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This is available at BMG now--I ordered a copy today. It looks like a fun record.

The Stitt was off my radar until just recently. I read the reviews on the Mosaic site and was somewhat surprised by the amount of love of expressed for that set ( in terms of the number of reviews and the glowing nature of them). And when I checked the discography a little more closely I realized this set had a little more variety than I had thought.

I haven't always been real fond of the K2 releases.. on my system a lot of them sound a little boomy, or undefined, in the bass. A little too loud. I agree that some of the early 90s releases sound excellent..Lockjaw Cookbook, Burrell jam session (All Day Long), and Gene Ammmons (Funky) are three that come to mind.

Geez, you'd think there would have been a little extra effort to get it there at least by Christmas. I have a 100.00 gift certificate and I'm pulled in three different ways: Mosaic sets I really want (e.g., Columbia Swing or Sonny Stitt), Mosaics I kind of want, but should get before they go OOP (Parlan, Roach, maybe Elvin), and then I like the idea of grabbing three Selects from among the many I want (Chambers, Reece, Amy, Brookmeyer, Hill, Shank/Cooper). Decisions, decisions.

I found some on the site, but you have to type in the individual album names you're looking for (e.g., 'everyone digs Bill Evans). It's a horrible web site--not user-friendly at all.

Thanks for the insight, C-A. I listen to the XM jazz station regularly and you pretty much nailed it (although I have heard Ornette now and then ). I have xm radio in my kitchen, which tends to be the hub of the house and the radio is always on. The jazz programming is OK, partiularly when compared to the public radio alternative which heavily focuses on vocals and guitar- trio-mellow-jazz-at-work selections. Baseball on xm, plus the news channels (Bob Edwards etc) pushes it past the tipping point for me--I'm very happy with it.

There's a 'selective discography' in Linda Dahl's biography of MLW. It does indeed mention 'unissued material recorded by Roulette Records in NYC in 1957'. The source is a 'tape of test pressing in MLW collection'. Only three songs are listed: Waltz Boogie, Untitled, and Morning Glory. Since the discography is selective there obviously could be others. The only other details are that MLW is the leader, Melba Liston is the arranger, and there are unidentified players on fl;b-cl;d;b. If Cuscuna could ever pull together the unissued MLW stuff into a Select he would deserve a grammy!

Every year I give Santa a list of Mosaics I'm interested in. This year I received the Crusaders set AND a 100.00 gift certificate for another Mosaic. Santa was bery, bery good to me this year. We got our daughter a kitten (a Persian--perfect temperament!). Although the kitten has been on the receiving end of too much love from our daughter now and then ('no, honey, hold the cat THIS way'), it is taking it all with a placid resignation. And with dignity

The price change isn't too significant, imo--15.00 per CD is acceptable to me. I will miss the preprinted numbers though.

Thanks Ghost for archiving this early.

Don't know if this has already been posted, but here's the homepage for Milt Trenier. He appears to still be gigging in the Chicago area. milt trenier

Thanks for posting this...time to go back and listen more closely. I love this album. I remember first hearing it on a WKCR tribute to Elvin Jones when he died and the music was really moving. Richard Davis sounds great on this too!

From the Vaults: Art Pepper (Mosaic Select) Bird/Diz at Town Hall Edmond Hall--Petite Fleur Harry Edison--Sweets Count Basie (Mosaic) Andrew Hill--Judgment Sound samples available here: CraigHarris

2005 releases David Binney: Bastion of Sanity (Criss Cross)--I was hipped to Binney by the folks on this board and what a fabulous discovery (for me). Great compositions, lots of energy and drama (love those vamps), with great playing by Binney. This was a real winner for me. Ralph Peterson: Fo'tet Augmented (Criss Cross)--Technically, this may have been released late in 2004, but I'll include it. Don Byron sounds great on this. Relaxed and having fun. I love jazz recordings where the drummer's just a little bit out of control--thwacking away just a little too loudly for comfort--and that's Peterson. Bryan Carrott on vibes splashes colors all over the place, in a beautiful way. SFJazz Collective (Nonesuch)--Some great compositions on this, particularly from Zenon and Rosnes. Bobby Hutcherson is fabulous and I love Brain Blade. Very well recorded and the energy from the audience is palpable. Honorable Mention Jason Moran: Same Mother (Blue Note)-- Good stuff. Vijay Iyer: Reimagining (Savoy)--this one is growing on me. I really like the saxophonist on this. I need to think about my vault 'best of'. to be continued..

Well, I'm gonna have to pick me up some of these--I definitely respect the collective wisdom on this board. The love for the Herwig disc is interesting because on the surface the 'Latin side' of Miles just sounds like a transparent marketing ploy. Just goes to show you can't judge a book.... That's one I'll check out. JimS., thank you for the synopses. I'm curious what you mean by 'Mr. Elegant'??

I agree. The Monk and Bud Powell CDs I have from this series sound wonderful.

He'll probably play plenty of old time blues and probably some jazz too based on interviews and Dylan's stated musical heroes. I wonder if this means the neverending tour is winding down?

I had a Mayfield CD--a Gordon Parks tribute-- that was OK, but kind of boring. Mayfield is talented but the CD was too long and, as I remember, the music was all over the map stylistically. Plenty of good young jazz musicians could benefit from a strong producer with a good ear and intuition..calling Alfred Lion. I've heard the "Jaz Sawyer & Irvin Mayfield" CD a few times on XM, however, and thought it sounded pretty good.

Some of these look interesting. Any comments on this series? How's the sound? New York Cool: Live at the Blue Note [LIVE] Donald Harrison, Out of Nowhere James Carter Organ Trio Another Kind of Blue: The Latin Side of Miles Davis Conrad Herwig Nonet Live at the Blue Note Arturo Sandoval Detained at the Blue Note Jeff "Tain" Watts Quintet Remember Love Mary Stallings The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note Elvin Jones Native Lands Will Calhoun Live at the Blue Note Roberta Piket Trio Live at the Blue Note Will Calhoun Quintet Peace Kenny Werner Trio Live at the Blue Note Irvin Mayfield Sextet Live at the Blue Note Jaz Sawyer & Irvin Mayfield Three Point Landing Tony Vacca Live at the Blue Note Roland Guerin Sextet Edited (forgot these): VON FREEMAN'S 75th Birthday Celebration featuring Chico Freeman Quartet and Special Guest Dianne Reeves Miri Ben-Ari Sahara Onaje Allan Gumbs Return to Form Bill Watrous Quartet link: halfnote

Very disappointing news. Isn't Universal the conglomerate that owns the Verve catalog along with the Decca, Argo/Cadet, Impulse etc catalogs? I hate to think that so much valuable source material is in the hands of an indifferent caretaker.

Lon's description of the remastering for the Condon CD is also apt for the Hall CD. I really love the Edmond Hall release...it swings like crazy. Hall and Vic Dickenson make a great partnership. Looking forward to picking up the Adams next!

Geez, this is a fallow period for me. I've got none of the CDs suggested. Thanks, for the ideas.

I started listening to jazz in the 90s--most of my listening has concentrated on the mid 30s through the mid 60s, with some newer releases thrown in for good measure. I realize I'm casting the net very broadly, but where are some good places to branch out--what interesting stuff was happening in jazz during the 80s?

This has been a favorite of mine since picking it up this summer. Barney Kessel adds a lot to this session, I think--both the comping and the solos. In some of the mainstream sessions of the 50s I hear a tendency for the rhythm sections to lag or coast a bit, but not here--everything is brisk and tight. A bright sunny session--a wonder that the Vervian conglomerate let it languish for so long.

That Billy Haprer's a real good 'un! I preordered the new Gregory Tardy release from Steeplechase and ordered Woody Shaw's Stepping Stones from BMG today. Also, I gave Santa a list today of three Mosaics and told her to pick one (Max Roach, the Jazz Crusaders, or Columbia Swing).