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The two-cd Frémeaux set is pretty comprehensive, at least for the 1939-50 period: Summit Meetings. gregmo

Listening to disc 2 of the new Treasury Shows set (vol 23), and I like it very much! For some reason, the sound seems even better on this one. Mind you, it's always been good on these!

Pretty sure he was the only guy who could insult Frank Sinatra in public and get away with it. He could be very funny. (love the scene where Sinatra passes by his table and actually says hello--he seldom did that--and Rickles answers "Can't you see I'm eating?" Sinatra thought it was hilarious.) RIP gregmo

Hi Jack! Haven't seen you in a while. Nice to see you back! gregmo

Still waiting for those Buddy Bolden cylinders too....... gregmo

Always liked Sinatra's version of the verse alone for Reprise. gregmo

Still haven't gotten mine yet from Jazz Messengers. It's taking kind of a long time! gregmo

The new/predicted Teddy Wilson 30s set! gregmo

I'm with HutchFan. The Victor Vintage series was one of the great single-album reissue series. On cd, OJC. gregmo

Except for the Miles envied him part, that's not a bad summary of Baker's life. Well, one might also say he played fairly good trumpet. gregmo

It's a chunk. Let's hope Mosaic is up to the task! gregmo

I see Supersax and the LA Voices is back--but only volume one. It would be nice to have all three. gregmo

If memory serves, those were all reissued by Columbia in their easily available Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia set. gregmo

Cool! Wonder how big it will be. gregmo

Don't think that film will be released, certainly not in Lewis's lifetime (though, given that he is now 91, may not be that much longer). He has said repeatedly that he really hates the movie, is embarrassed by it, and thinks it's his worst work. Some jazz musicians have felt the same way about bad work of theirs that they mightily resisted seeing released. gregmo

Cool. Thanks. My daughter lives in France, so I think I'll try to get her to haul this latest batch back with her when she comes to visit! gregmo

Did you order them straight from amazon.fr, Lon? gregmo

I was being silly above, though that Teagarden performance is magnificent. This list will be as long as the number of people on the Board! gregmo

Oh, mish-mash is an excellent term for them. It took me a couple of years to amass all the RCA stuff, spread out in all kinds of ways on all kinds of small budget sets or European issues. You can get them, but the effort does virtually define the word "challenge." gregmo

That's easy. Jack Teagarden's version of "St. James Infirmary" with Satch live at the Town Hall Concert in May of 1947. gregmo

Well, I plead guilty on Tony--I have the "Complete Collection" box he put out. Of course, he's continued to record since. The man really is quite amazing. gregmo

Yep, and I passed the four digit figure...a while ago. gregmo

While we're on this topic, a wonderful little store in Sydney, Australia called Birdland has a large number of Mosaics from an estate for sale. Shipping to other parts of the world would probably be prohibitive, but I visited the store recently on a trip, and its owner, Keith, is cool. Anyway, here's the url. If you go by record label, choose "M" and click on Mosaic, you'll see what he has: Birdland gregmo

For me, what matters is the development of the artist, and in that sense, I think strict chronological order of her/his work is what matters. Tony Bennett recorded the album then and not later. His song selection, the quality of his voice, his accompaniment--those were all decisions made at a specific point in time, and I think the album belongs with others made at a similar point in time. Compilation albums are tough. I usually shelve them chronologically based on when *most* of the selections were recorded. If they cover a huge period, then I shelve them by the earliest selection. Of course, what those of us who actually care about this kind of thing are demonstrating is the kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder that might well merit counseling! In other words, we are, in fact, crazy. gregmo

Well, Tati was definitely *heavily* influenced by Lewis. I think he said that more than once. It is true that the French love Lewis, but then, they've always had a soft spot in their hearts for physical comedy. gregmo