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On Amazon: Concert of the Century

When I was first haunting record stores back in the late 60s, LPs usually went for around $4 each--or, rather, $3.88 or $3.98. 2-LP sets went for more, of course. gregmo

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Thanks Lon! gregmo

Post a url on this one for amazon.fr, will you? For some bizarre reason, no matter how I "phrase" it, I can't find the Jazz in Paris reissue on the site, only the original! gregmo

Haven't seen anything from him in a while. gregmo

I never did that one. Came here from "rec.music.bluenote" back in the aughts. I think Stereo Jack put me on to this one, and you guys have been stuck with me ever since! Blame him! gregmo

Does anyone have a url for these new releases? gregmo

Wow, now that one was obscure! You sent me into Lord looking for it, and sure enough, there was a session in 1945 by Mescheux with Markham on vocals that produced four tracks that don't appear to have been reissued anywhere. Mesheux did record a session with Art Hodes that was reissued by Mosaic in its Art Hodes Blue Note set. Lord doesn't show him ever having recorded anything else! As for the Vogues, there are probably licensing issues there, but thanks for sending me on that little journey! gregmo

I don't think there's much of Blue Note's early trad/swing material that Mosaic hasn't reissued. gregmo

I went when I was a kid, and took my grandsons to see the somewhat "reduced" show when it played here in Portland a couple of years ago. They enjoyed it. I do wonder what will happen to those amazing human performers without it. gregmo

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Interesting that all the photos from this set come from Blue Note sessions. I guess nobody took photos at Savoy sessions? Also, unlike most of its recent sets, Mosaic has decided to group takes together on this one rather than placing the alternates at the end of each disc. I found that useful on the Navarro/Dameron sessions--I was interested in listening to the differences in Fats's solos--but I wonder what others think of this? It can get tiresome. All that said, I like the set a lot. And I think that is Harry Carney in that photo. gregmo

"Hear Me Talkin to Ya" was one of the first jazz books I ever read, and I've enjoyed many a liner over the years. RIP. gregmo

Sorry, Dmitry, was that query meant for me? I have all of Sarah's Emarcy stuff on the Complete Mercury Recordings box sets. Can't get enough Sassy! gregmo

I'm going to disagree with this one--not about "Swingin' Easy," which is a fine album, but about the last comment. Even though it deepened over the years, I always thought that Sassy's voice stayed remarkably pure and beautiful all the way up to the end. Indeed, amazingly so. Sinatra and Ella both deteriorated noticeably as they aged, but Sarah Vaughan seemed immune to me. gregmo

As "Bloom County" noted after Prince's death, it's been a rough year for the 80s. I liked the tunes and his brash attitude toward life. gregmo

Just got my copy of 22. Looking forward to listening to it! gregmo

Far better just to have them on cd in the first place. Harumph, harumph. gregmo

Interesting article--thanks for posting it. I think the author could be a bit clearer that the Parker Savoy sides are not in this set. Always nice, though, for a major publication to give Mosaic a boost! gregmo

The sound does vary from take to take, but I think that's a function of the source. It generally sounds quite fine to me--much like the Dial, which I also liked. gregmo

New Savoy box, disc III. Lots of nice Navarro. gregmo

Allen Eager playing nicely on Disc 2 of set 190. gregmo

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Thanks for the quick reply Jim. The things I learn on this forum! gregmo