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Yes they are! But a pain in the ass to listen to--get out the box, open it up, pull out the case--but yes, very, very cool to look at! gregmo

Yeah, I'm kind of an old guy too. And yet, jazz does seem to be flourishing among high school and college students in a large number of programs around the country. I wonder whether it isn't more a question of format. Most of us here (all of us?!) are into "physical media"--cds and vinyl--while the world has obviously switched to downloads. I just wonder where those younger jazz players "go" to talk about music. As for Mosaic, they need to stay in business till we get that damned Johnny Hodges 60s Verve set....... gregmo

You ARE bad. I'm just worse!! gregmo

You sure have me beat, and I have (I think) 235 Mosaics, counting big boxes, Selects, and singles. I remove and shelve the jewel cases and store the big boxes, though. I'd have to build on a room if I kept them all in their boxes--which it looks like you've done!! gregmo

In the Cevennes? Beautiful area! Not sure there will be a very big market in little Sommieres for jazz, though! gregmo

Pretty sure there's been at least one thread on this. If I remember correctly, the consensus was that the Heps were much better than the Decca GRP discs, though the new Mosaic is, I think, at least as good as the Heps. gregmo

Good luck with that one. Japanese reissues seem to come out and then go out of print in about twenty seconds! gregmo

It was last year when I visited the store. I'll check again in September. gregmo

Excellent. Now, let's all hope this isn't the last Mosaic set. gregmo

I have that Avid set. As accoustic recorded sound goes, it's not too bad. gregmo

Well, we DO have a jazz station (KMHD), so I'm somewhat surprised to see no promos in the bins. Maybe I just need to go more often! By the way, news from Amazon that my cd copy of this album has shipped. Looking forward to hearing it! gregmo

We used to have a store in Portland that got a lot of those, but the used cd stores I go to seldom if ever have them. I guess I really need to move to Paris! gregmo

How do you guys get early copies of these things?! I'm still waiting for my "officially" issued copy to arrive! gregmo

You can put it right beside that jug-shaped set of the Complete Prestige Recordings of Gene Ammons....... gregmo

"Flower is a Lovesome Thing" was reissued as part of the Complete Charlie Parker Records cd set. It shares a disc with Ray Barretto's "The Mysterious Instinct," which is equally obscure. gregmo

Disc 1:

Disc 3. I'm really enjoying this little set, despite its very doubtful origins:

Disc 7. Sometimes I just have to have me some Bird:

Happy, happy Jim!! gregmo

Nice article--thanks for posting it Lon. It struck me again how well Monk has been served by his talented son. gregmo

Whenever I saw film of him, he always seemed like such a gentle soul. gregmo

The Candoli/Rosolino sides appear to be new, not duplicates of the material issued on the 2-cd "Conversation" album on Gambit, so I'm definitely interested! gregmo

I recently got the Threadgill and never got any kind of shipping notice either. I think they're a bit...busy...as others have noted! gregmo

Disc II. Didn't like the first disc, but the second one is kind of a hoot.

Someone should grab that Teagarden Roulette set. Even without the booklet, there's some wonderful music there. gregmo