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That would be the cool Django Reinhardt exhibition at the Musee de Musique in Paris. gregmo

I know it's not a hard limit. As Hans pointed out, though, Mosaic sure loves lucky seven. gregmo

I'm sure I have every recording by Oscar Peterson. I just picked up my fifty-seven thousandth, eight hundred and forty-eleventh recording, the one where Oscar sings with Hobo Joe and the Tabby Cats on K-Tel, issued on a wax cylinder under a Blue-Light special at Super-Kmart. Or was it Petsmart? So that's everything. No, wait. Did he record anything with Ray Brown? Oh, shit........

There are few things more goofily intricate than the whole ARC/Brunswick/Decca/Columbia mess. All that said, it is too bad that Mosaic couldn't have contracted with Universal for the '34-'35 stuff that Hines recorded for Decca. At least, I think it was Decca. I have an ancient LP on the old Decca Jazz Heritage Series (with that awful "reprocessed for stereo" sound) by the Hines band from that period. Of course, that would mean going over Mosaic's oddly self-imposed 7-cd limit. gregmo

Yeah, Chris, but you're a powerful guy!! gregmo

It ain't small! Box sets have helped. Victor, Columbia, Capitol, and Reprise have all issued complete boxes (including the marvelous Sinatra in Hollywood set). It's the live stuff and radio airchecks that keep the life of any Sinatraphile...interesting. gregmo

It only works because you keep opening it! Like I said, there's some magnificent music in this set. I think the solo sessions are transcendent, and I love all the trio stuff from beginning to end. Of course, I dumped the rust box years ago and repackaged the cds into jewel boxes. gregmo

I think I have every studio session ever recorded by Sinatra, every air check ever issued on cd, and all the live performances, including the poor-sound Acrobats. I'm sure there is loads of private stuff out there I've never heard, of course, but if it's been issued, I think it's taking up (a lot) of space on my shelves! gregmo

Careful--if anyone failed to open the box for longer than a year, it will have completely rusted shut, and you'll have to use a crowbar to get it open. Far and away the all-time worst packaging of great music ever. gregmo

I've been working on Frank Rosolino for years. He did a LOT of sessions, some of them pretty obscure. gregmo

Good news indeed. Now, if only it would include a few lost airchecks of the band with Bird and Diz..... gregmo

Agreed...though I'd agree with him on Mother Theresa. gregmo

Rue de Nancy is the *real* store--the cool one! gregmo

I've visited the store several times during this trip to Paris. It appears to be thriving in its usual cool way, open only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, as it has been for some years, but generally with customers. I helped them out by buying some cds. Just charity of course....... gregmo

Because I'm in the city for a few more days, I was able to go on opening day yesterday. It was a very nice exposition--lots of photos, artifacts, and most importantly, listening stations and booths for hearing the great guitarist in a variety of contexts. Also good background on his own ethnicity and the view of it in France at the time. Could perhaps have discussed some of the more colorful aspects of his personal life--he was apparently quite the character--and though it discussed his activities in Paris during the Occupation, I wouldn't have minded more on that, but it was still a fine exposition. gregmo

You probably asked the wrong deity. Now, if you'd addressed your plea to the Flying Spaghetti Monster, it would have soothed your fevered brow with its noodly appendage. gregmo

Thanks for the heads-up Jim! gregmo

Ick. I suppose the mp3s themselves are also potentially nasty needle drops. Talk about the worst of both worlds! gregmo

So (and here I may be being dense--apologies!), is the CD-R simply a burn of the MP3s, or some sort of lossless format like Flac? gregmo

Don't suppose there's a chance this concert was recorded? I love Toots and have just about everything I can ever find by him. gregmo

Damn--you beat me to this one! gregmo

He had a really lovely voice with nice range, and his show was always top quality. RIP. gregmo

The big speakers on the really old AM radios made a difference too. I have a 1939 Motorola radio (with cool preset buttons for the national clear-channel stations!), and the sound is great. I'm sure the tubes play a big role, but so does that large speaker. gregmo

I don't know--I don't think I've ever heard Gorelick play that well. gregmo

Cool! I'm in Europe for the next few weeks, so I'll look for them here! gregmo