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Great find ! I like this one so much I've got it on CD and LP Great price and a peach of a box !

What turntable are you using this with wolff. Is it the LP12 Sondek?

No particular recommendations Bev but this thread brought back memories of seeing Louis Stewart with Ronnie's quintet at Frith Street back in the late 70s/early 80s. He fitted very nicely into that group (in fact I recall reading in the biography of Ronnie by his daughter that the two of them shared a particularly wild sense of humour). I'll have to dig out the old vinyl of 'Serious Gold' later tonight.

As is Tolliver's 'Impact' - recorded with a very brass-heavy big band.

undergroundagent - Good man. Enjoy ! soul stream - totally agree, couldn't have put it better.

I'm a fanatic on these and have all of them bar 3-4 (the Coltrane/Griffin, the T Bone, the Chambers and the Sam Rivers I think). The first I got was the Elvin Jones (as a cut-out) and that double remains one of my favourites. One of the happiest vinyl days of my life was quite a few years ago when I found a copy of 'The Procrastinator' and 'Hipnosis' in mint for about $10 each. Particular faves though are the Tyner 'Cosmos', Hill 'One For One' and Jazz Crusaders 'Young Rabbits'. All gems !

I like 'em - particularly Preach Brother ! with its line up of Wilkerson, Grant Green, Sonny Clark, Butch Warren and Billy Higgins. Nothing very profound but it grooves nicely from start to finish with oosings o' grease. Feel-good party type music. 'Dem Tambourines' sounds particularly good - I've heard this one sampled many times and used on adverts and the like (particularly that funky Grant Green riff at the beginning).

I'm in for the fest !

I also hear what you say about these original NYC issues and the laminated covers. Yes, the music always comes first but there's a very great pleasure to be had from playing these original vinyls on a decent system. The music simply comes to life and there's tangible extra depth ! I can also relate to what you say about the laminated covers. I remember picking up Horace Silver's 'Tokyo Blues' with the lamination. One of Horaces coolest covers in any case but just wonderful in the laminated form, a priviledge to own the thing. Almost a work of art. 'One Step Beyond' is great - still sounds fresh today, superbly recorded. I have the King pressing and this sounds pretty nice too.

Indeed, the phrase 'lunch box' has another unfortunate connotation over here - and nothing to do with food packaging !

Looks suspiciously in the style of the 'artwork' for the Miles 'On The Corner' LP .. :rsmile:

I would also say get this one. 'True Blue' is my favourite - a landmark Blue Note hard bop session, magical. 'Back to the Tracks' is not far off, with 'Minor Move' a bit behind. Not quite as interesting in the arrangements as the other two but still very much worth having. On vinyl, the Mosaic Brooks set is indispensible..

Has 'Trompeta Toccata' been put out on CD yet? (other than on Japanese import)

I've also got it - purchased many years ago but one of my favourites with Woody and Joe. Very much a US/Canada 'joint production' I recall, with a good Toronto-based rhythm section. Superb performance from Joe on 'Don't Hurt Yourself'. Very fine work too from Woody Shaw at such a late stage of his career (I believe that Swainson was in one of his final touring groups - check out also the 'In My Own Sweet Way' release).

Great - many thanks for this info ! B) Looks like this visit is going to drain me dry of Eurozlottys..

This one's a 5LP set - interesting comment about the UA pressing. Was this 'The Magnificent Thad Jones' I guess this must be one of those UA gems with the 'RVG' in the runout .. I'll second that thums-up for the Buck Clayton too. It's almost as if you are there in the Columbia 30th St studio, wonderful acoustics and all..

For anyone with a turntable, you won't be disappointed with the Mosaic if you happen to find a copy of this. The other option is to get the King 'GX' vinyl releases from the 1980s of 'Oleo', 'Nigeria' and 'Goodens Corner'. These will sound fantastic but the limited quantities issued means they will be hard to find. Nice sleeve art too !

Amen to that !! I wish these guys would re-issue all of the Mobley 50s sessions, the Blakey Blue Notes of this period and the Morgans. Maybe it will happen in time? Second the comment about the deep groove and flat edge. Nice to see original sleeves and thick cardboard to wrap them in too !

The 'Hank Mobley' and Lee Morgan 'Candy' sound fantastic and are just a wee bit less damaging on the wallet than having to source copies of the original 'deep grooves'. Both highly recommended. I've not heard the Kenny Drew 'Undercurrent' issue from Classic but that one promises very great things indeed !

The booklet for the Mosaic LPs says that Ron McMaster did the digital transfers and mastering, dated 1990. One of his better ones ...

One of the few sets in vinyl still in print that I'm contemplating is the Teddy Wilson Verve. Anyone have any thoughts as to its sound quality etc (probably a daft question - I'm pretty sure what the answer will be - but best to ask anyway). Thanks in advance ! B)

RVG definitely remastered the DeFranco/Clark. The runout on the LPs in this set has those immortal words 'Mastered by Van Gelder' . B) Big thumbs up for the Mosaic vinyl, particularly those Q-LP 180g issues. In terms of sound quality, there are quite a few highlights but honourable mention in terms of my own favourites must go to the Bill Evans 'Vanguard' set, the Thad Jones 'Complete Blue Note', the Sam Rivers and the Horace Parlan. I like all of the Miles sets too - although in some cases the 'soundstage' does tend to differ a bit from the original Columbia issues (CS and CL). The 'Miles/Gil' and 'Plugged Nickel' are my faves from this grouping.

Thanks Alfred ! I'll check it out..

I'll likely be over in the Frankfurt/Stuttgart/Mannheim areas of Germany in a few weeks time. Do any board members have recommendations as to good outlets of second-hand modern jazz vinyl in each of these cities that are worth checking out? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.. :rsmile:

Prepare yourself for some serious monetary damage .....