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Joe Henderson's "Page One" never has done much for me. I'm a huge Joe Henderson fan, and I've liked every other album I've heard of his, both Blue Note and on other labels. But Page One just comes across to me as somewhat boring. I don't like Kenny Dorham's playing on that one, and I think Pete LaRoca was one of the weakest drummers that played for Blue Note in that era. However, Joe's and McCoy's solos keep me somewhat interested.

After recently purchasing the Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes set, I'm looking to complete my collection of Charlie Parker's bebop studio work. I saw a CD "Bird's best bop on Verve", which looks quite good, but I don't know if there is anything else on Verve I should be getting. I know that Verve is releasing a "Complete Verve Master Takes" set later this year. My question is, should I get the single CD, or wait for the master takes set? I really am not interested in Bird's sessions with strings, so I'm thinking that the "Best bop on Verve" disc might be good, but I don't want to miss any of his other bop recordings that might have missed the single CD and will end up on the Master Takes set. Can anyone help me make a decision?

Sorry davef. Blues Walk is still there. I remember not long before they announced this most recent crop of RVGs, they removed Our Man in Paris, Adam's Apple, and all the other ones....which leads me to believe what I said.

My bad, I just thought we were throwing names out there of good albums so far this year.....not telling you what should be on your list.

Don't leave out Kenny Garrett's "Standard of Language". That's some hot shit!!!!!

I've noticed in the past that when you go to the artists discography page, and an album title is no longer there, that it ususally ends up being RVG'd or re-released in some updated form within a year. Anyone else notice this? Well, "Inner Urge", along with some Dexter Gordon titles (Feelin' Alright, One Flight Up) are no longer listed under the artist discographies at bluenote.com. I didn't get to check any other artists, but there might be more. Do you think we can expect RVGs of these titles sometime next year??? Or am I way off?

I agree with JSngry. I think its overall a very solid and enjoyable effort. The song styles are varied, but they all swing and they all sound great. Fathead's tone is as beautiful as ever and his bandmates play very nicely. I enjoy it much more than his last album "Davey Blue" (I think that's the name of it....).

Excellent.....once again, thank you all! This is definitely the most helpful board I've ever seen.

By the way, Lonson, I never got your e-mail. I think something is wrong though, because several people have sent me stuff (or at least claimed to) that I have never received. Must be the transition of my cable company to Comcast.

Thanks all! Next month, when my cash reserves go back to their normal levels, I'm gonna pick it up. Discovering the Mosaic sets has drained me for at least another month!

I know there was a post about this a while back, but I really didn't see too many opinions about it. I don't have any of this material, and am seriously considering buying this set. Does anyone have it, and if so, could you share opinions about the material, sound, packaging, etc..?? How is Dexter's music from this period??

Johnny Hodges - Mosaic Complete Small Group Recordings Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay Fred Hersch Trio - Live at Village Vanguard McCoy Tyner - Extentions

Its really a great album! At first it sounded just average, but it has been growing on me for these past two months that I've had it. It reminds me of "Sketches of Spain".

I have to second EKE BBB's recommendation for "State of the Tenor". I have 7 of his albums, and that one is my absolute favorite. Amazing album with Joe, Ron Carter and Al Foster live at the Village Vanguard. An absolutely incredible album. I think its Joe's best playing ever.

I voted for "Houses of the Holy", but I think all the albums from "Physical Grafitti" up to when they first began are excellent. "Presence" doesn't do much for me, but I must say that I think Achilles Last Stand is the greatest Zeppelin song ever.

Hey everyone....I hope you all had a nice extended weekend! First, I wanted to thank everyone who gave me feedback and advice regarding my first ever purchase from Mosaic. I ended up buying the JJ Johnson, Johnny Hodges, Stanley Turrentine and Blue Mitchell sets. Its alot of music, and I've only gotten through the JJ Johnson set and about halfway through the Hodges set. These sets are incredible. In fact, they are so great, that I'm already hooked and am planing my next purchase, which is what I wanted to ask you all about. For next time, I have in mind the Max Roach, Django, and the Grachan Moncur Select set. What do you all think about this? If any of you have these sets, any feedback would be appreciated. Also, I've heard some complain about the sound in the Moncur set. Is the sound OK in that one? I hope so because I really, really want that one as I don't have any of the albums included in that set. Lastly, are there any sets that I should be getting instead of the Roach or Django sets? I'm not familiar with alot of the music on the Mosaics, so I might be missing something. Thanks in advance for all your help, and I hope you all have a good week. Sal

Hey AfricaBrass, Like you, I was anxiously awaiting a reissue of the Blanton-Webster band material. With the bad sound on the old set and the high price of the Centennial set, I was just hoping that they would re-release it. But when the new reissue came out, I heard all kinds of mixed opinions on it. So I just decided to go out and get it, and I'm really, really glad I did! I had never heard most of this material before, and I must say it is great. I guess I don't have anything to compare it to, but the sound seems fine to me. True, a few of the tracks have some distortion in the upper register, but I don't think that this can be eliminated without comprimising the overall sound. The majority of the set is quite listenable IMO. I have been listening to my copy quite frequently since I bought it a few weeks ago. Here's a link to a review of it at AAJ: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/reviews/r0503_154.htm If you do get it, let us know what you think!

Anyone pick this up today, or plan on picking this one up? Its live at the Village Vanguard, and it looks like it has potential. Post your feedback here!

Try hearing the Sonny Clark Trio's version on the RVG of the same name. Very nice!

I saw the band last December here in Chicago, only difference is that Christian McBride was on bass rather than Dave Holland. You'll have a great time!! What a fantastic band....

If you like "Water is Wide", definitely pick up its companion "Hyperion with Higgins". It has the same great group interplay, but its a little more upbeat with some terrific compositions by Lloyd. Highly recommended.

AfricaBrass, I'm hip to the downloading thing as well! For a while, back in college when all I was into was jambands, I was trading CD-R's of shows from the original audience taper sources. When I discovered .shn, that made everything so much easker. I did that for a while, back when it was really young and you would download shows off of people's small servers. But now, its caught on and they have all those websites that you mentioned...and then some. It truely is a nice aspect of not only the Dead, but other jambands as well. Now, if I could have only taped that Tom Harrell Quintet show I saw last night!!!!

Right on, scottb. Hundred Year Hall is one of my favorites as well. That was the second Dead disc I ever bought after Dozin at the Knick.

To help share the flaming with you, AfricaBrass, I really don't like ANY of the Dead's studio albums. The production on them just doesn't do it for me. I probably have about 7 dead albums (all live, multi-disc albums), about 15 different Dicks Picks Volumes and a few shows burned on CD-R. Basically, my entire Dead collection is live stuff, except for the studio tracks on the "So Many Roads" box set. I think the Dead are a live band, and that's really the only way I enjoy hearing them. I love "Althea" too.....the version on Dick's Picks 6!!

These are just some of the discs I got at this used CD store located by my new job: John Coltrane "Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings" Matthew Shipp "Equilibrium" Mulgrew Miller "Hand in Hand" Eric Alexander "The First Milestone" Brandford Marsails "Trio Jeepy" Jackie McLean "Destination Out" Terrance Blanchard "Wandering Moon" Wynton Marsalis "J Mood" Brandford Marsalis "The Dark Keys" Dave Douglas "Soul on Soul" Kenny Garrett "Persuance" PLUS, I ordered the Sonny Rollins "Freelance Years" box set, the Sonny Rollins "Complete RCA/Victor Recordings" box set, and four Mosaics: Stanley Turrentine, Blue Mitchell, Johnny Hodges small groups, and J.J. Johnson. After being unemployed for about a year, I figure I deserve to have some fun. I love having a job!!