GA Russell

I have fifteen Mosaic black boxes, plus four non-Mosaic CD sets (Miles and Clifford Brown) of Mosaic LP sets. The only OOPs I'm sorry I didn't get are the Art Pepper and the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis. When my budget allows, my next purchase will probably be the Gerald Wilson. Of my nineteen sets, I have listened to only four in their entirety.

On the basis of one note, I would vote for Stan Getz first, and Paul Desmond second (although the new Contemporary Records Story box has a Lenny Niehaus track which sounds like Desmond circa 1954). For a group sound, one note, I would vote for the George Shearing Quintet.

That's why some popular acts sure to sell enough to pay the expenses start their own record companies, like the Rolling Stones.

The obit mentioned Dr. X, one of the first talking horror pictures (1932 I believe). I enjoyed it a great deal. There were many corny jokes, so you were alternating between laughing at the jokes and the nervous laughter from the scary parts.

Owen Cordle reviewed Mark Murphy's Bop for Miles in this morning's Raleigh News & Observer. He gave it 3.5 stars out of 4. The album is a live recording from 1990. Nearly every song mentioned was available on other albums.

I would combine the four volumes of Chet In Paris on Barclay.

LOL! I confuse Steve Swallow and Gary Peacock too!

Brings back memories! Thanks guys!

I recommend the Otley series of 60s spy novels by Martin Waddell, especially Otley Victorious. Hope you can find them!

Thanks for posting this. I'm surprised Bill Frisell beat out Jim Hall.

Have Gun Will Travel

I used to have that problem, but it's been many months since I've made a purchase, so maybe that problem is over - if not in remission. I have many I haven't opened yet, mostly from the BMG record club.

Maybe the BMG record club will start to carry Concord products.

I no longer enjoy sitting there watching the box. I imagine my internet surfing has something to do with it.

I start a new job in the country on Monday. It's a 45 minute drive away from the city (Raleigh) from where I live, which is another 45 minutes from the city. I prefer the relaxed living of the country. I definitely prefer to avoid the driving habits of urban dwellers, although the country drivers around here are pretty bad too.

Jim, I have an MPS CD entitled Two Originals, which is made up of two albums: Back Again from 1979 and The Hi-Lo's Now from 1981. Your guess that it was a post-Singer Unlimited reunion was correct. Perhaps you can order that CD from your favorite importer. I saw The Hi-Lo's in Atlanta in the mid-90s, and they still sounded great.

I'm with Moose. And what's a blendur?

I had the pleasure of seeing them at The Cellar Door, in early '72 as I recall. I also saw a quartet which included Maryann Price and Symphony Sid Page on The Gong Show once. They were great!

In regard to Twardzik, The Last Set also included The Girl From Greenland, a quartet number with Chet Baker which was released on the first Chet In Paris CD (which included an album's worth of Baker-Twardzik quartet material).

William Conrad, radio's (and the original) Marshal Dillon

Great question! It's fun to think about. I like all the answers. My inclination is to say Shorter, but there is plenty I still haven't heard of so many people.

Twardzik died so young, I'm surprised that there is enough of interest to write a book about him.

I got ten. I guessed too many shemales.

My favorite is Disc One, with the arrangements. I like the other discs, but the West Coast sound is mostly on the first disc. I didn't realize the extent to which Shelly Manne appeared on Contemporary sides. He is on 12 of the first disc's 16 tracks.

Congrats Ghost!