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My personal feelings haven't changed regarding Mosaic at all. For the last six years or so I've pre-ordered nearly every set. They're an event for me.

It's BLU-RAY with no E. I don't have a region-free one of the two that I have, not an issue for me. I'd go with the best Sony you can afford, I've seen a handful of brands and the Sonys have the better picture and sound.

Over the decades I've crammed my mind with Egyptology, and a study of the origins of "Christianity" and religion in the ancient world, focusing on gnosticism. Doesn't make me an expert, but I sure can prattle on and run wild inside my head with thought.

I quote this from the Mosaic page: Sun Ship, recorded August 26, 1965, captures one of the last sessions by the Classic John Coltrane Quartet (Coltrane, pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones). It comes at the culmination of a year in which Coltrane arguably reached his creative peak, a year rich in such masterworks. The Sun Ship album, though, was not issued until 1971, one of several Coltrane albums issued by Impulse Records after his death. And Sun Ship was, like many jazz albums, the product of editing between takes, a process overseen by John's widow Alice. This Complete Sun Ship Session edition is much more: sourced from newly discovered original reels, the set includes the album's five original compositions, unedited, in sequence of recording, with all of the takes as they evolved, as well as the surrounding conversations. More than just a sampling of a few alternate takes, the Complete Session offers a rare opportunity to eavesdrop on an iconic master at work. - David Wild, liner notes

The most recent master of the album is quite good. If I'm not mistaken the actual album tracks aren't really on this release as originally released. . . .

I love Garrison solos! But I might not enjoy take after take of them. Sets like these I usually listen to in bits and pieces. I won't have mine til after my move.

Thanks Allen, you're right, it's hell. Maybe by summer my life will be settled again; I really hate this limbo like zone. Move, sell my house, set up new place, in a jumble. ARGH. I'll be okay once the stereo is set up again!

Just packed away the last of my vinyl, so no more listening to vinyl for me for a week or so.

Mad Men season premier (interesting, slowly unfolding). Community, Parks and Recs, The Office. I skipped Hannibal, wasn't that impressed with the first episode last week.

Another spin of this excellent and intriguing album. Given how it looked when I bought it, I'm still amazed at how relatively good it sounds. I've got the Toshiba cd. Neat session. Right now Found a sealed copy. Wish it sounded better, but I really love the music.

Have a great day and many happy returns!

Many more happy ones!

Many MANY Happy returns Evan!

Yup. I meant to type Horace Parlan. I had a response here I swear I made and it's not here. Anyway, the gist is I don't disagree about Sonny Clark, but I think Horace Silver was more important to the late 'fifties through early 'sixties Blue Note as far as Lion's interest and plan. I might be wrong. This is all subjective.

Sure Sonny and Herbie (and Wynton Kelly, Kenny Drew, Horace Tapscott and more) are all in there. Just for me those four seem to represent four periods of Lion's interest and ideas to me.

I'm weird, I think of Blue Note in terms of pianists. . . and would say four represent different periods of the label's strengths: Art Hodes, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver and Andrew Hill.

No matter who the trumpeter is it's a very good date.

Sorry Allen, got that one on the wrong thread.

The last broadcast "Vikings" and "Scandal."

I actually own the cd. It is very well recorded, and there are some great horn solos on there in my estimation. And what Clapton contributes doesn't offend me or make me feel like he's totally out of place.

Actually though I sometimes think it is, the consensus here is that it is not (though this is in discussion of "John Birks" on "Let Me Tell You About It"). haven't looked into the booklets recently so it might well be in there, too, but going through the Left Bank Performance Listings http://home.earthlink.net/~eskelin/leftbank.html I got the impression that most of the lesser known names on the Leo Parker BNs are local players from Baltimore, Bill Swindell, Purnell Rice, John Burkes, Yusef Salim all pop up there... Hm. Not being able to hear the tape, I'm not sure "John Birks" (on the Blue Note personnel lilsting) and Johnny Burkes are the same person. Actually though I sometimes think it is, the consensus here is that it is not (though this is in discussion of "John Birks" on "Let Me Tell You About It"). Actually though I sometimes think it is, the consensus here is that it is not (though this is in discussion of "John Birks" on "Let Me Tell You About It"). Thanks Lon, though the name is too uncanny. I haven't heard either session, but I would think the tone, phrasing and licks would give away it's Diz, unless he purposely played differently as to not give it away. When I listen to the session I allow myself to entertain the possibility that it is Diz purposedly playing differently, I do hear some similarities. I can't know either way. My copy of the cd is packed and shipped to Ohio so can't revisit right now.

Woody Shaw is great on Natural Essence.

Actually though I sometimes think it is, the consensus here is that it is not (though this is in discussion of "John Birks" on "Let Me Tell You About It").

Wild Bill Davison! Just kidding, though he's one of my favorite trumpeters actually. I don't value Hubbard as much as many do. The trumpeters who I have liked the most on the label I think are Byrd Dorham Tolliver Mitchell Morgan