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I guess the only real reason to complain is if you are speculating on the value of limited edition specially packaged items such as the Japanese RVG series in the lp facimile edition. . . . If other versions of the music are available (and RVG'd at that) then the value MAY go down. . . .

Alexander, I like The Magic Hour as well. Not sure I'd buy the Prince on BN.

Well that's interesting. . . I view them quite differently! I'd much rather listen to Norah!

Jeff, maybe it's because I'm listening to a lot of early jazz that many others find unlistenable, but really I find the sound adequate at its worst and there are sessions better in sound than others. We've gone all over this time and again and here is the best thread about the set: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...92&hl=benedetti I think that Mosaic has done a great service to jazz history by purchasing this and giving it the loving care and attention that they did. I'm so glad they own it and are offering it outside a limited edition status. One of the best booklets ever, as well, as noted above.

I'm with you on Cassandra!

The August 10 batch, closest to my birthday, is the one I'm waiting on!

It's probably going to be a two disc set; I don't see them lopping off part of the material to fit, and if it were just one of the volumes I would guess that would be indicated. . . .

One man's meat is another man's poison. . . the Charlie Parker Mosaic is among my favorites! (And about half of it or almost half are complete performaces or near complete performances).

Hey, I haven't heard any Onkyo components in 10 years, so I can't be of too much help. I liked what I heard from Onkyo about 15 years ago well enough, but my interests and needs have changed, and I wouldn't go for their stuff now. . . . I'm not listening in a home theater set up, and I've had a dedicated listening room for two channel stereo and mono for seven years and I have been seduced by low powered single-ended tube amplifiers . . . I built my system around those! There are a world of options out there. If you want my personal recommendation, unless you just have to have gobs and gobs of power, I'd recommend The Integrated or the Torii at www.decware.com I'm sold on those products, have been using them for seven years or more and I can't imagine not using them into the future.

That's weird. . .they way I hear it Jennifer was doing something more innovative with her gospel roots, Latoya is a smooth pop singer with real experience and chops and confidence, and it is Fantasia that seems too "gospelly" to me, and repeating herself. Either way, I think that this mega and speed dialing was a factor, Jennifer should still be there by my estimation. . . . I just think that if John Stephens doesn't go next week I am just going to be very very bummed.

Happy Birthday Claude!

Waller, Sedric, Autrey. . . Fats Waller and his Rhythm were such a great band! I can't imagine I'll ever stop listening to them! I'm not sure I've seen or heard the Mezzrow sides anywhere yet. The Classics has those twenty you mention, plus four from January 8, 1947 by "Ruby Smith with Gene (Honeybear Sedric) and his Orchestra. . . .

DAMNED STRAIGHT!

Odds are you already have it!

"Un-believable." That's the best way to put it!

Well, it's grown on me over time, and the mingling of the instrumentation of Harry Partch with the music of Mingus has proven to be the keynote holding its interest for me. Really, I didn't get that man and music thing at all to be any differently than the Monk lps, which I found the interpretations much less interesting than was the case with Weird Nightmare. Maybe it was the huge bass marimbas and cloud chamber bowls that made the difference. . . . Either way I really enjoy Weird Nightmare and even have two copies, an Austrian and an American. Just in case. . . B) Thanks for explaining!

Are you referring to the Robert Herridge show appearance? I can't remember specifically, but I've always thought that "So What" was melodically an answer to "It Ain't Necessarily So." Miles and Gil in the fifties. . . hardly gets better.

What shocking results tonight! My favorite is out. Jennifer I think is the best singer, less bag o' tricks than Fantasia, more innovative than Latoya and George. (All in my humble opinion!) I'm really going to miss her, and a lot of the enjoyment will drop from watching this show now for me. . . . I cannot believe that John Stevens, Diana DeGarmo and Jasmine Trias scored higher this week than Jennifer, Fantasia and Latoya! And that Stevens is still in the game! Amazing!

Man oh man. . . this is such a great set! It's a shame it can't stay in print until 2010 or so. . . .

It's on the Atlantic lp "Somewhere Before"

NOT including "Weird Nightmare"? THAT's the keeper if you ask me!

Okay, I picked this new reissue up, and my curiosity is finally satisfied~! It's a nicely packaged compilation of sides from his Capitol items as was surmised here. The tracklist: 74 Miles Away (from the album of the same name) One for Newk (from Why Am I Treated So Bad) Mystified (aka Angel Face) from Domination) Money in the Pocket (from Cannonball in Japan) One Man's Dream (from Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley) Hippodelphia (from Live at the Club) Yvette (from Why Am I Treated So Bad) Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (from Live at the Club) Ndo Lima (from Accent on Africa) Dr. Honorus Causa (from The Black Messiah) All these are great albums in my opinion and several are among the albums' highlights; so this is definitely a nice collection of great performances, and a nice way to organize them, using the theme of compositions by Zawinul. The sound is pretty good. . . it's remastered by McMaster and has that signature. . . tart and bright. Had I been the producer RVG or Malcolm Addey would have gotten the job, but hey last time I looked my name tag didn't say "Hello My Name is Bob"! Nice packaging with a cool photo courtesy of Mr. Zawinul himself, who had a hand in the selection and sequencing it seems. I love this music. . . Cannon's tone just got so deep and fat and golden in these years, and I like his phrasing and the ideas he came up with. . . . And Zawinul was a wonderful contributer to this group and a large part of its success; his compositions are among the best that the group performed. All these tracks were already in my holdings with the exception of Dr. Honorus Causa, as The Black Messiah is the only of these albums that I don't have. I really really really want reissues of Accent on Africa, Domination, The Black Messiah and Why Am I Treated So Bad to appear in the next few years; I'm hoping this compilation isn't meant to serve as "all we're going to see!"

Yes, with Sinatra and the Rat Pack. . . . I can't enjoy their music, I think the personalities influence that, but I don't find much in the music itself to drag me in. . . .

I'm sorry, I forgot about their recently probably pirated from the Mosaic four cd set; I was referring to the first one, the two cd set of Victor material.

It doesn't. Not one shred.