Brad

Why don't you try ebay for SS. There's a lot of people out there who don't know of Mosaic or who don't necessarily want the Select. I speak from experience. Here, we're all experts.

I got that email too but my only reservation is the sale price. $14.23 seems a little high for cds on "sale" or am I wrong about that?

Tom, I'm afraid that's not too much info. There's very little on him apparently.

I ran across this web site where it looked like Bobby's son posted. You could probably contact him for more info.

I know it's probably sacrilege but I put Basie before Duke. Old testament, New Testament; they can just play the hell out of it. Wish I had the Studio Mosaic.

The sentiment seems to be buy what you need now because you might not be able to get it after the sale. I guess my question (and maybe I'm just thick about this) is why is that the prevailing sentiment? I mean I'm not saying it couldn't happen but why do the experts here think that happen.

BTW, somewhat off topic, but that Dickenson date is quite nice. Worth picking up.

Jim, That was a hell of a story. I'm glad I asked the question. A few years ago, there was this sports art place in Connecticut (I forget their name) but somehow I got on their mailing list and they sold these numbered prints painted by a couple of different people. They had one of Willie's '54 catch but it was sold out so I wound up getting one of Willie hitting his first home run off Warren Spahn in the Polo Grounds. It's in my office and I love the painting. I get a lot of questions about it. Speaking of the Polo Grounds, my father took me there for my first game in 1962 when I was 12 years old, Mets v. Braves. The stadium was huge, I still remember that cavernous center field and there was this one guy who kept trying to steal second against the Mets. I asked my father who that was, "Hank Aaron", he said. He finally got the base. I still have the program. That was also a special day. Willie is the greatest I ever saw.

After reading this I was worried and then I read Chuck's comment and was even more worried but also puzzled? Do you mean the buyer will just fold most of the operations so they can get their hands on the rock part of the catalogue?

I don't know about PD, but she works well for me

PD, I wish you'd return and not just be a lurker. On the old BNBB you made many a contribution, especially in pre 1940s jazz and we could surely use that voice here now.

Jim, What's the occasion for making Willie your avatar. In my opinion, one of the greatest who ever played and, this will piss of Yankee fans, better than Mantle. As far as I'm concerned, he'll still be Number 3 in home runs all time, no matter what his steroid taking godson does.

Tony (Dr. J) had posted awhile ago about how the sound was terrible and how this had to be an improvement so I guess look for that to happen.

The SteepleChase item is still available. I just ordered it from Stateside

I would have missed this but for WKCR devoting their midday out to lunch program to him. Hard to have too many superlatives for him. He first shined (at least for me) on a date with Fats Navarro. Favorite dates: Jaws 'n Stitt, the Cookbook sessions, his pairings with Johnny Griffin, especially. Recent reissues that stand out for me are Bacalao with Shirley Scott, as well as Savoy's reissue of the Muse original, the Heavy Hitter. A very nice date.

The only thing I can tell you is that he appears on Sonny Stitt/Bennie Green's My Main Man on Argo, which was recently reissued in Japan. Nice player but I'd have to listen to the session more to give you a better flavor. AMG has very little on him.

I'd generally agree but with one caveat: they're very expensive, more than Hiroshi and the Groove. Unless they have one hell of a sale going on, I try to avoid them.

I have some cds that I haven't listened to but a totally unwrapped Mosaic no way.

Hate to ruin all this love making going on but could somebody who has the set list the album titles or am I just being lazy and perhaps I should march over to AMG.

It's in the SteepleChase catalogue and I was thinking of ordering it. If it's not available, I will let you all know.

Slightly off topic, any views on KD's Short Story on SteepleChase?

I'm pretty happy with the Cambridge 740 that I just picked up a few weeks ago. In fact, I was just listening to Bud playing Blues in the Closet from SteepleChase's Swedish Pastry. It was money well spent.

That's actually Bradford but I'm sure I can come up with a short list of items. For starters, I've got a nice unopened Art Tatum on Classics and a Hamp and Getz. Please, one at a time, don't knock those doors down :rsmile:

There's an obituary in today's New York Times. Unfortunately, I don't subsribe to the on line version. Perhaps someone can post it.

What I like to use to do is not bid until the last second and then bounce. The other theory is bid early and bid what you'd want to pay and then forget it. Otherwise you get into a war and you pay more than what you wanted to pay for an item or what it's worth. Unfortunately, I don't have as much time as I used to do, so I just bid when I see an item and let it ride. But if it's something you really want and have to have, you have to be vigilant and be ready to bid at the last second, especially on rare items. A lot of bidders just like to pounce. I'm not sure I answered your question. It depends on your style. It also depends on the item. For rare Mosaics, that tend to get expensive, I say wait till the last possible second.