Brad

After thinking about this, my feeling is you get what you pay for. If you try to get something cheap, that's what you'll get in quality. If these ever get through, I will be tossing them as I suspect they're frauds. There's not much money lost here (hopefully) and it will reinforce the old but time tested saying: you get what you pay for. Has anybody brought this to Mosaic's attention?

I've done the same. I just looked at the customer comments on public eye a couple of minutes ago. They get a middling report. Some people are very happy, some real ticked off but no reports of credit card theft. Hopefully, that's the case.

Now, I'm suspicious. I'd like to cancel but the software doesn't seem to allow for that. Any clues?

The only Select I ordered is the Reese (I have the others and frankly have Japanese versions of the Reese material). The other was Seven Steps to Heaven. If this stuff is illegal (off the back of a truck), that would be another story and I'd return it. What the heck, if they say that's not the real price, I'll say thank you very much and no thanks. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. The worst I can be out of is $22 plus shipping. It's not that big of a risk. If there is a moral component here, then guilty. But we're all big boys.

I don't get it. Why would you pass. If they're stupid enough to offer that for $11 as well as Seven Steps to Heaven, by the way, why pass it up?

It's amazing how we can hijack an honest thread

Ron, My concern with your buying the Select is that it won't be good enough for you and that you'll want all the alternative takes, especially his sessions with Yanni

I've preordered this one.

Let's not start this debate again and raise ires. But here's a point about having the life experiences so you're not playing music as a history student: this may be right for jazz but what about an area of music like classical where people are history students since the original composers or performers are quite long gone. I don't think we'd necessarily impugn their musical interpretations. Life experiences no doubt influence what you play or how you react to certain situations (musically or not) but it's not necessarily the end all or be all and I think you'd agree with that.

While you're at it, get both and then compare

The trumpet player is Howard Magee. That's a great video- JJ is playing his ass off. Was what I said the actually case? Was Sonny really pissed off at that guy Howard? Something's going on, I'm not sure what. It definitely seems that Stitt doesn't think much of Magee's antics. Looks like he was very hurt and tried to cover it up with laughter. I'm assuming you're not familiar with Howard McGhee (not Magee) but Maggie is one of the more famous trumpeters from the 40s, who played with Bird and other. He suffered an eclipse in the 50s due to drugs but did make a rebound with some nice albums for Bethlehem among others. No collection is complete without some of Maggie's work.

Yes, I know, that's my little "loophole" in my delusion about my disease . (don't try try to understand the workings of an insane mind . It may drive you crazy as well ) Similarly, the Select series is my "loophole" in my refusal to buy Mosaics. You've got some exceptions in there that would make a lawyer proud. Since we're all addicts or we wouldn't be here, if Japan has material that you can't get here, you go to the source. If that's not the case with JRVGs and RVGs, then I understand. But for example with the OJCs and the Japanese reissues by Victor, there's no comparison, I'd still buy Japanese. Also why not buy Mosaic except for Selects. I don't get that. I understand some people's preference for individual albums but if it's material you can't get anywhere else, then that doesn't make sense to me.

I'd take option B. I don't have the Eldridge and I hear it's great. I have the Farlow and it is great. I don't really care for Johnny Smith. It doesn't move me and it lacks excitement for me. Tal is the total opposite for me. He really swings.

Why not order it from Mosaic. It's the same price and I'd rather give 'em the business. I don't get it.

You're killin' us (or trying to run up your post count). Get the bloody thing already or we'll be forced to take severe action :rsmile:

Do you mean you haven't heard too much of their work or you don't really know them at all. If the latter, check out Live Cream or Disraeli Gears.

Of the material that I'd like to see Conned, the Tyrone Washington material isn't at the top of the list for me. As mentioned, I'd like to see the Elmo material come out.

Right on! I would add only on thing to that list: Where Is Brooklyn? Well, if you take the GW (George Washington) and get off on the Major Deegan and follow that to the Triboro Bridge, then get off at 278, that should take you there. Any questions?

When I was a kid I was madly in love with her, very, very sexy and very sexy voice. Still love her!

Ditto as to general sentiment but if I was just getting started I'd be excited about this list. It's a nice cross section of what the label is about. I don't have Think, Oblique, Judgement or Time for Tyner so I will probably give those a try.

Bird Lives!

Beam me up

I have this set but am not completely wild about it and that's because of Woody's vocals. This has been oft discussed but I'm not a big fan of his singing. When it's instrumental this stuff is indeed great but there is a lot of vocals here so if you're not wild about his style of singing, I suggest you pass it up.

Is it worth the extra money to go out and have these when you can have the US version (which is what I have) and save the money for something else. Probably not. They are, after all, alternate takes of the same song. So I agree with Late and Lon. If the question gets into the philosophy of pro and con on the idea of alternates take in general, I'm definitely on the pro side but I know others feel quite passionately on the con side, and it was either on this board or the BNBB that this very issue generated a lot of passion.

I don't have those Japanese issues so it's hard for me to say but the Select will have very few. Actually, if I had the Savoys I wouldn't mind them.