Kevin Bresnahan

It is very disappointung to see this, but not totally unexpected. These CDs are very rare and someone will always see profit first. Not everyone is as altruistic about this music as many of us here. Hell, I've sold several Mosaic boxes at face value to other board members knowing I could have tripled my money on eBay. I have to admit that although I didn't buy any CDs to re-sell, I did buy several thinking that if I didn't like them, I would have no trouble re-selling them. Quite frankly, anyone trying to earn a buck by flipping Jazz CDs on eBay in this rapidly declining market is doomed to failure, even if they initial outlay is $10 each. This seller's starting price for most of these titles is $20. I didn't buy them from ejazzlines at $10, why would I buy them at $20? Later, Kevin

I asked Michael Cuscuna about this issue yesterday and he replied: "We never got the rights to the rest of the material and Tony never selected and mixed it. I'm not sure what I will do about that at this point." From the sounds of it, if you want it, pay the piper. IMHO, $80 is a lot more than I'd be willing to pay for this.

We can go around and around with this and it will never get us anywhere. Let's keep it simple and cut out all the analogies. If your conscience allows you to buy Lonehill releases, go for it. Mine does not. I consider their product stolen goods, in many cases stolen from companies I really like and would hate to see close... like Mosaic Records. My conscience sees Lonehill and it equates them with "death of Mosaic Records". I only worry about my end. You worry about yours.

Which ones would those be? Maybe 5 or 6 titles? Herman Foster's "The Explosive Piano of Herman Foster" and "Have You Heard Herman", Tubby Hayes's "Introducing Tubbs", Dave Pike's "Pike's Peak" and Charlie Rouse's "Yeah!" are the only ones I had trouble finding on CD. As you can see with the links I provided, every one of them is available on LP from www.vinyl.com. They also carry Dave Bailey's "Getting Into Something". They sound good too. I own several of them. FWIW, Dusty Groove had the Rouse and Pike dates on CD from Japan for a long time. There was also a US compilation for Charlie Rouse called "Unsung Hero" that had almost all of "Yeah!".

There's a lot of things that I want that are not available for me to buy. Doesn't make it right for me to steal it.

Dave Bailey, still alive by the way, trying to pay the bills and making a living in the Jazz world, would probably thank you for buying it from the Lonehill pirates too.

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.