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There are still cut out bins? greg mo

I've always thought Haig would make a worthy Mosaic project--especially his later stuff, but some of the earlier material too. I suggested it once. Not that they get many suggestions.... greg mo

The French pianist Alain Jean-Marie. I like the new 2-cd Jazz in Paris thing by him. Oh yeah, and T-Bone Walker! I'd never listened to him before, incredibly enough. Way cool. greg mo

The Nat King Cole. Just didn't have that kind of bread then. and the Commodores. I *really* didn't have *that* kind of bread! greg mo

Me too! greg mo

Has the record he recorded with Sarah Vaughan for Mainstream back in the early 70s ever been issued on cd? greg mo

Big Four on Pablo has some of my favorite late-period Dizzy, especially that version of "Birks' Works." But for me, Dizzy was always at his most exciting in front of a big band. I heard him live with one once back in the mid-70s at Buddy's Place in NYC. That was incredible. Oddly, I've seldom experienced that kind of excitement on records--even the live ones. One of the few tracks that ever captured it for me was the studio version of "The Champ" now on the 2-cd Verve big band set. It has an enormous drum solo at the end which is not to my taste, but Dizzy's opening solo, flying over the band, captures him better than anything else I think I've ever heard. When Dizzy was really on, in front of a big band, there was nobody who could match him, IMHO. greg mo

Fascinating story, but how very, very tragic. Basically just two records--great records, but only two. What a shame. greg mo

Great story Allen. Thanks for sharing that one! greg mo

Well, I finally got Dusty to send me the Jean-Marie and the Anachronic Jazz Band. No luck on the Crolla. I'll get it at some point. The Anachronic really is a hoot. Quite bizarre--especially their version of "Giant Steps." I will have to confess that I had never quite imagined Coltrane being played by a trad band! It is odd they didn't go ahead and put in everything, but they did include just about everything. Very entertaining...in fairly small doses! greg mo

I'm with Allen on this one. I just love this album--not that I don't love all the others too. I never miss a chance to pick up something recorded by Mr. Five by Five. (What a *great* singer he was!) Zoot does some nice work on this one as well. greg mo

Whoooooooooooooooooa, how did you do that??? :tup That's cool, the old sites. :D I agree--that IS cool! Welcome to organissimo!!! greg mo

I just ordered all three as well. Keeping my fingers crossed! greg mo ARG--I was too late. Out of stock again. God, but Dusty can be frustrating as hell. They could reserve some copies for at least a few days! And why don't they do back orders? GRRRRR! greg mo

I just ordered all three as well. Keeping my fingers crossed! greg mo

I couldn't agree more. Volkher is wonderful and very conscientious about keeping this list up to date. greg mo

*&%$#@ it. The Crolla already sold out, and I didn't get one. At least they've started actually getting these in stock, and there should be more soon. Nonetheless, the tiny, tiny orders that Dusty gets in (5-10 copies at a time) may drive me to Amazon after all. ARG! And I'm going to be on the road for the next week too. Well, I'll get 'em at some point. greg mo

I think that's right. I remember being particularly pleased that the JiP's hadn't duplicated the Mosaic and vice-versa. Did Django record for any other labels (and yes, this is probably a pretty dumb question) that are represented on any other boxes, or do the JiPs and Mosaic pretty well cover it? Seems like there were some sessions he did in Britain that weren't on either one. greg mo

Ubu, did you go ahead and order it from amazon.fr? If not, where? I like Grappelli, but I want it because I'm a hopeless fanatic about that series! greg mo Yes, but as a European (geographically spoken only... politically Switzerland is, well... somewhere remote up in the mountains, I guess), I often order there, it's a neighbouring country and their prizes often seem better than on amazon.de (which doesn't sell "Nearness of You" either, btw). And yes, I'm crazy about this series, too - I have all the single discs (minus some that I have as part of box-sets or in other, better editions, i.e. the Pres, the Roach and "Ascenseur pour l'echafaud"), and the three previous "hors série" sets. I could not afford the four boxes when they were around cheap, alas... and I have none of the compilations (catalogue plus cd sampler, cd/remix + dvd package, plus belles chansons) that mostly re-packaged previously available material. Yeah, for me in the U.S., it's a $10 S&H from amazon.fr, which is hard to swallow, so I'm waiting on it. I have all the singles and hors-serie 2-cd sets (except for the three brand new ones!) plus the sampler with the catalog. I haven't gotten any of the box sets, since they simply collect material from the singles. Way cool series--but you and I have talked about it before! greg mo

Goodman Columbia Mosaic set, disc 4. "Clarinet A La King" was a great piece. greg mo

Ubu, did you go ahead and order it from amazon.fr? If not, where? I like Grappelli, but I want it because I'm a hopeless fanatic about that series! greg mo

I'm with Chuck here. The Deccas are much looser and they just seem to me to *swing* harder, and Prez is just transcendental on some of them. I know it's probably an unfair choice since it's a classic, but listen to his wild clarinet on "Jumpin' at the Woodside." And I LOVE "Mulberry Bush"! Rushing is great on that recording! (There are very few recordings he *wasn't* great on!) greg mo

Way cool--now if somebody would just stock them on this side of the water!!!!! greg mo Dusty claims they will have them in soon, and I put them on a wish list. In addition, Amazon is allowing us to pre-order (didn't check CD Universe). I'll probably go this route. No idea why the Nearness of You seems so impossible to get, other than they are still pushing the Grappelli box set. I had similar problems getting hold of the Reinhardt Place de Brouckere disc, which was also a single-cd release of the last part of a box set. Weird. I'll check out Amazon for the new ones. I also added the three to my Dusty wish list. We'll get 'em somehow! greg mo

Way cool--now if somebody would just stock them on this side of the water!!!!! greg mo

I'm with Lon (I usually am). I have the Goodman, but if I were facing a choice, I think I'd get the Armstrong, and like Lon, I already have a lot of the material on LPs (the old Jazz Heritage series--remember that one?) and Definitive. I've enjoyed the discussion of this material, and agree with many of the points made, but Satch HIMSELF is so amazing on so many of these recordings that they're just essential, IMHO. greg mo

I've suggested several sets over the years that have eventually been issued, but I doubt seriously that they issued them because *I* suggested them. I remember suggesting the Teagarden Roulette set long before it came out, and Cuscuna responding that they wanted to do one but couldn't find any more unissued material from the Roundtable sessions. Then they found them, and out came the set. I also bugged them for years about a Mulligan Concert Jazz Band set and the Herman Phillips stuff, but they answered for a while that Verve was going to do those. Then Verve didn't and Mosaic did. I think that often we do have an influence, but it tends to be more collective and collaborative, a sort of longer term build-up of support that may result in a set like the Braxton. I was interested in the MJQ Atlantic suggestion. I can sort of understand Chuck's skepticism. I've always blown hot and cold on the MJQ, but it does seem to me like that set would sell well for them, and there's something to be said for issuing sets that sell well. We do want them to stay in business forever!! greg mo