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Mosaic has been known to sell the booklets separately for $15. You might ask them. I just listened to the second volume of the Helen Forrest vocals last night on Jasmine. The sound was surprisingly good, I thought, and there really is some very fine music there. But Mosaic seems to have decided to keep the size of almost all their box sets at 7 discs maximum. No idea how they came to that number. They have promised that the upcoming Ellington 30s set will be more and will include all the Ivie Anderson vocals. I'm still looking forward to that one! gregmo

I didn't even know that Leon Thomas sang with Basie. How long was he with him? It was kind of cool to see people dancing to Basie's music. I think that with all the concert recordings, we sometimes forget what a great *dance* band he had. gregmo

From me too. I've never been a huge Dolphy fan, but at this price, I'll give him another listen. gregmo

Yeah, I just got that email too. What a drag! That was going to be a great deal! gregmo

I'm particularly fond of Joe Williams's tunes on this one, especially "The Comeback." I don't think he and the band ever sounded better together. gregmo

Yikes ! I know the ladies usually don't shave their armpits in MPS-land but.... Me wants a copy of that one.

I like the playing of Dickie Wells, but I think he was all wet on this one. Freddie Green was probably the best *rhythm* guitarist who ever lived. He didn't need to solo, and that wasn't his thing. His chords were nearly always perfect, and his time was even better! gregmo

Two other products that work really well are "De-Solv-It" and "Goo-be-gone." Both have a lemon juice solution. Gets it right off. gregmo

Cool. I've only been to Poland once--to Krakow. Lovely city. Nice people. I do remember trading in some currency and getting a bucket-full of zloties. I think I would have preferred sausage. gregmo

I see it now, on the back outside cover. I didn't think to look there. All is well....just a little curveball. Change comes hard to us older dudes. Tell me about it. I've asked for this one from my (very sweet) old father for Christmas. He says he will. 'Course, he's in his 80s, and I wouldn't put it past him to open it up and listen to it and then forget he was going to give it to me. Might have to wrestle him for it! gregmo

I just saw this! Did you take them up on it?! gregmo

Well, getting past all this stuff about posting, I found the ARTICLE very interesting. I had never actually given much thought to what a "metal part" was even though I'd read the term a zillion times over the years. It's good to know RCA did such a good job storing their material. Wish all the others had. gregmo

I wouldn't pay two grand for the Buddy Bolden cylinders...provided they'd been reissued on cd. gregmo

The Commodores are great...but...how can you not LOVE the Deccas?! Billie's classic ballads! Absolutely essential, IMHO! gregmo

One of Red Garland's finest hours, IMHO. gregmo

Gee Allen, I had no idea you were so hot! As to LPs, I give mine to the local university library and take a tax deduction. I usually value them at about $10 per disc. Some are probably worth less, some more, but I never give one away that I haven't already doubled on cd, so I figure I'm in the ballpark. It's a lot easier than selling them, and it does have the benefit of potentially making them available to more people. gregmo

I only recently discovered the great records he's made with Hank Jones (yeah, I'm slow). He strikes me as a guy who both understands and appreciates the history of the music without being overly bound by it--in other words, a really fine jazz musician. I wish him a speedy recovery! gregmo

I do a fair amount of academic writing, so I have a lot of respect for editors and have always appreciated their efforts to clean up some of my more embarrassing mistakes. Communication definitely IS the key. gregmo

Yes, well, I'm pretty sure the blue note set ripped off the now oop Mosaic set, and RCA has put out some Bechet in the past, but that is one place to get it. Lon, is that King Jazz material the stuff he did with Mezzrow? I'm at work rather than home and can't check! gregmo For the record - I have the Bechet Mosaic and I have the RCA Bechet cd reissues. I also have the blue note vinyl and RCA vinyl - ALL of which I purchased new. BUT... if I came along at this stage of the game with no Bechet and wanted to hear that material Disconforme would be the easiest place to get it from. Even if I was inclined to hunt down the "legit" issues none of my payment would be seen by either Mosaic or RCA or Bluenote. If Bluenote and RCA leave it to the default ...then the default gets it. Edit to add: BTW ...the 60s Bluenote vinyl kicks the shit out of any subsequent issues that I've heard. No criticism intended. I have my share of Spanish pirate releases, including the Bechet RCA on Definitive. Those picked up on cd material I had on two RCA Vintage LPs. Gee, that doesn't date me, does it?! Thanks Lon. I thought those were the issues. Good stuff. But then I like everything Bechet did, including several of the French Vogues in the 50s. gregmo

Yes, well, I'm pretty sure the blue note set ripped off the now oop Mosaic set, and RCA has put out some Bechet in the past, but that is one place to get it. Lon, is that King Jazz material the stuff he did with Mezzrow? I'm at work rather than home and can't check! gregmo

It was a great group, but Gambit did a 2-cd set of all of Counce's Quintet masters for Contemporary, and "Exploring the Future" has been issued, though it's kind of spendy now, so I don't imagine we'll ever see it. I think that Jack Sheldon, in particular, does fine work on those quintet sides. gregmo

Me too. I'm particularly fond of Carmen's later stuff for Novus--the Monk album stands out. I came to Connor later as well, but she sort of grew on me to the point where I like her better than Christy. A chacun son gout. gregmo

I think I'll make that one a Christmas request. Then I too will join the collective hive mind! gregmo

I've not heard of this one. I'll try and locate a copy! gregmo

Exactly. I'd add that compositions are often the direct result of specific life experiences, and I think that knowing what Monk was doing at a given moment he wrote a given piece can enrich even further one's enjoyment of that piece. gregmo