Brad

There is nothing in the booklet about it which, by the way, is a very nice booklet. Bob Blumenthal says that, apart from playing Stella on the varitone, this is the only time he played it on tenor.

Did I miss where they were sold. I know Mosaic Images was sold to UMG but that was a different business. That they license music from other companies may limit their ability to offer digital download options.

I heard it in the out choruses too. Weird. No, he’s not using that.

I heard it at the beginning. Is it possible it’s a tape issue.

I can’t speak for the Tristano set as i didn’t purchase it but I personally liked the Savory set. We all like different things so not everything will appeal to all. I’m not in the music business or privy to Mosaic’s thinking, business model or backing but I think the days when Mosaic could take a risk — “bet the company” — are in the past. While I would personally purchase a set from a woman instrumentalist, especially someone like Shirley Scott or Mary Lou Williams, they may feel that the reward is not the risk, but, of course, that’s all speculation.

They have a relationship with Craft and UMG so maybe they could do something with Prestige, Impulse and Cadet unless Craft decides it would rather hang onto the Prestiges.

I wonder how many female customers they have (and I exclude women buying for spouses or partners). Have you been paying attention about “music that have already been released several times”? In the past few years they have released The Savory Collection, Tristano, B & W and JATP. Yes, they have released a couple of sets of previously released music like Henderson and Hubbard but BN is not really in the cd release business anymore so I’m glad they’re doing it. They have to carefully evaluate what will sell and what will not. While it would be nice if they could make our personal favorites, financially that’s not necessarily possible.

It’s outstanding. Mendelsohn relates at the beginning of the book how when he was a kid, he’d visit his relatives in Miami and they would wail about his resemblance to his Uncle.

The other one that I remember is Monk’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

@Matthew One other thought. I don’t know how you feel about reading about the Holocaust. As I had a few distant relatives on my Mother’s side who died in the camps, I find it difficult to read about; I had Martin Gilbert’s book The Holocaust but found it a tough read and sold it. However, Daniel Mendelsohn wrote a book called The Lost: A Search for Six out of the Six Million that is absolutely fantastic. Mendelson has a resemblance to his Uncle who died in the Holocaust and he decided he wanted to find out what happened to his Uncle, Aunt and their four daughters. It reads like a detective novel as he figures out what happens. It gives you a look into the Holocaust without being a litany of deaths.

But it’s not in the cards.

He’s neither a positive nor a negative. Sonically, this is the weakest part of the recording.

Listened to disc 1. Primo Sonny.

I’m not a huge fan of Ambrose. I would go with Hastings’ Inferno. As far as the run up to WWII there is nothing specifically for that comes to mind. From a British perspective I like Lynne Olson’s Troublesome Young Men, about how Churchill came to be selected as PM. There is also Tim Bouverie’s Appeasing Hitler: Chamberlain, Churchill and the Road to War. From a German perspective Richard Evans’ The Coming of the Third Reich is fascinating. Have you read William Shirer’s The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Read it years ago. Worth a read.

I assume you’re referring to the Sam Records ORTF recordings. If so, no CD or Digital is planned.

I always like a good trip while flying on the ground.

Maybe this is me and I’ve only listened to one of the CDs so far but this seems more like the George Coleman show more than Shirley Scott; I’m not sure it’s the best pairing.

I was born five years after WW II ended so in a weird sort of way it has always felt like recent history. Have you considered Rick Atkinson’s Liberation Trilogy. They’re quite good. If you’re interested in D Day I can make some recommendations. There are a lot of general histories about the war. I like Max Hasting’s books. Antony Beevor’s books are also terrific. From a visual point of view have you seen HBO’s Band of Brothers. That gives you a great feel. I usually watch it once a year.

I joined Mastodon but didn’t like how it was set up, which is accurately described in the article, so I haven’t been back. I still prefer Twitter.

Someone on Hoffman wrote that they’re used to rough sound (lo fi, as he called it) but to him this was no fi.

That makes two of us.

Discs 3 and 4.

When were you last there? It’s probably a year since my last visit.

Paul Butterfield Blues Band East West I’m Cutting Out - Mike Bloomfield The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. Incredible album. Canned Heat (their first album) CH was steeped in the blues. Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson was something else. Their Woodstock performance was eye opening.