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Since the others have already been recommended...I'll jump in and recommend the Mulligan. It's fantastic! And the mastering, by Malcolm Addey, is superb.

I just received a copy of this one from the Jazz Record Mart last week. Appears that it's still available... http://jazzrecordmart.com/cgi-bin/mivavm?Merchant2/merchant.mvc+Screen=PROD&Store_Code=JRM&Product_Code=5215606302

These are the ones that I picked up as well. In addition, I also got Young's 'Contrasts', Donaldson's 'Midnight Creeper', Patton's 'Understanding' and Wilson's 'Blue Mode'. Waiting on a big ol' box from CDJapan to arrive as I type... I've picked up about 20 or so from the previous batches and really enjoy the sound of them.

Rhino reissue. Mastered by Bernie Grundman.

This coming from someone who lives in Dallas?! Guys... Houston's not so bad. Really. Really!!! (why are you all looking at me like that...?)

Very good set. Now out of print (very quickly went from released to out of print, the estate dropped its deal with Concord). . . not easy to find. Quickly? blick of a freaking eye! I missed it originally, too, but I just found a copy for $60 (including tax and shipping) on J&R! They claim it's in stock (still), so if you missed it and are kicking yourself... Tried ordering this from J&R a few weeks ago...only to be told that it was no longer available. Disappointing to see that they're still listing it as being in stock.

Ha! Well...you've certainly picked a good time to get back into vinyl! Enjoy the tunes.

Cisco reissue. Haven't spun this one in a while. Such a good album that I should really spin more often. And this Cisco reissue sounds great, despite the drums sounding somewhat "boxy", or...something. Really hate that Cisco aren't around anymore. They did good work.

Oh, hell yeah! Joe Chambers, man... Damn!!! Will revisit this one. It's been a while.

Also, this... It seems to be increasingly difficult to find. Here's to hoping J&R actually have it in stock, as they say they do... We'll see!

Just got mine. Added the funds to my Amazon account without any problems. Not sure what I'll spend it on yet...

Thanks for sharing. This stuff is remarkable...

King Records R&B box set

Just received a shipping notice for the Weston, Pearson and Amy sets...whew!...and subsequently ordered the Patton. Will certainly be revising my Mosaic "buying strategy" (waiting for sets to hit Running Low/Last Chance) after this unfortunate set of circumstances...

Great idea for a thread. Here's my contribution... Booker T and the MG's - 'Time Is Tight' 3CD Box for $13.99

Yeah... I failed, too. Oh well. I tried, right? It's a gorgeous box set. Sturdy packaging with large, 12x12 book with lots of great, color photos. As much as I love my Mosaic sets, after seeing how well this set was put together makes me wish Mosaic would take it up a notch when it comes to their packaging. Like Lon said earlier in this thread - it's kind of nice to have the sessions on individual discs. I had reservations about this before ordering due to the short time limits on some of the discs. It actually works out nicely, though... Highly recommended to fans of Chet.

I'm still working my way through the Hodges set. About halfway through it at this point, enjoying every minute of it. I'm trying to savor it a bit by enjoying it one session at a time...one disc every couple of days. Don't sleep on this set - if you don't have it, get it now! After this set I'll dive into the Venuti/Lang set. Have sampled some of the tracks from the first disc and am really looking forward to it...

The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956-61 ---- arrived today!

Can't help but wonder how the Classic Records vinyl reissue stacks up to these in comparison... Any insight, anyone?

Placed an order with TrueBlue this afternoon for the following: Some Speakers Corner and Pure Pleasure vinyl reissues, before the price increase... Booker Ervin - 'That's It!' (Candid) Steve Lacy - 'The Straight Horn of...' (Candid) Charles Mingus - 'Charles Mingus Presents...' (Candid) Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (Verve) Ben Webster - Soulville (Verve) Some German-pressed VSOP/Mode reissues - don't know anything about these, but the price was right... Frank Rosolino Quintet Richie Kamuka Quartet Stan Levey Quintet ...and finally, this hard-to-find CD... Clarke-Boland Big Band - 'Now Hear Our Meanin'

I bet this will be going for double its original cost on the second-hand market within the next few months...

Just stumped upon this one today while looking over the True Blue site... Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band - 'Now Hear Our Meanin' Seems this one is a tough one to find these days... Yes, ofcourse -- I picked up one for myself.

Just a heads up to those who don't know... The price on the Speakers Corner and Pure Pleasure reissues have recently gone up by $5 ($10 for double LPs) here in the States. Several of these can still be found for the old price ($30) at True Blue -- while all the other retailers that I know of (Acoustic Sounds, Music Direct, et al) have increased their prices. Speaking of True Blue - I placed an order for a few of these today and noticed that two of them (Booker Ervin - 'That's It!' and Steve Lacy's 'The Straight Horn of...') are on sale for $25.98. That's $10 cheaper than anywhere else...

It ended at $1,585. Makes my latest purchases from Dusty of Japanese Tempo Tubby Hayes and Japanese Yusef Lateef 'Before Dawn' at $39 each feel like an absolute bargain. Hey sidewinder - don't mean to derail the thread for too long, but...since you mentioned that Japanese Tempo Tubby Hayes reissue - have you listened to it yet? I picked that one up from Dusty Groove as well...played it today, and...man, that thing sounds awful. I don't know if it's due to the quality of the source that was used or what, but -- eek. Give it a listen and let me know what ya think...