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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

Mine too! In fact, I think a Lionel Hampton Decca set would be a great Mosaic release! gregmo

I noted that too Steve. The tenor battle tune sounded a lot like the kind of stuff Lionel Hampton was playing at the time. gregmo

I'm curious about the Curtis Fuller "Crankin'" album. I've never heard that. And I'd like to get the Sarah Vaughan/Jimmy Rowles Mainstream album on a proper cd some time. gregmo

Amazon has it on DVD here. Most sources say Kirk broke up the band in 1948, and David Meeker writes in his Jazz in the Movies that Kirk provided all the backing music for the acts as well. Particularly liked the Nat Cole things. Thanks for posting about this Jim! gregmo

There was also the disaster when the processing plant lost all those masters. That may have put them off doing any more. gregmo

Is anyone else creeped out by Baker's look in the photo on this album cover? He looks like he's about to attack and eat her. gregmo

Me too--a fairly small ad on one side of a page, as I remember. Sent for a flyer, and my bank account as been at odds with my ears ever since! gregmo

Yep, I remember reading that too. gregmo

That's possible. The earliest flyer I have is #4, and it shows several releases. But the Monk Blue Note was 101, the Mulligan was 102, and the Ammons/Lewis was 103. gregmo

Sorry Lon, I thought I'd remembered you were iffy on this one. But my memory is not what it used to be (not that it ever was....)! gregmo

And the Albert Ammons/Meade Lux Lewis was the third release by Mosaic, not the first. That was the Thelonious Monk Blue Note set on LP, followed by the Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker set (the first to be released on cd). I'd like to find that Ammons/Lewis set on cd. gregmo

What Jim said. I think this was one of Herman's really great bands. Others on the board disagree (Lon, are you there?!) gregmo