Brad

I haven't followed the SACD debates that much but what would exactly having Mosaic reissue music in that format mean. I don't have nor have any present intention to buy a SACD player so if they make it in that format and no others, will I be able to play it and assuming the answer is yes, what would it sound on a non-SACD player. Would it sound 24 bit or just how would it sound?

I'm surprised Wynton M wasn't picked for this list.

Kevin, Your post would seem to answer the question if they were only to be sold by Time Life and nobody else. If that's the case, they appear to be in breach. However, getting back to music here, if BN will cut a deal overseas to sell cds like Dizzy's Village Vanguard, why can't those be put out here. Why couldn't Leo Parker's cds put out here instead of having to pay $20 and up for these. Why can't they be repressed like the Japanese are doing. I fully agree with Claude on this.

I'm not so sure that they could stop these from being sold so quickly. The licensee is not actively exporting them to the US. They happen to be available from a third party on a web site in the country that they are licensed for sale in. Unless the licensee knew that when he sold them to companies in Spain who intended to sell them overseas, there may not be much to be done.

Thank you for posting this. I especially liked the Dexter quote. Like Connoisseur Series 500, I'm not a musician (although I'm studying the alto) so it's often hard to explain why you like or dislike a certain piece or artist. But Hank was the epitome of cool, of mellow, of funk. I've always loved his sound and everytime I think of his unfortunate demise, it saddens me. The "middleweight" quote is unfortunate because it's taken out of context. I never saw him as an acquired taste, just cool and really hip. Just a beautiful sound.

I've done something like that before but not as extreme. But you probably had or have ADD. My son has it and we're always trying to keep him on task and not get distracted. I probably had a form of it when I was a kid but I overcame it withouth the hullaballoo that goes on today about it. Oftentimes, though, I'll be doing something at work and have to fight the urge to see what's going on here. Sometimes I give in.

Unless you're actually eating some in Louisiana I hope that more and more of these type DVDs come out. I've seen the Monk and saw in a Borders awhile ago one of Dizzy at Montreux. I wonder if there are ones of Bird out there or maybe Dex in concert in Denmark. There may be; I haven't checked but I'd buy 'em.

Scott, Anything that Blue recorded for Riverside is top notch. Blue Six fits right in with this. Since we've detoured into Blue for a second, I'd like to plug one of my favorite cds: Junior's Cookin' on Jazzland, with Blue. It's really a co-led session and it's really top quality hardbop. If you love Blue or Junior, this is a must. Junior didn't have that many led sessions but they're all really good. I also recommend the last one he did for Steeplechase, You Leave Me Breathless. Although he would die soon afterwards, you can't tell it from this session. Another recommended disc Any Junior fans out there?

Try Curtis Fuller Jazztet with Benny Golson. A real gem. I'd also recommend Mosaic and Ugetsu from Art Blakey. They're outstanding albums.

David, Whatever you're on, can you send me some?

I really can't put my finger on it but I just love his music, especially his 50s to early 60s stuff. He's not screamin' out at you. He's the personification of funk. His sound is mellow and Mr. Hard Bop of that era. If you love hard bop, you'll love Hank. My first Mosaic and one of the first people I listened to, a la Lon, was Hank. Make the investment and you'll be a fan for sure.

Folks, In no special order, here's a list of some of the cds you all don't like, some of them apparently classics: Blue Train Something Else Cool Struttin' Page One Undercurrent Una Mas Whistle Stop Go Stop and Listen Open House/Plain Talk LD + 3 Star Bright Some of you also don't care for Herbie Nichols, Baby Face, George Braith, Jimmy Smith and probably a few others. I think somebody mentioned Hank Mobley, but I may be wrong about this. This happens to be in my opinion a great bunch of recordings and artists, whether or not I find everyone to my taste. I may not find all of George Braith's recordings to my taste but so what. That doesn't mean he didn't make a contribution (significant or otherwise) to the Blue Note catalogue. Soul Stream likes him as do others so that's enough. Some of you think Go is smooth (I know, not Kenny G style) or he's trying too hard or whatever. That's nice. Maybe we're forgetting the Pres influence there. I think it's a classic and so did Dex. Must be something when the artist thinks that. But then again maybe not. Look I know this was a thread to express what you like or didn't so we (including me) did. Fortunately, our opinions don't mean a hell of a lot. It's a big world and you can't please everybody with everything. Thank goodness Alfred and Frank had a vision of what they wanted to record and that they did so.

Don't know about that Jim. Marlena does it for me B) . Wonder if Alfred would have approved of the title of the album.

Ghost, Did you get it. Absolutely fantastic album. If this is any indication of his Phillips output, bring on the Mosaic! :rsmile: :rsmile:

lukrion was upset with the way the old BNBB was going and wanted to see some forums cut back (e.g. the Political forum). So he can't be all too happy that it's been replicated here. Maybe that's why he hasn't been around. Hope Bill Fenohr comes back. He has a lot to offer, as does the Mule.

I thought the price on these were dropping. Guess there's been a spike in the market.

Agreed. This is a great place. What I meant to say and this may not have come across clearly is that there people who used to visit the BNBB but now don't visit any board or who were interested in jazz but dropped out.

I think the corporate types were getting perturbed about some of the forums like Offering (offering not just BN threads), Politics (obvious reasons), Reissues (discussing more than BN) so they took them away. They even took away the Mosaic forum for a short while. Of course we all got upset and went ballistic and people started posting a lot of anti BN, anti Norah stuff, then Jim Sangrey posted a very eloquent letter to Tom Evered (tomatbluenote) and he took a jerky position that "it's our board and we can do what we want with it". After that people started migrating to AAJ and B3er organized this Board, people got more negative at the BN Board and they closed it. As Lon said, it was supposed to reopen but didn't and it appears to be on permanent hiatus for now. That's the story in a nutshell. What's sad is that they destroyed a community and although we've been able to resurrect it here to a certain extent, there are people who left and probably will never come back. That's very sad.

Oh, man, Weizen is going to flip when he says what you said about Blue Train. He might have to sell all __ (fill in the number) copies that he has. Go smooth? Cheesecake and Second Balcony Jump smooth? Ralphie, come back to us dude

Ralphie boy, Now you've gone way beyond the pale (as procol harum might say) . Go is a classic . I guess you don't like Dex. Too bad.

I met Mike Fitzgerald last year. I sold him a bunch of Jazz Times and Cadences and we met over at Shanghai Jazz in Madison for a drink. Very enjoyable to hear about his experience. Guys I'd love to meet (in no special order): Tod, Weizen, Lon, Jim, Ed, Dan, Jim R. and Chuck (talked to him on the phone a couple of times when ordering cds). Heck, I'd like to meet all you guys!

The great thing about this thread is that obviously we don't agree on everything and it's like reading True Confessions: JAZZ FANS BARE ALL! Just hope there's no ax murdererers or worse here . Cool Struttin' is a great cd, IMHO. Autumn Leaves on Somethin' Else is the gold standard for me. Lee Morgan's Standards I liked, particularly Blue Gardenia. Brownie, did you mean Alfred would have never released this because I believe it was recorded while he was in charge.

I found it enjoyable plus these two titans had never met before but the liner notes indicate that as the session went on, Alfred Lion got more upset with the proceedings and was not happy that they were rehashing hackneyed standards so he put a stop to it.

Maybe it's just me and I should give the Lost Sessions another listen but after listening to the cd, I could understand why they weren't issued. There were not a lot of great performances there and maybe it would have been better left in the vaults. However, I have always enjoyed the lone Dexter/Sonny session and enjoyed what the Dexter Complete BN set said about it: something like, "no harm done."

Alan has these listed as coming out tomorrow. But I happened to be at Border's yesterday (looking for some books for a project my son is working on) and saw Sonny Stitt's New York Jazz. Didn't know the other titles. I just started listening this am to Sonny and it really sizzles. There is some high octane Sonny on there. Borders may have jumped the gun here since CD Universe has them listed as coming out tomorrow. Others that appear to be coming out tomorrow are Lee Konitz's Motion, Cannonball's Julian "Cannonball" Adderley , Billy Mitchell's This is Billy Mitchell, and John Klemmer's Involvement.