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In this video posted "7 months ago", Michael Cuscuna says he's not given up on a Lucky Thompson Mosaic. Go to 17:50. F

CD1 and CD3 in the new 3-CD set have exactly the same titles as CD1 and CD3 in the old 4-CD set. CD2 in the new set has, from the old one, CD2 (1-5); CD4 (1-5); CD2 (6-8, 10-20); CD4 (6). "Ebony Rhapsody" is not on the Mosaic set. More on the old set, in this DE Panorama article (under "mixed feelings") F

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This should probably sort this one out... F

In a 1985 interview Crouch said he had been working on it for four years at the time. That would make 32 years, on-and-off, I presume. As for what could be new, I don't know, but as I was once told, it's been over 200 years since Mozart died and new stuff about him keeps coming up. For the record, it was Crouch who found out about Parker's first wife and actually found her. I've read a lot by Crouch, and I wouldn't read anything by him, but this, I will. F

Ray's Jazz at Foyles in the Charing Cross Road is probably the best choice now. HMV and Fopp have been put into administration, so there may be none of them by the time you get here. Not that they have a lot of stock at the moment, to be honest. As for clubs, what RogerF said. If you're into jazz or non-jazz avant-garde, Vortex and Cafe Oto (five minutes walk, in Dalston, East London) are the places to go. F

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It looks like it'll come out in September. Harper Collins website. F

it's nice when you throw a stone in the water and the ripples come back to you. This is from Brian Priestley on Facebook: That footnote is also on the second edition of Carr's biography. F

Daniel, That's the release date of the Columbia album in the US. As far as I know, it was leased by the French Philips label as part of the deal they had. Why Sony, and not Universal, releases it in Japan, I don't know. F

This album by Michel Legrand was mentioned in a thread called because it's regularly listed as featuring with Miles, Trane, and other musicians present at the Legrand Jazz sessons. I've done a bit of research, and it was actually recorded in Paris, by French musicians. Thanks to Brownie for his help, btw. More, in my blog. F PS Apparently the ina.fr links don't seem to work anymore.

Amazon Spain offers the reissue of Sony's Charlie Christian set for €14. If it's a straight reissue of the 2002 box (sans the box design), it's a very good deal. Other European Amazon dealers offer it for slightly more. It seems it won't be available in the UK till January, go figure. F

In case it helps... COMPLETE QUARTET OAC I OAC II * Straight No Chaser X X * Underground X X * Criss-Cross X X * Monk's Dream X X * Monk X X * It's Monk's Time X * Solo Monk X * Misterioso X * Monk in Tokyo 1 X * Monk in Tokyo 2 X * Monk's Blues X

This one is missing: It can be found in this set: Currently 17$ on Amazon. FWIW, it's also on this one: F

Wail (paperback) can be ordered now, it will available from December 1: link. F

Mr. Riccardi (Ricko) has asked me to post some of his comments on Facebook, here (his internet connection is very poor at the moment due to electricity blackouts). When everything's back to normal, he'll A/B the box with other issues of the same music in his blog, and will be back on this forum. But for the time being, I've collated this from a dialogue with several FB friends:

Depends on the kind of completist you are . Besides the Columbia box, the Definitive and the JSP, there's MoJ vol. 9, some Camel Caravan shows on CD (Jazz Band?). Jazz Heritage released a double CD of Benny Goodman music from the Yale archives, vol. 11 I think it is, that had two previously unissued broadcasts by the Sextet. And then, there's the stuff on the Savory recordings... F

Most likely: same sound as 2002 (much better than the 1989 CDs IMHO), discs in individual cardboard sleeves, same as other sets such as Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw. Also, the 2002 box presented for the first time all the unspliced and complete takes of Breakfast Feud correctly identified. It'll be interesting to see whether they have corrected the Found a New Baby mishap. F

I'm late, I know, but - The 4-CD set does have the rehearsal session with Lester Young, plus all the Benny Goodman, etc. In the 2002 set the takes of I Found a New Baby were mixed up. - Minton's and Monroe's stuff, what JSngry said. The OJC has pretty good sound, but some (all?) of the tracks sound a tad too fast. Swing to Bop (the one based on Topsy) should be in Bb, not B. The Masters of Jazz corrected this but they used a source with fake applause on it. MoJ, Vol. 9 has an unissued Stompin' at the Savoy in very good sound, except for a bit where it disappears completely. - The Minneapolis 1939 jam session is most complete in the Uptown reissue. Previous reissues were missing some bits and in some cases had the two takes of I Got Rhythm spliced together. Other stuff to be considered: - In the 4-CD set, the "Waitin' for Benny" rehearsal. That's a very interesting recording, is sounds like a wax cylinder for the first two minutes, then it's pristine. - The From Spirituals to Swing recordings, especially the three tunes with CC as part of the Kansas City Six, with Buck Clayton, Lester Young, Freddie Green, Walter Page and Jo Jones. These are included in the MoJ, the Definitive, and the JSP sets. For those with Spotify, I made a list some time ago. You can read about it in my blog. F

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I don't think it'll apply here, Allen, but just in case, Bill Gottlieb's pictures are public domain. http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157624588645784 F

The 30-CD set "Complete Charlie Parker Records" is going for £29.99 at Amazon UK (free shipping in the UK). Around €35 in Amazon FR and DE. F

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According to The John Coltrane Reference, As for the date of recording, F