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Johnny Mercer Select, disc 3.

Cool. I'll try to find the Bix Restored, Vol. 1 and see what I think, but the remastering is by Davies, and I've always been impressed with his work, so I imagine I'll like it. Anybody know a secret store selling it cheap?! Love the recommendation on the British LPs by the way, but I'm afraid I made the Faustian bargain on cds quite a long time ago! Greg Mo

Me too--ordered both the Bird and the Dizzy, and that Rosolino/Fontana record too. I hadn't even known about that last one until I saw it on this group. Can't wait to hear all three! Greg Mo

I've been resisting getting the "Bix Restored" sets because I already have the Milestone, the Mosaic set, and the older "Indispensable" on RCA. The sound on the Milestone and the Indispensable leaves a lot to be desired, though. So, all you Bix-o-philes out there--convince me! How much do I need those (fairly spendy) Bix Restored sets?! Seems like a fair amount of duplication off the Mosaic! Greg Mo

It's also fascinating to compare the videos of Jack and Fontana. Their ease with the slide, and the fact that both play almost exclusively between first and fourth position is really striking. Two seamless masters at work. No one has mentioned two of the earlier pioneers: Jimmy Harrison, whose ideas coincided with those of Teagarden but who died too early in 1931, and the legendary Fred Beckett, who recorded with Harlan Leonard and was regarded by J.J. Johnson as the first "modern" trombonist. I don't know if any of the Leonard sides with Beckett are available on cd. I have him on an ancient LP in the old RCA Victor Vintage series. Greg Mo

Moi, aussi. Greg Mo (just back from a trip to the Big Easy and cajun country around Lafayette! Great music, sublime food!)

Yeah, if memory serves, Denon is Japanese, and the Japanese have always preferred to reissue the original album with original liners and no alternative or bonus tracks...but with excellent sound. Go figure! Greg Mo

Same here. "Blowing Session" is one of Blue Note's true classics. Also like "The Congregation" and the more recent "The Cat" on Antilles. Anybody else want to list some of their favorites? Greg Mo

Got the email today from Circuit City. They've cancelled the order. Knew it was coming, but..... Greg Mo

I often had the thought after reading Benny Green's notes, of "what did I just read, now?" I came to marvel at how he could fill the back of an album cover with virtually nothing. That's interesting. I always liked Green's notes. They struck me as particularly literate and not your usual album liners. They were sure better than those cases in which Grantz cheaped out by not having any liners at all! That said, he did have a reputation for paying his people well, so if the money had to go somewhere, better there than to cool photos and script...I guess! Greg Mo

The Goodman is what I'm salivating for. It goes through 1958. Does that mean the two Brussels albums will be part of this set? And it "focuses mainly on his instrumental recordings for Columbia records during the 1940s." I take that to mean no vocals at all which is what we've discussed on other threads, but it does seem a little more ambiguous than that! Greg Mo

I bought the Donaldson but wasn't sure it would be that great. I was dead wrong. It really is a great box, mostly because of Ray Barretto's congas, believe it or not. They just make those sessions *jump*. It's rare one can get Mosaics on sale (and I find myself wishing I *didn't* have some of the sets so I could order them for less!). There are some great sets on this list, but the Donaldson is a gem. So are the Teagarden, Basie, and Jazztet boxes. Well, they *all* are, but I like those the best! Greg Mo

It appears from Jazzdisco.org that the first few were: Peterson/Pass/Pedersen - The Trio Fitzgerald/Pass - Take Love Easy Duke Ellington - Duke's Big 4 So I was wrong again. Like THAT'S a surprise. Thanks for the response! Greg Mo

"Hey Joe" by Frankie Laine. Eeeeewwwww. Greg Mo

We went through this in another thread, and the consensus seemed to be that it wasn't true. I hope not, anyway. Does anybody know what the very first Pablo record ever issued was? I'm thinking it was Basie's "For the First Time," but I may be very wrong. Seems like it was the first one I ever saw in a record store. For me Dizzy's Big Four and the first two Basie/Peterson albums (Satch and Josh) are still the greatest Pablos. Greg Mo

Mine too. Classic Columbia, Okeh, and Vocalion Lester Young with Count Basie, disc 4. Greg Mo

You have a decade on me Chuck. I remember hearing Don Ellis and his big band at the ballroom in the University Union in Iowa City. I think it was around 1974. I also saw Duke Ellington at Hancher Auditorium there in 1973, Dizzy and Ella too. It's kind of amazing how many jazz greats performed in that town. I didn't see Maynard until I moved to Oregon. He brought a small version of Big Bop Nouveau to our little university a few years back. Nearly caused the plaster to come right off the wall! Greg Mo

yup, seems so - #11-18 of the following disc: The octet recordings here only come to around 23 minutes. I assume the Verve release will have more than that, won't it? Greg Mo

Boogie Woogie and Blues Piano Mosaic Select, disc 3 Greg Mo

One of the things I've most appreciated about Scott is that he occasionally answers emails from loons like me and appears to have an inexhaustible (so far) tolerance for all the suggestions we inflict on him. Of course, *mine* are particularly valuable! Greg Mo

Has anybody done an A/B comparison with the JSPs? I'd be curious to know how these new releases compare with those. I have the JSPs and continue to be wowed by the sound quality on those! Greg Mo

I've never known a Mosaic set to run out of its actual numerical set run--perhaps others have. The lease generally runs out long before the number of sets does, and Mosaic just quits manufacturing them. What's the *highest* set number anybody out there has? For me, it's 5603--Chet Baker Studio Recordings with Russ Freeman, and that was out of a 7,500 set limit. (The Monk Blue Note set--Mosaic's first--at 5428, is second!) My lowest is 56--Gene Krupa/Harry James Capitols. Scott Wenzel once told me that was one of their lowest selling sets. Greg Mo

Truly one of the more bizarre images ever conjured here! Greg Mo

So, if I'm going to dig out my old Dual 1215S turntable (which has a 78 rpm speed) to play my old 78s, what cartridge and stylus would you guys recommend I get for it? Greg Mo