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Not hi-fi but the music is A1. Georgie Fame appears on CD4 doing ‘Sound Venture’ material. Ace notes by Simon Spillett.

Looks like Mosaic expect to restock in October. That first batch went fast !

Ha ! I have the exact same issue.... but with ‘Norman Bates’. 😂 https://youtu.be/zthChjUe1II In the deep recesses of my memory I seem to recall Landscape doing a BBC Radio 3 ‘Jazz In Britain’ slot a few years before their chart hits. No doubt they didn’t do ‘Einstein’ or ‘Norman’.

Never thought of it as jazz at the time but undoubtedly jazz influenced. I think their follow up, ‘Norman Bates’, made the charts too. Lyricon player John L. Walters did some later work with Ian Carr I think in a more obviously jazzy style.

Their single ‘Einstein a go go’ was even a big hit over here back in the day and I remember seeing it on TV on the weekly Top Of The Pops ! Trombonist Pete Thoms used to feature on quite a few pop hits of around that time (early 80s) too e.g. with Thomas Dolby.

Sorry to hear that - out of stock at Mosaic as well ? That was ridiculously quick, I guess they will be producing more batches. The booklet has good notes by Bob Blumenthal but no original sleeve notes. Sound by the way is really excellent - best on CD I have heard by far.

CD4 - ‘Quintets’ and ‘Cool Struttin’’.

Those Rearwards are all good. As is that gem !

I’ve retired and if anything I’ve been ramping up...🤔

Yes, I was impressed with the way they have structured the disks too. What a start on disk 1 with Mobley and Trane. Some pretty generous playing times on those early disks too. Maybe it is me but I like the way this set has the clarity so that Clark’s accompaniment of the soloists can be really appreciated. Bob Bloomenthal’s booklet notes are good too. Not least for explaining that ‘News For Lulu’ was written for Clark’s dog and not Louise Brooks as I’d always assumed !

CDs 1 to 3

Mine has arrived via Royal Mail - packaged immaculately as usual by jazzmessengers and in less than a week. Some good listening coming up this afternoon ! Updated to add that the sound is really excellent. Easily trounces the old RVGs and Conns.

So - ‘Let Freedom Ring’ should be in a forthcoming batch..

One of my favourite local second hand book outlets had a whole row of Ellington books on display, this being one of them. On first visit I saw this one but the price, although very fair, didn’t get me to pounce. I did buy Ralph Gleason’s tribute volume though. A month or two later on my next visit it was hidden in the shelf priced at £5 so I pounced. Pretty well as-new too !

CDs 1 and 2. Those Bechet-Spanier Big Four tracks are amazing. Awesome sound too.

An ‘Observer Music’ 4LP box set from the early 70s which I didn’t know I had - Philips material. One disk of Brown/Roach, one of Hamp at the Apollo and 2LPs of various groups (Miles, Blakey, Cohn/Sims etc.). Floats my boat ! Which label is that one on? I picked up a 50s copy on the London label in an Oxfam Shop some years ago.

One of Cedar’s more offbeat releases. Trying to do a Freddie Hubbard.

Different shelves and type, alas ! For the first time, I think I am now pretty well up to date with Mosaic releases. Spent half of my life catching up !

Was that a late 70s CBS double called ‘Miles Davis and John Coltrane’? I have that one somewhere - always liked it.

For some reason those mainstream Impulses can be absolute bargains, yet stick a modernist player on the cover (or Paul Gonsalves) and prices can go through the roof. Best I’ve done is probably a nice Ben Webster ‘See You At The Fair’ mono first press for £3. Alas, the shop is long gone.

What a difference ! Mine’s on its way from JazzMessengers. Looking forward. The only issue is freeing up shelf space to store it !

No - should hopefully be straight forward. The only recent change I noticed is that the free shipping offer has now gone but that applies also to Europe. Shipping comes in via Royal Mail and usually transits via Netherlands. I did a check and at last reckoning they have about 6 copies in stock.