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They are indeed planning a Henderson set covering 1924-1941, probably 7 CDs. I wonder which recordings the Henderson set will include? The complete Fletcher Henderson recordings from that period would require well more than 7 discs. That is interesting. I do stand corrected on my prior statement. Columbia did pioneer some definitive box sets, including "Study in Frustration," the Henderson set. Sound on the cd is really awful though. Putting it together with the mid-30s Deccas (which I like better) would be cool, but it would take a lot of cds. I'll be interested to hear more about this whenever more is available to hear.

Mr. Kart, as a listener, says that almost certainly there was that influence on Salsa trombonists, but for Mr. Kart's taste the "Kenton Trombone Style" is typically so pernicious that it could be used by the CIA to make him reveal every secret he knows. BTW, I believe that the godfather of the KTS was Kai Winding; its most insidious practitioners probably were Milt Bernhart and (perhaps) Bob Fitzpatrick. Not that these and many more KTS players weren't highly skilled, but so was that Nazi sadist with the dental drills. Ouch! Methinks I detect a trombone-o-phobe here! Whatever else one can say about Kenton's occasionally bombastic brass, I always thought he did a good job with trombones, and Milt Bernhart was great! gregmo

It says *definitive* boxed set, and I'd say that comes fairly close. There weren't a lot of "complete recordings of [blank]" before Mosaic. A Lunceford 30s set? THAT sounds very cool! gregmo

Touche. Well, no. I mean, aren't most of us on this Board effectively critics? At least, as Larry defines the term? Don't we talk about the music, discuss what we think is pretty good and pretty bad, what's been well done, badly done? gregmo

It's really a recent phenomenon. I teach at a university, and this is really the first year we've had a fair number of parents calling asking questions and still trying to hover over their kids. Luckily, there's an iron-clad federal law that prevents us from saying anything to them without the specific written permission of their now-adult daughter or son. Needless to say, we never ask for that. You really have to let go, and it ain't easy. gregmo

Why? - has there been some previous discussion on this topic What do you & Chuck know? The chance of a Basie Columbia Mosaic is gone with the release of the Lester Young Mosaic. Not to mention the fact that Columbia already issued a 4-cd compilation that was pretty good, and the Andorrans already did a couple of complete Basie Masters sets on Definitive. The market for that one is shot for Mosaic. No money in it at all. gregmo

I can relate. Like Lon I lost a spouse, though longer ago--around ten years, then had to face single parenthood for a while, which at first terrified me. But my kids turned out well, thank goodness. Empty-nested two years ago when my daughter went off to college, and I have to say the house got a bit quiet sometimes. But then my son and his wife started having kids--they live around four hours away, and I'm discovering the glories of grandparenthood, which are really, really cool. In fact, I'll be retiring in a few years and moving closer to them (and facing the challenging prospect of moving all those records and cds!!). I've found comfort in good friends, and of course, the music. There's always the music! It sounds trite, but each phase of our life brings new challenges and opportunities once we get past the initial shock. What was it Duke Ellington is supposed to have said when his mother died (or was it his father)? "I took the energy it takes to pout, and wrote some blues." gregmo

Yeah, we won't see a Mosaic set of the Basie Columbias, but the Duke Brunswicks? Oh yessss! My order is in too. Early Christmas present to myself! gregmo

What Lon said, and keep bloggin'! gregmo

I'm a fan...most of the time. Love Artistry in Jazz and both Mosaic sets and especially like Roland's writing on Artistry in Blues. Never much liked the Latin stuff. I also have the Kenton/Wagner LP, but in the original Capitol. I've always been surprised that no one has reissued that one on cd. I guess it's just about the *most* pretentious of his records, and the competition for that award is pretty stiff! gregmo

I'd second that, though Clifford Brown still seems the most formidable choice. And I liked the idea of Dupree Bolton. He's pretty amazing on "The Fox." gregmo

So now it's just Scott, Fred, and Michael? So it would seem. You can't say it's not an *efficient* operation! Still, seems kind of fragile, doesn't it? Sigh...don't want to think about it. gregmo

Sure. Yodels out one end, whistles out the other.... gregmo

Kenny G is EVERYWHERE. As are bedbugs. gregmo

Sigh. So many great ideas, so few sets.... gregmo

you wish gregmo

Does that set cover any of the material with Wild Bill Davis? MG Nope. I think his first with Davis were for RCA around 1963 (don't have them close by right now to check), then he did a couple more with him for Verve a few years later. I wrote Scott hoping (praying??) that they'd do another Hodges set at least covering the rest of his stuff for Verve in the 60s. The RCA stuff has been issued on cd several times. gregmo

What a great idea! Seconded. Or thirded. Fourth'd. McGhee seems to me like the perfect Mosaic artist--outstanding musician but somehow never quite getting the acclaim and recognition he deserved. I still think Al Haig's 70s things would make a nice set. gregmo

Mosaic never produces all of the listed copies at once. They order them as they need them to control inventories. The loss of the masters came when their inventory was low, so they sold out of these immediately. Gone and gone, I'm afraid. gregmo

Patience, tranemonk, patience. November is close! gregmo

Or sing it, if you've seen Spike Lee's Katrina doc. Wynton singing the anthem? I think I'll take Rosanne Barr.... gregmo

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Man, I was such a band geek when I was in high school. We worshiped at the shrine of BST. I remember when I first heard it thinking "God Bless the Child" was such a cool song. Had anyone else ever done that......? gregmo

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Well, I'm not quite sure I'm as down on the series as Chris!!! I agree with him that it concentrated over much on the early period and was way too sketchy on the later one--almost nothing on the avante garde, nothing on Bill Evans, etc. (We've gone over this in the other thread), and the over-reliance on Marsalis and Crouch is *really* irritating. But I think the clips and some of the other talking heads--when they get a chance to talk--make it worth watching. But I absolutely agree with Chris that it represented a great lost opportunity in too many ways. Keep your fast-forward button at the ready when Crouch and Marsalis are babbling away. It'll make the series go much faster. gregmo