Kevin Bresnahan

Have you gone into a store recently and tried to sell regular US Blue Note CDs? I think you'll be lucky if they offer 50 cents to a dollar each. If you wanted store credit, you might get them up to $2, but even that might be lucky. Remember, many stores are selling sealed/new current Blue Note CDs for around $6-8. Used, they have to sell less than that which means they have to buy them for even less than that to make any money. Kevin be careful kevin - the "price police" might get pissed off! I'm not talking about the stuff he has for sale here! My comment was directed to his statement that he's going to sell his "regular" stuff to a local store. In my recent experience, stores are just not interested in used Jazz CDs. I've been told, "We don't want that" more than once in my day. When they do buy them, they offer very short money. If he has a store willing to give him $3 in cash for used current Blue Note CDs, I think he's doing pretty good. Kevin

Have you gone into a store recently and tried to sell regular US Blue Note CDs? I think you'll be lucky if they offer 50 cents to a dollar each. If you wanted store credit, you might get them up to $2, but even that might be lucky. Remember, many stores are selling sealed/new current Blue Note CDs for around $6-8. Used, they have to sell less than that which means they have to buy them for even less than that to make any money. Kevin

I'm going to save his email for the next time this question (inevitably ) comes up here, again. If that's the case then why have some people received some Hank Mobley sets with numbers near the last 50? Something doesn't jive.

I am pretty sure that it's been discussed before, but the number in the booklet is not always an indicator of the set's sales count. All of the booklets are printed up in advance. The CDs are pressed as needed, usually in quantities of 1,000 (I think). There have been people who have bought some of the last sets on the shelf and gotten low booklet numbers. Besides, if Mosaic was down to less than 750 sets, I am pretty sure they would flag it as "Running Low".

Wow, how prices of rare Jazz CDs have fallen. This used to regularly go for over $50 in the late 90's. I haven't spun this in years, but I remember great playing by the two front liners. I agree with the "roller rink" comment on the organ playing. Easy to ignore since the fidelity isn't really good enough to hear him that well.

Believe me, this is all going to end very soon. The minute The Beatles hit 50 years, all hell will break loose. There is no way that the EU is going to stay at 50 years with The Beatles catalog on the line. Just like Mickey Mouse did to the US PD laws, The Beatles will push the EU out to 75 years.

Good for him! I don't see how he'd win. His Pacific Jazz recordings are in the public domain in the EU. Illegal here, yeah, but not there.

All sold. Thanks everyone for looking. Kevin

Not being a member of the Steve Hoffman forum, and apparently because of this, I'm not entitled to a Search function, would you be so kind as to post the forum link? Thanks. That's what I get for re-using my listings.

Up with one more price reduction... Shipping in the US is included. International shipping is actual cost. Grading is per the SH forum guidelines. Payment via PayPal or money order. International payments must be via PayPal as I've had a lot of trouble with other payment types from outside the US. Post here or PM me. First PM gets it. Was $130 now $100 now $80 Mosaic Select # 10 - Bud Shank & Bob Cooper (3 CDs) Discs and artwork are M, with the exception of the booklet of disc 2 having two "bump" marks and the outer box, which has some handling wear i.e. two small corner dings. The cheapest I've seen this in recent months is $140. Currently, the only copy available anywhere is $199 (sealed) on amazon.com. Thanks for looking, Kevin

Many years ago, a co-worker of mine had this same problem and I had him check his speaker wires. I told him that it sounded like one of his speaker wires had one strand that didn't get onto the terminal and that tiny wire was probably touching the other terminal. He went home and checked his speakers and found one stray wire jumping across to the other terminal. I felt like an audio god. BTW, if this is what you find, it might be what killed your first amp. When people swap an amp, they rarely check the speaker wires at the speaker. Also, you can measure the resistance of you speakers. A blown tweeter can be shorted. If you do measure the speaker resistance make sure to remember that it isn't 8 Ohms. 8 Ohms is the impedance. You're just looking for a short or very high resistance. Kevin

Up with another price reduction... Shipping in the US is included. International shipping is actual cost. Grading is per the SH forum guidelines. Payment via PayPal or money order. International payments must be via PayPal as I've had a lot of trouble with other payment types from outside the US. Post here or PM me. First PM gets it. Was $130 now $100 Mosaic Select # 10 - Bud Shank & Bob Cooper (3 CDs) Discs and artwork are M, with the exception of the booklet of disc 2 having two "bump" marks and the outer box, which has some handling wear i.e. two small corner dings. The cheapest I've seen this in recent months is $140. Currently, the only copy available anywhere is $199 (sealed) on amazon.com. Thanks for looking, Kevin PS. In case anyone reading this is interested in the discography, here it is: (A) Bud Shank, alto sax; Bob Enevoldsen, Stu Williamson, Maynard Ferguson, valve trombones; Claude Williamson, piano; Joe Mondragon, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Bob Cooper, arranger. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on April 3 (A1) and June 22 (A2), 1954. Recording engineer: Alan Emig. The alternate take of “Wailing Vessel” was originally issued on JAZZ WEST COAST Pacific Jazz JWC 500. All other selections originally issued on BUD SHANK AND THREE TROMBONES Pacific Jazz 10” LP 14. (B) Bud Shank, alto sax; Bob Brookmeyer; valve trombone; Claude Williamson, piano; Joe Mondragon (B1), Buddy Clark (B2), bass; Larry Bunker, drums; Strings: (B1) Samuel Cytron, Tibor Zelig, Milton Feher, violins; Myron Sandler, viola; Paul Bergstrom, cello; (B2) Sam Caplan, Marshall Sosson, Ben Gill, violins; Lou Kievman, viola; Ray Kramer, cello. Arranged by Russ Garcia (all B1 tunes), Johnny Mandel (“Low Life”), Bob Brookmeyer (all other B2 tunes). Recorded at Radio Recorders, Los Angeles on November 29, 1954 (B1) and January 7, 1955 (B2). Recording engineer: Val Valentin. The alternate take of “Low Life” was originally issued on JAZZ WEST COAST Pacific Jazz JWC 500. All other selections originally issued on BUD SHANK AND BOB BROOKMEYER Pacific Jazz 10” LP 20. © Bud Shank, alto sax, flute; Bob Cooper, tenor sax, oboe; Claude Williamson, piano; Don Prell, bass; Chuck Flores, drums. Recorded live at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA on January 19, 1956. Recording engineer: Phil Turetsky. Originally issued as JAZZ AT CAL-TECH - THE BUD SHANK QUARTET WITH BOB COOPER (Pacific Jazz PJ-1219) (D) Bud Shank, flute; Bob Cooper, oboe; Howard Roberts, guitar; Don Prell, bass; Chuck Flores, drums. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on November 29, 1956 (first session). “Sweet Georgia Brown” originally issued on BLOWIN’ COUNTRY World Pacific WP-1277. All others originally issued on FLUTE ‘N OBOE (World Pacific WP-1226). (E) Bud Shank, flute; Bob Cooper, oboe, arranger; Howard Roberts, guitar; Don Prell, bass; Chuck Flores, drums; Ben Gill, Eudice Shapiro, violins; Milt Thomas, viola; Ray Kramer, cello. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on November 29, 1956 (second session). All selections originally issued on FLUTE ‘N OBOE (World Pacific WP-1226). (F) Bud Shank, flute; Bob Cooper, oboe, arranger; Howard Roberts, guitar; Don Prell, bass; Shelly Manne, drums; Eudice Shapiro, Bob Sushel, Jack Pepper, violins; Milt Thomas, viola; Ray Kramer, cello. Shank plays alto sax on “Tenderly”. Cooper plays tenor sax on “Danny Boy”. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on January 21, 1958. Originally issued on THE SWING’S TO TV (World Pacific WPM-411). (G) Bud Shank, alto sax, tenor sax, flute; Bob Cooper, tenor sax, oboe, bass clarinet; Claude Williamson, piano; Don Prell, bass; Chuck Flores, drums. Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles on February 18, 1958. “Mutual Admiration Society”, “Accustomed To Her Face”, “Just In Time” and “Two Lost Souls” originally issued on JAZZ SWINGS BROADWAY (World Pacific WPM-404). “Blowin’ Country” originally issued on BLOWIN’ COUNTRY (World Pacific WP-1277). All other selections originally issued on THE SWING’S TO TV (World Pacific WPM-411). The first nine selections are in the original sequence of BLOWIN’ COUNTRY. Original sessions produced by Richard Bock (A-C) and Russ Freeman (D-G). All selection are mono.

Price drop on this one... Shipping in the US is included. International shipping is actual cost. Payment via PayPal or money order. International payments must be via PayPal as I've had a lot of trouble with other payment types from outside the US. Post here or PM me. First PM gets it. $130 $110 Mosaic Select # 10 - Bud Shank & Bob Cooper (3 CDs) Discs and artwork are M, with the exception of the booklet of disc 2 having two "bump" marks and the outer box, which has some handling wear i.e. two very small corner dings. This box set contains the music from 6 very rare LPs. With the exception of "Blowin' Country", this music has never been available since it was first released on various LPs back in late 50's.

One down, one to go... $130 Mosaic Select # 10 - Bud Shank & Bob Cooper (3 CDs) Discs and artwork are M, with the exception of the booklet of disc 2 having two "bump" marks and the outer box, which has some handling wear i.e. two very small corner dings. This box set contains the music from 6 very rare LPs. With the exception of "Blowin' Country", this music has never been available since it was first released on various LPs back in late 50's. SOLD: $130 Mosaic Select # 19 - The Pacific Jazz Piano Trios (3 CDs)

The Christmas album was available on CD in Japan in the RVG series. If you wanted to sell the entire box, you might be able to find a copy of that CD. Kevin

I have these two rare Mosaic Select box sets sitting on my shelves that I just don't listen to much. Time to clear some shelf space and raise some money. Shipping in the US is included. International shipping is actual cost. Payment via PayPal or money order. International payments must be via PayPal as I've had a lot of trouble with other payment types from outside the US. Post here or PM me. First PM gets it. $130 Mosaic Select # 19 - The Pacific Jazz Piano Trios (3 CDs) Discs and artwork are M, with the exception of the outer box, which has some handling wear i.e. a very small ding to one corner & a small scratch on the bottom. This box set contains the music from 4 artists, Russ Freeman, Richard Twardzik, Jimmy Rowles & Clare Fischer. Most of this music has never been available since it was first released on various LPs back in late 50's/early 60's. $130 Mosaic Select # 10 - Bud Shank & Bob Cooper (3 CDs) Discs and artwork are M, with the exception of the booklet of disc 2 having two "bump" marks and the outer box, which has some handling wear i.e. two very small corner dings. This box set contains the music from 6 very rare LPs. With the exception of "Blowin' Country", this music has never been available since it was first released on various LPs back in late 50's. I would prefer to sell these together so I will offer both for $250 shipped to the US. $270 for both shipped internationally. Thanks for looking, Kevin

As far as I know, the artwork is in the public domain as well. Why wouldn't it be?

Back in Jan. of 2006, I spent a weekend in Hong Kong. I found quite a few decent CD shops but only one that had any Jazz. I found a whole bunch of legitimate Japanese-pressed Venus CDs for around $10 each. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the place. I actually started a thread on the Steve Hoffman forums asking for advice. A lot of the links are in Chinese but still seem vaild: http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=69106. Kevin PS. I saw a great show at a club called The Fringe when I was there. The band, the Tomio Morota Sextet, was like a Japanese version of the Jazz Messengers.

Yea they even use the original art work, they really don't give a shit do they but methinks it's only going to get worse. Well, these are in the public domain in the EU so they can do what they want. At lease these releases are legal in the EU, unlike some of their releases.

I saw George two weeks ago. The first thing I thought when he walked out was, "Oh my god - he looks so OLD". I had to look up his age when I got home. 75. Wow. I don't know why, but I thought 75 looked younger. The show was OK. Harold Mabern was the highlight. Mabes can still play his ass off. George seemed to run out of ideas and he seemed to struggle to hit some of the high notes. He certainly doesn't have the stamina he used to. It's like he runs out of breath. Maybe his circular breathing technique isn't working? He used to do at least two circular breathing solos. I think he only tried it once. To be honest, when I saw George 10 years ago, he didn't have the stamina then either. I think he's just gotten old. Kevin

If the game was during the regular season, I could see it. If the pass was catchable, even in a pre-season game, I could see it. But an un-catchable pass in a pre-season game? Totally unnecessary... and points to a particularly nasty person. Football has nothing to do with it in this case.

Stingley was paralyzed in a meaningless pre-season game on a meaningless pass thrown well over everyone's head with no chance for Stingley or any Patriot receiver to catch it. Tatum hit Stingley to hurt him. Period. In his book, he bragged about how he always hit everyone with the intention to knock them out. The Raiders DBs had a pool which they contributed to each week. To win the pool, you had to knock someone out. Tatum won it more than anyone. As Bill Lee said about George Steinbrenner, if hell freezes over, he'll be skating.

Meatloaf would be in trouble... Paradise by the dashboard light indeed.

George Coleman is playing at Sculler's Jazz Club in Boston tonight. I'm really looking forward to this. What could be better? How about Harold Mabern on piano! Kevin

Well Jim, you know the old saying... "You want to make a million bucks playing Jazz, start with 2 million". I'm sorry the economics didn't work out. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing you guys live at that dive in Somerville. I only wish I could've stayed longer that night because you certainly nailed that 1st set. Kevin