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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

Me too, but they seem to be coming fast and furious now. I wouldn't be surprised if all 25 weren't out by the end of the year! gregmo

In the complete set, it's located between "Mr. Broadway" and "Left My Heart in San Francisco." gregmo

I don't think Tatum was human. He was some kind of piano deity who visited us for a while. gregmo

Many think Lewis was (is? He's still with us) a certified genius. Not only did he write his films, he directed, starred, edited, and even did the music for them. He really was a one-man movie machine. He's also widely credited for first using "video assist"--videotaping what he was filming so he could view it immediately and make changes. gregmo

I suppose if we exercised any patience, we'd get them cheaper, but I fear patience has seldom been one of my (few) virtues! gregmo

Your query sent me into a small pile of ancient "Schwann Long Playing Record Catalogs" I still have (why, I ask myself, do I keep all this stuff around?!), and this album is listed there under Basie's name, interestingly (not Bennett's) as "Basie Swings, Bennett Sings." Schwann generally shortened album titles to fit the catalog, but the fact that they didn't shorten it to "Bennett/Basie" supports your contention that the longer title may have been the intended one. Edit to add that this particular catalog dates from April 1964. gregmo

Well, first, welcome to the Board, Avetis! In the booklet that accompanies "Tony Bennett: The Complete Collection," the booklet page and cd are both labeled "Basie/Bennett." The cardboard sleeve for the cd has the original cover that Lon (Jazzbo) posted above. I don't know where that all takes you, but there it is, for what it's worth! gregmo

More like impossible! gregmo

Me too. I don't remember Amazon's price for the Treasury Shows being this high in the past. gregmo

Universal donated the remaining Decca "metal parts" to the Library of Congress. No idea about the various sub-labels in the Universal Empire. gregmo

Probably contractual reasons. If my poor memory serves, Nichols recorded under his own name for Brunswick, didn't he? So if Goodman had a contract with Columbia at this moment, they might have thought it a good idea to release it under his name? It's a thought, anyway. Cool detective work, Lipi! gregmo

42. Wasn't that the stock answer we were all supposed to use when the topic of OP came up?! (And for the record, I've always liked him.) gregmo

Done and done. Thanks, as always, for doing this Jim! gregmo