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Up for renewed reading. I'd forgotten about the Steve Lehman interview.

I didn't create the artwork, but I think a member of this board did. (I can't remember who.) The image has been floating around the internet for a while. I agree that it's excellent.

Maybe in conjunction with Michael Garrick? I'm not sure how many discs a Harriott set would be. I'd support the endeavor.

The cover art is ready to go! 😉

If you see this 2-disc set, snatch it up! Definitely not a HIP approach, but played with zest and clarity. This particular compact disc issue is exceedingly hard to find. I wish the Quatuor Zaïde compact disc wasn't so expensive (at least in the U.S.). I'd snatch that up too.

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Bump just to say: I love the version of "Close Your Eyes" on the 1959 At The Jazz Corner of The World. Morgan and Mobley are so tight on this record.

Great story, Peter! I wish that Joe had recorded even more for Blue Note, but—can't change history, and can't get greedy!😁 In 1990, I was in Los Angeles and visited The Record Collector. I asked the (knowledgeable though very cranky) owner "where the Joe Henderson section" was. He kind of smirked, and then led me to a section of the shop with a tall ladder. "Up there," he said. I climbed the ladder and found what I was looking for—a first pressing of Power To The People. I can't remember what I paid, though I do remember I only had two $20 bills on me. (So, under $40, I guess.) That summer, I only played that record, over and over. I still had a horrible job in food service, and that record kept me going.

This set seems almost a matter of inevitability. I'm a little surprised it hasn't happened yet. I wonder if the Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Sonny Clark, and Bobby Hutcherson Mosaic sets are selling well? The Kevin Gray remaster of Etcetera, reissued on compact disc in Japan, sounds really good—much better to my ears than the earlier Connoisseur release. The Soothsayer would likely benefit from a similar reissue. I bet members of this board—who likely have all, or nearly all, of Shorter's Blue Note recordings—would be tempted to purchase this set IF it contained the unissued Because session. (But didn't Wayne say that he never wanted that recording made available to the public? If so, a shame.) This set seems do-able too. I'd purchase it, even though I tend to listen to Lateef's pre-Impulse work more. That said, two of my favorite Lateef Impulse! records have never (I think) seen a digital reissue:

Now THAT is saying something! For me, it'd probably be Our Thing, but In Japan would certainly be in the running. Any Henderson fan who only knows his Blue Note work needs to hear In Japan.

Yes!! That might actually be do-able, as Jonathan Horwich, who used to post here, has worked with Mosaic before. Revelation Records I'd buy it. This one seems do-able too.

70's Joe isn't as famous as 70's Miles, but that era of Henderson is worthy of wider investigation. In Japan is blowing my mind all over again. I wish there were more than four songs on the U.S. compact disc. The rhythm section on that record is definitely no slouch. They were inspired!

+2!!

Would love to see this set. (Would it contain late 60's recordings as well?) Yes to both, particularly if the Barron set included Motivation, truly a hidden gem. It does seem, however, that Mosaic is predominantly interested in mining swing-era recordings from the 30s and 40s—though there's nothing wrong with that. The Pharoah Sanders set would be a notable exception. The last Hank Mobley and recent Bobby Hutcherson sets would also be exceptions. The demand for post-1960 recordings—or is it label and/or contractual red tape—might realistically prevent box sets from this era being produced. Not entirely sure, but I'm always a little surprised when a new Mosaic of swing-era recordings is released. I don't mean to complain though—any new Mosaic is just cause for celebration.

There've been quite a few Mosaic sets containing recordings made in 1960 and later. While Mosaic's direction, with some notable exceptions, currently seems pointed toward pre-1960s recordings, what potential (and realistic) post-1960 sets would you like to see Mosaic release?

I've only heard it through Bandcamp, but I agree. I sooo wish it would've had a new compact disc reissue. At least vinyl is out there.

👌 Holiday Soul Contains one of the hippest takes on "We Three Kings." The whole album is excellent. And, of course, the other Holiday Soul! Don Patterson • Holiday Soul

Yuletide sedation with Felix. 🥸

Ordered this 2-disc set just this week. I guess I am now an inductee to THE CREATIVE WORLD OF STAN KENTON. Stan feels confident that his new organization, bolstered by my participation, will do much toward furthering the success and growth of modern American music. 😁

Track #1 of 230!

Listening to the 2025 remaster of Multiple right now. No compact disc issue to accompany this new remaster, which is sad. This is an undervalued album in Henderson's discography.

Up for good Thanksgiving reading.