I'm coming to this discussion late (been on vacation). I think it's great news. The V-Discs have been reissued all over the place for years, and the Vanguard material deserves to be reissued in an organized way. There are at least two cds worth of Vanguard things by Jimmy Rushing alone. I assume those will be part of these new sets?
I'm 70, and my son knows he'll have to deal with it someday. I'll be past caring. So, we don't talk about it. He doesn't particularly want to think about it, and I don't want to tell him that, well, I'm still buying cds............
Me too. "The Searchers" is a case in point. I think Duke's character knows that this happy ending won't last, and that a young woman raised in a tribe won't be happy coming back. Of course, that may just be me, but I do love that great, great Western!
I asked Scott about a Lionel Hampton 40s Decca/MGM set some time back, and he gave me his usual, friendly, "we'll have to take a look at that" response. I'd still like to see it.
I know there are folks around here who like B movies even more than I do, and Corman really was the king. I read recently that he made the original "Little Shop of Horrors" in two days plus a little! And yet, that's a wonderful movie! And all those fun Poe movies! What a wonderful career! RIP!
I had exactly the same reaction, and then I realized he was only a few years older than I am. Gulp. I think he did fine work introducing people to the music who might not otherwise have experienced it. RIP.
I'd certainly go for a Morgan 60s set, and it does seem like it's been discussed. I wonder though. Will Michael's passing soften Mosaic's close connection with Blue Note?