Kevin Bresnahan

My only complaint about these CDs has always been that they are so short, the label could easily create two-fers. As it is, some of these sessions, which were probably 10 inch LPs, run under 30 minutes. Sure, it's 30 minutes of great music, but it doesn't help the wallet. Quite honestly, I've always bought these in the used bin because of this. Maybe if they had made two-fers, I might have felt different.

Jeez, quoting April 1st posts now qualifies for "April Fools"? I almost choked on my coffee on that "Up At Minton's" line.

Ejazzlines told me via E-mail that they got 6 orders for that one copy of Hank Mobley Quartet in about 30 seconds. I missed it too. So far, I've only missed two titles. They are pretty quick to update their on-line inventory, just not immediate. It's too bad they can't make the inventory live. There's nothing worse than sitting back and thinking you got your order in to get that title you wanted, only to find out it was already bought. Drives me crazy. FWIW, the Euclid Records website is even worse than this. I've bought stuff from their website and seen the title listed for weeks afterward. I recently E-mailed them to tell them how frustrating it was and they said they're planning to update it soon. I hope so. Great selection, good prices and excellent customer service

ON HOLD REDUCED was $80 now $60 Herbie Hancock - The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions (6 CDs) Disc 3 has a couple of very faint scuffs. The other CDs have been played but look new. Small, barely-visible-under-bright-light scratches may be on them and I just can’t see them.

That never stopped them before. Besides, I thought public domain in the EU was 50 years from the recording date?

I got in 25 of 30 so far. But then again, I'm relatively close.

Unfortunately, many of these 1,500 Yen releases are remastered pretty loud. So unless you're looking for a specific title that you don't have and not an audio upgrade, these CDs aren't very appealing. This bums me out. I used to salivate over Japanese reissues, expecting them to sound better. Now that the Japanese mastering engineers have joined in the Loudness Wars, they're pumping out over-compressed music like everyone else. Kevin

I think the copy of "Tenorman" was the old CP28 version, which I seem to remember Cuscuna telling me was done by Ron McMaster. You can tell if it's the first issue if there's a bonus track. I don't believe the leader plays on it, which is why it was taken off on the recent reissue.

Up with a price reduction on the Herbie Hancock box. Sorry I put this in the Mosaic forum. I meant to put it in the "Offering and Looking" forum. I'll try to have Jim move it. Shipping for US/Canadian buyers is $5.00. International shipping is extra and depends on the destination. US buyers can pay with PayPal (preferred) or money order. I am only accepting PayPal from international buyers at this time. REDUCED was $80 now $60 Herbie Hancock - The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions (6 CDs) Disc 3 has a couple of very faint scuffs. The other CDs have been played but look new. Small, barely-visible-under-bright-light scratches may be on them and I just can’t see them. Thanks for looking, Kevin

It was an exhibition game and the ball was waaaaay overthrown. Stingley let up. Everyone relaxed. Tatum creamed Stingley from behind, well after the ball sailed over both of the players' heads. Afterward, as they took Stingley off on a stretcher, clearly messed up for a long time, Tatum was laughing and high-fiving his teamates. Jack Tatum is a slimy human being. Karma's getting back at Jack though. He lost both his legs to diabetes. Now he's in a wheel chair. I thought about high-fiving someone when I read that, but that would put me on his level of slime.

I just can't. I don't want to give those guys any of my money. I may go the Classics route if that comes to fruition. For some reason, Classics CDs don't feel like they were made by crooks. Maybe it's because they never break the 50 year rule?

I'd love to get my hands on a reasonably-priced copy of the earlier Mosaic. The last few I tracked on eBay went for $250. The current set is in heavy rotation in my playing list. I just dig Hodges and Big Ben. They swing like there's no tomorrow.

Yeah, but chicks on the cover sell... just ask Diana Krall.

I was trying to find a Somethin' Else discography on-line with no luck. Has anyone ever found one? Also, since Somethin' Else is a sort of sister label to Blue Note, I wouldn't mind finding a Blue Note discography with the Japanese TOCJ titles listed. The ejazzlines sale had me scratching my head for some of the titles. Kevin

Money sent. Hey, for 4 bucks, I'll listen to any Jazz.... at least once.

I think I found them. Ordered 4 more.

Actually, my post was timed to get the Japanese buyers as they awoke. Everyone knows they pay top dollar for Mosaics, right? I'm sorry I missed the European buyers. I know what it's like when I get up and see a CD or Mosaic that sold while I slept. BTW, the reason I chose $150 for the Tristano Mosaic was that the last two sold for around $130 on eBay. I figured $150 was reasonable considering it was sealed. Watch eBay and you may get lucky.

I was also informed that their system does not keep current stock on line and that 2 of my titles were not going to ship. I e-mailed them a note expressing my concern that their system might lose them some business. I told them how I used to order 100's of dollars of Jazz from www.euclidrecords.com but that after getting a bunch of cancelled orders, I stopped shopping there. If people get a lot of cancelled orders, they'll stop shopping there, which would be too bad because they look like a good alternative source for Japanese CDs. Kevin

Hah! I thought I was the only one. I ordered Vol. 1 of Blakey's "Three Blind Mice" because I never got around to it when it was in print.

Pm back at ya. The two Mosaics are sold. Herbie's still available. BTW, the only reason the Herbie is up here is because of its non-standard shape. I have it stored in another room because it won't fit in my Can Am unit. Even though I think it has some of the best-sounding versions of Herbie's BN material, I still grab the single CDs just out of convenience. Kevin

Selling a few box sets to make some room. Shipping for US/Canadian buyers is $7.00 for one or two boxes. International shipping is extra and depends on the destination. US buyers can pay with PayPal (preferred) or money order. I am only accepting PayPal from international buyers at this time. SOLD $150 MD6-174 The Complete Atlantic Recordings of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh (6 CDs) This set is sealed. SOLD $70 MD4-179 The Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions (4 CDs) Discs 1, 2 & 3 opened and played once. NM. Disc 4 still sealed. REDUCED was $80 now $60 Herbie Hancock - The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions (6 CDs) Disc 3 has a couple of very faint scuffs. The other CDs have been played but look new. Small, barely-visible-under-bright-light scratches may be on them and I just can’t see them. Thanks for looking, Kevin

I still think that there were a couple of shill bidders driving that Quebec/Hardee 3 CD set to that price. The "winning bidder" has no history of that kind of spending, and a majoity of his previous purchases weren't even music. I'd be willing to bet that the second place bidder got an E-mail claiming that the winner stiffed him and "would he like to buy the set at your last bid"? I knew that eBay's new "Bidder 1", "Bidder 2" stuff was going to create this situation. We now have no way to know if the losing bidders were shills or not. It used to be a piece of cake to check the bidding history of the losers to see if they were legit. Now, let the shills rule! BTW, eBay probably loves shills. They get a cut of the final selling price. They could care less how that price got up there.

It ain't necessarily so! http://cgi.ebay.com/MOSAIC-CD-BOX-Ike-Queb...1QQcmdZViewItem I smell a shill! This is exactly why eBay's recent switch to "Bidder 1", "Bidder 2", etc. is very bad for the buyers. There is no way to know if the bidders are all legit. I'd bet that the winner is a shill. Look at his bid history. All books. Not someone who should be whipping down insanely stupid money for a Mosaic box.

I am very aware that my car's silence can be deadly in "stealth mode" so I am particulalrly careful in parking lots. My 2004 Prius is now up to 71,000 miles. Gas & oil changes. Best car I've ever owned (so far). I just picked up a 2002 Toyota Avalon for the wife. This is one smooooth ride.

Grant Green plays pretty good but Ike has played better. He sounds tired. When I heard these tunes in Cuscuna's office, he was looking for stuff for the "lost sessions" Connoisseur CD. He deemed these not worthy for release.