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Hmmm. So are you a fan of the Phil Schaap-produced Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Concert reissue? I find that unlistenable. I think one can take out the crazy noise and still preserve the music. Davies and Kendall (and others) have done it with remarkable skill. gregmo

Greg, what album is that on? GA, I have it on the Complete Riverside Sessions box. Don't know if it was ever issued on one of Monk's Riverside albums, since I don't have those. gregmo

I'm with Lon (as usual). I've also preordered it. While the Bird stuff is always fun to hear, no matter how often I have it (the Spotlite LPs, the Stash set, the Savoy/Dial set), I'm particularly interested in the other non-Bird things. I'm also curious about the booklet, and I'm seldom disappointed in Mosaic's remastering. gregmo

The two Parker pieces sound good. It will be interesting to compare them to the Savoy/Dial set issued a few years ago by Time Warner/Savoy. gregmo

Lon mentioned these, and I second his recommendation. The Happy Birthday Duke! cds have the band in some good live recordings from 1953 and 1954: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=Ellington+Happy+Birthday+Duke!&rh=n%3A5174%2Ck%3AEllington+Happy+Birthday+Duke!&ajr=0 gregmo

That's a good point. They certainly did that (finding gaps in my listening) with the recent Rosemary Clooney set! I was a doubter at first, but I really enjoyed it. I too am looking forward to the Dial set (and James P. Johnson as well!) gregmo

Monk's 20+ minute workout on "Round Midnight" on Riverside, where he deconstructs and reconstructs the tune several times. Art Tatum's early version of Tiger Rag, where he does the same thing in 2 minutes flat. Bill Evans on "I Do It for Your Love," Affinity with Toots Thielemans Count Basie and Oscar Peterson both on "Jumpin' at the Woodside" on their first Satch and Josh album, Pablo. gregmo

That helps quite a bit! Thanks for figuring that out for me--what a mishmash this record is! I sort of enjoy it anyway, so I think I'll hang on to it, but what a mess! Thanks again! gregmo

Many thanks for posting this, romualdo! I'm pretty sure most of the Blue Star material has been reissued on the Verve Gitanes Jazz in Paris series, hasn't it? And Vogue reissued the Bechet material a few years ago. My guess is that Mosaic would stick to stuff that Dial actually recorded rather than material it licensed from other labels, and given the fact that the Parker things have been reissued several times, I wonder if those would be included? Still, there are some interesting things in there! gregmo

Re: James P. Johnson, Scott once told me (not *that* long ago) that Mosaic can't combine material licensed by Universal (Decca) with stuff from Sony (RCA/Columbia). I'm pretty sure that was in response to my bugging him for a 60s Hodges Verve set and suggesting he could combine them with the Hodges/Davis RCA sessions. One or the other of those companies won't allow it (I think it was Universal--memory fails), so I don't think they'd be able to put out both the Deccas and Columbias in one set. gregmo

The James P. Johnson set sounds intriguing. I wonder what that would include? Maybe the stuff reissued by Smithsonian Folkways (Asch) and the old Decca GRP set?? What else? "Enquiring" minds want to know! gregmo

Thanks Stompy. I think you're right, and in fact, I think there are a couple of things from the "Hawk Eyes" album on this one, but the other stuff still has me stumped! gregmo

Listening to disc 6 of the new Billy Strayhorn box, "Out of the Shadows," on Storyville. Some very nice Ken Peplowski. gregmo

Thanks for the heads-up on this one. It had somehow slipped under my radar. Used copy is on the way! gregmo

A rather bizarre treasure I found in a cut-out bin (for $1.95 each, no less) were 5 cds on Laserlight called "Happy Birthday Duke: The Birthday Sessions" from the Bethlehem period (ca. 1953). Amazingly good stuff, and the sound was even good. Go figure! gregmo

True, true, though I think the Reprise box has more interesting surprises on it than the Capitol box. Not that I'd part with that one, you understand! gregmo

Hush! I'm saving money here! gregmo

Does anyone have any personnel or recording date info on this album? I got it under the title "Hawk Eyes" on the Hip label. allmusic.com is no help except to say it's late-period Hawk in stereo with a trio. That much I can tell by listening to it. Lord doesn't list it at all, so, no help there. Any info?? gregmo

I guess the nice thing about this thread getting off onto avant-garde trombone players is that I can at least temporarily save some money on Amazon orders........ gregmo

According to Wiki, Harris didn't die until 1973. Too bad he didn't record more. As others have remarked a lot more eloquently than I can, he had a very individual and interesting style. But, I imagine he made good money in Vegas, and I can't fault him for wanting a bit of stability and affluence! gregmo

Some really interesting music in this box! gregmo

That won't be very difficult. He doesn't seem to have recorded much outside of the Herman band. One album ("Bill Harris and Friends") plus a session or two on Keynote and some live stuff. The Spanish pirates put most of his studio things together on a 2-cd set. gregmo

I didn't know they'd reissued "Stride Right" by Hodges and Hines. That's one of those 60s Verves by Hodges I wish Mosaic would do! gregmo

Sigh. This thread promises to be great for my ears, not so good for my bank account! gregmo

Yep, if you count the Select. Ellington holds the record, I think, with four--2 Brunswick (big band and small groups), 1 Capitol, 1 Reprise. Listening to Rosemary Clooney, disc 3. I like this set a lot better than I thought I would. gregmo