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Lon (or anyone), how's the sound on that Bud Freeman? Some of those 50s RCA recordings were loaded with reverb.

No problem.. just truth in advertising fair enough

If the only criterion for release in this series is that the album has never ever ever been on CD anywhere anytime ever, ever, well..that seems overly restrictive. We're twenty years into the CD era. For those pining for the cheap Legacy reissue series, may I remind you of the copy protection debacle, the screw-ups with some of the Ellington releases (Sweet Thunder etc), and so forth. If paying a few extra bucks means we'll get higher quality, and it'll subsidize more releases, then I'm all for it.

According to Alan's jazzmatazz site, the single CD of the second season, released by Nonesuch, is due on March 14. I really enjoyed the music from the 2004 season (Ornette)--really looking forward to this new release.

Sound samples for this one are up now at amazon.

Thanks for the link to the tracks, Rooster. They sound beautiful--I've preordered this (along with the Mobley RVG Dippin, also out on the 21st).

Can anyone discern any patterns to what they've chosen for the first six discs in this series?? RCA and Columbia are now under one big SONY conglomerate. That apparently opened some doors.

WORD I'll likely preorder those first three.

The word 'music', like all words, is defined by its use. We apply the term 'music' to a sound that lifts us--somehow enriches us. A voice or the wind through the trees can be 'music to my ears', whereas some grammy nominated singers are making noises that I find destructive and so I would never apply the term 'music' to what they're doing. So, the transcendent experience may be subjective, but the application of the term music is pretty straightforward. And as I grow, I apply the term music where I once could not (an Eric Dolphy solo, for instance) and I restrict the term from places where I once used it (growing up I thought Neil Diamond was 'music'--I don't anymore).

I caught the early part of the show last night...featuring early Ellinginton Very rare, in my experience, for someone to program 20s jazz..great to hear it last night! Also, plenty of props were given to Organissimo.

I agree with Hans, the Mosaic remastering is 'loud'--but I actually prefer it that way. The only sound issue of any consequence, for me, is a piano that is apparently out of tune on one of the sessions. Nothing McMaster could do about that 50 years after the recording. This is great music--my favorite Select so far!

Speaking of 'future releases', his webpage indicates he just completed a second recording for Steeplechase (with a similiar lineup). Tardy also indicates he recently appeared on a Stefon Harris recording for Bluenote--wonder when/if that's going to be released. gregorytardy.com

I was thinking the same thing recently when I visited the website. Absolutely pathetic. Have you seen the Verve website recently? It's even worse..Paul Anka, Jaime Cullum, Will Downing, and of course Diana Krall everywhere. The 'major labels' are dead. Long live the indies. And the brave souls in Europe who continue to record and release American jazz artists. Thank you Gerry Teekens.

"The Truth"... a nice new album on Steeplechase. It's somewhat understated, but there's plenty of fire too. Tardy burns on a great arrangement of Wade in the Water. But Tardy's not about pyrotechnics on this; his ballad playing is very beautiful (check out the clips from Andrew Hill's new CD on bluenote to hear some more Tardy). Tardy can tell a story at midtempo which sometimes seems like a lost art. Solid playing from Marcus Printup too, who rounds out the frontline. Oh, and props to Helen Sung too.

Allen, I pretty much follow your point in the last post but could you (or someone) help me understand what typical triadic improvising means?. From the various posts, it seem that a somewhat unique confluence of factors propelled Miles to the top: talent (undeniable), vision, promotion, and a lyrical way of phrasing that somehow communicates (as Lon said). What a rare combination, no wonder there's been no 'new Miles' since

wglt Ghost, your program would be a significant upgrade over the tierney sutton type stuff they usually play ( no offense to tierney sutton or her fans, but hey, it's not Charles Tolliver, you know). Good luck

Lots of love for Abe Lincoln! abelincoln

I love Red Clay. Especially the live version by the CTI All Stars. Anybody who thinks jazz was dead by 1970 isn't listening. That stuff is electrifying. If Freddie was still playing in the 80s like he was in the early 70s, then I've got some shoppping to do!

Do these early 80s recordings capture the Hubbard you're talking about? I'm guilty of not really listening to FH after Red Clay. Maybe time to rethink that.

Lots of good music on this set. Bobby Hackett producing some of the most beautiful sounds you'll ever hear coming from a trumpet. I think trad/Chicago style jazz really suffers from the perception of candy striped vests and crackers playing 1890s rags in a Disney World parking lot. Condon and colleagues are authentic. If you get beyond the PERCEPTION, there's some real, honest, hard-swinging jazz in this idiom, and in this set. The Condon set would not be the first step I'd take into this area, however. There are lots of single CDs that would be better starts.

Here's a thread related to this topic: why is miles popular ?

My only experience with fasting is in connection with Lent and that's twice a year for 24 hrs. I find it to be pretty rough going. I certainly feel more sympathetic toward those in poverty who regularly go hungry. I guess I would see the benefits of fasting to be more spiritual than physical/health, though three days seems excessive to me.

If you're considering the bigger sets, and you like Chambers/Blue Note stuff, then I'd recommend the Mobley. It may be the most consistently excellent Mosaic that I own (and that's saying a lot because they're all great). Among the Selects, I really enjoy the Pepper set.

Thanks John. The band on the Tolentino CD looks really good--Jeremy Pelt, Vincente Archer, Willie Jones etc..that's the first thing that caught my eye.