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My heart goes out to Mr. Greene. I have three young grandchildren, and every time I watch reports about this dreadful tragedy, I break down into tears--and that hasn't happened to me on a news story in many, many years. It is just so, so awful. The president spoke exactly the words I would have chosen, and with exactly the same degree of emotion.

Happy birthday to one of the great ones!

Hopelessly old-fashioned as I am, I just enjoyed going in and seeing what I'd see that might surprise me. I still found some things at the Paris Jazz Corner last time I was there that were new to me, and, call me goofy, but the physical act of thumbing through cds is, well, fun! But like most here, I get about 98% of my music on-line. gregmo

I wonder if Brubeck's passing will motivate Sony to issue the live Brubeck set on Popmarket we've discussed elsewhere on the Board.

Like Chuck I was sometimes iffy about the music, but what a fine human being he was! And I did like some of the things he did very much, particularly the album the quartet did with the great Jimmy Rushing. Think I'll play that one tonight. Thanks for the example of a life uncommonly well lived, Dave. gregmo

Nothing very interesting right now, but I'm off to Cuba (legal trip) to sample the local culture. HOPE I get to hear some good music, KNOW I'll have a mojito or two! gregmo

You're very lucky. My local library has had to cut the hours they're open, due to funding cuts from the local government. (My take is that the politicians feel that the more ignorant the public is, the better is is for politicians.) Definitely no $ available for Mosaic boxes here. To my amazement and delight, we buy almost everything on Mosaic and a fair bit of Bear Family too. Great and expensive library, beloved here in the Peoples Republic of Portland. And now even more secure thanks to the new tax base for it. Great to live here in the PRP! gregmo

Absolutely. It's they only way they'll survive/prosper. And surely putting the music of Max and Clifford in more hands is a great thing. True that. gregmo

Got my notice! gregmo

The Andorrans put out a cd on Definitive titled "John Coltrane: Complete Recordings with Dizzy Gillespie" that includes Dizzy's Big Band Capitol stuff. You can find an amazon listing here gregmo

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