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That’s funny ! Saw that very band too in 1999 at the Jazz Bakery and the whole band signed a flyer, which I still have. Rest of the band was Billy Higgins and David Williams.

B-b-but...... It’s got a ‘tip-on’ gatefold ! 😂

Esquire mono

I’ve likely mentioned it before but in terms of memorable performances I would have to say that seeing Bill Evans Trio at Ronnie Scott’s In 1980 would be hard to beat. 2 nights, last UK performances. Those nights certainly gave some memories.

Thanks for posting it, in any case !

Funny to hear about Pharoah eating at a gig - I remember one occasion catching him at a club and pre gig he and William Henderson were heartily tucking into a meal. Same thing happened with Lee Konitz too ! One of my most memorable experiences is catching Andrew Hill shortly after a performance. Pre-performance I noticed him having a meal. After the gig he was backstage chilling out and supping one of the nice local beers and I got about 15 mins chatting to him. Real nice guy. He signed some CDs and my Mosaic booklet too. Another memorable gig chat was with Sam Rivers. Again, Sam was delightful and he did the honours with the Mosaic booklet. The music with his Florida trio was great too - I saw him twice that tour, including Southampton with JohnS.

It was loud but - Yes. Elvin apologised to my mother. 😂

My family party once had a table next to Elvin Jones’ drumkit. That was something else ! Yeah, Renee Rosnes is great. One of those appearances had Rufus Reid on bass and I think Peter Washington was on at least one of the others. In addition to NYC I caught the Quintet in Western Canada. Can even recall one of the tunes JJ played over my head - ‘Lament’ !

My Buck Clayton Mosaic CD copy came from the sale direct from the horse’s mouth (M Cuscuna) when he was selling sets on eBay and had a real low number. For $99 I think - worth every cent ! Yeah, at the front too in the cramped environs of the NY Blue Note. Jon Hendricks and band were also on the bill. I recall that the fine pianist Renee Rosnes was in the band for at least 2 of the engagements I caught with JJ. Ralph Moore also on tenor. Uptown CD

What a find ! Is there any more of that CBBB/Dizzy concert available? Looks like it was recorded in a shed/barn and not a studio. So many great players there - the late Tony Coe, Ronnie Scott, Derek Humble, Idrees Sulieman..

A reminder to self to dig this one out. Those late period Horace’s are fun ! Reminds me of the gig where JJ was deploying his slide right over my head ! Any other trombonist I would have been worried but, no sweat, JJ’s movements were with absolute precision.

CD3 - The 1952/53 Hartford stuff

Whatever............they have likely done the right thing, for them, at this time. It also seems to be keeping their existing customer base reasonably happy, no small feat. Like many things in this world, it is a workable trade-off. Your list should include items d. streaming e. demographics and f. US Postal Service. The (cost) changes to f. alone, in combination with big increased price per 180g LP, would have decimated overseas LP set sales. Imagine the impact on e.g. the Maynard F. set !

Starting to think that my UK shipment was a miracle !

As JAW said in an earlier post, for Mosaic to return to vinyl would probably be a non-starter. They are no longer geared up for it and the economics of it wouldn’t work. As big a fan as I am of their LP sets, they likely made the right judgement call. Let’s not forget that this is a 2 to 3 person operation and I’m not sure if these are even full time. They are not Craft or Blue Note Tone Poet, with their organisational/logistics scale and depth.

Welcome news - it’s a great set, for sure. I was confused by the wording at first too but I’d agree that it implies 3,500 copies total.

I reckon that there is a good chance that this one will eventually appear under the Tone Poet series. I have a Pacific Jazz copy but the preference is probably for the Mosaic tracks covering this one.

I was underwhelmed by this one too. Also by the Mobley. Didn’t tell me much that I didn’t already know.

CD2. So much great music in this box, never heard ‘Trumpet Battle’ sound so good.

I haven’t heard the Tristano set yet so can’t comment with regard to the sound quality. From a personal perspective, I don’t agree with the rest of your post - but maybe that’s me. Without Mosaic putting out their sets, it would be a lesser world.

Finally arrived - CD1 and will be working my way through the set this afternoon. Impressed with the clear sound.

UK green label. With a classic performance of ‘Prince Albert’. Next up - for my money, one of the greatest 3LP sets ever issued. UK Vogue

LP copy is ‘in the mail’. Looking forward !

UK PRT pressing First time I realised that the art was the back end of a motor bike. Doh !

It’s all a case of pragmatic judgement calls in the end, I guess. Otherwise some of these sets would be like Commodore Vols 1 to 3 and beyond ! 😀