst said, I am still a week+ away from organizing the 199 boxes -  but, I have sent for some reinforcements to assist. If still interested, Please confirm and I will advise asap.

    Great music - as are nearly all the Strata East records.

    Thanks

    yes, very interested. I'll send you a pm.

    On 11/27/2018 at 8:40 AM, JSngry said:

    It was in the Clifford Jordan Mosaic.

     

    I did talk to the lady who is offering the disc on Amazon for $41. I asked if she would consider lowering her price on it. She said that "we research our prices and consider our pricing to be fair, but I'll look into it." She called me back to say she has reduced the price now to $38. Well that was a big discount!  I'll continue shopping thanks. I mean the disc has been saved on my Amazon list for at least six months. What she considers "fair" doesn't jive with what the market is willing to pay it seems. Anyway, Freejazz might have a disc for me. If not, I'll splurge on the Mosaic box. 

  3. Looks like the squeelers lost another one then started to cry foul regarding headsets. Can you believe this? An ass whomping brings up the cheater's accusations.

    With regret, I'm sitting out the season. It's a year of change for me, as I attempt to relocate to Florida.  Lots of work ahead involving job change, selling home, etc. I'll watch you guys anyway.

     

  4. Leeway, on 02 Dec 2014 - 2:33 PM, said:

    I love Turgenev's writing. Falls in that territory of the mind between Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. Probably natural to side with Bazarov when young. I'm sure Turgenev had an eye on social developments in Russia, quite clearly discerning the rise of revolutionary movements, understanding them yet fearing their consequences. I recall now that my undergraduate Russian teacher, when I asked her if she preferred Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky, responded unequivocally, "Tolstoy." I told her I was an avid Dostoyevskian. She said I would see it differently when I got older, and she was right. "War and Peace" to me has always been a significant event, not just a book. And I now find "Anna Karenina" more profound than when first read it. Plus Tolstoy's novellas and stories. To be fair I haven't read Dostoyevsky in quite a while, so that might nudge the pendulum a bit.

    I've been dipping into two books about reading. Generally I prefer reading to talking about reading, in the same way I prefer sex to talking about sex. But sometimes it is helpful to talk.

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    ON REREADING - Patricia Meyer Spacks

    THE PLEASURES OF READING IN AN AGE OF DISTRACTION - Alan Jacobs

    Of the two, the Spacks strikes me as the more interesting and substantial. I found her discussion of rereading where one's original conception of a book changes completely upon rereading particular relevant in light of my unexpected dislike for Nabokov's "Bend SInister," and EJP626's revised view of Bazarov. Spacks describes a number of such situations in her reading, including "Lucky Jim" (a novel, and protagonist) that never impressed me, but I know had, and has, a cult following. OTOH, some books, including those of Henry James, have risen in her estimation. Actually, the specific ups and downs don't interest her as much as how the rereading process creates these revisions. Not surprisingly, age seems to have a lot to do with it, LOL.

    when I asked my undergraduate Russian lit teacher who he preferred between Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, he said for the Russian people it was an easy choice: Pushkin!

  5. The Organissimo NFL pick contest has a venerable history. It is only right to list the previous winners:

    2005 - Conn

    2006 - Edward

    2007 - Noj

    2008 - Conn

    2009 - vajerzy

    2010 - Aggie87

    2011 - Noj

    2012 - Aggie 87 and vajerzy (wimpy tie)

    2013 - Edward

    Good luck to everyone this year. Each year we seem to pick up more contestants making the end year champion worthy indeed. Back in 2005, I didn't have the competition I do now. Edward showed his mettle by proving he can win against a star-studded field.

  6. The cd arrived yesterday. Great stuff! I highly recommend this recording to anyone. Langley is amazing. Good solos, Mike, though I think your organ is too soft on some of the productions. Great drummer. Excellent trio. Hope you guys do another cd.

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