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VERY GLAD you decided to get that and did. Well, there's the two cd OKEH recordings from Columbia, a good way to get a large chunk of essential sides. . . . Too bad that the Masters of Jazz series has become defunct and so hard to find. . . that's an avenue I wish I could go . . . and I'd recommend if they were in print.

Gosh, well not knowing your personal favorites, I'd say that my favorites are the Eddie Condon Town Hall Concerts, the Art Hodes releases and the This is Jazz releases. I don't think there are any with Butterfield as a leader on that label. . . . .

Alexander will soon give us a report. Not the most flattering cover. They should have used one of the bikini shots from her vacation in the Bahamas!

I like the George H. Buck labels in general, and admire what he's done to keep the jazz legacy in print and alive. On Jazzology I have mainly historic releases (by which I guess I mean sessions recorded before the seventies) and really enjoy them almost to a "man." Sound reissues of lps, usually with additional material, and with great sound.

Well, I'm glad I didn't buy this, I received it as a gift today. Pretty cool in my opinion! Nice sound.

Skip it.

I really like "Stand."

I've spun all the discs. . . some more than once. . . but can't say yet that I really "know" the sets. . . . But I do know that this was one helluva labor of love and devotion. As I said elsewhere, these should be "Grammy'd"! I haven't read enough of the booklets. . . need to make that a priority.

I liked it. . . .It's pure fantasy. Gets hardly nothing right historically, and I always laugh when Sparta is touted as "holding up freedom" (wonder how all those oppressed helots felt). But who cares, it's a guy flick. I think they captured the Frank Miller graphic novel world well and made a good movie of it. (I haven't read this graphic novel, but I sure "felt" Frank Miller all over this).

I think so . . . I think I used to have that and some other Columbia vinyls that had these tunes; I sold them when I bought five French CBS cds that covered 1947 to 1951.

Lots of RCA possibilities for Mosaic as well. I'd be happy to see some big band boxes such as Barnet, Berigan, Shaw. . . .

No, something's up with my laptop. I'll check them out at work.

I know, so you've said. Still sad. In that case, one of their last projects, the Fats Waller box, was so damned good it's criminal there's not more.

Doesn't play for me here on my laptop. . . but thanks!

What's most disappointing to me is that Collectables gets to license this, and we don't have a reissue from Legacy or Mosaic Singles.

I'd like to see a collection of the radio broadcasts and television appearances of the Clarke Boland Big Band (and smaller ensembles)! I hope to see the next twelve volumes of D. E. T. S.! I want that damned "A Drum is a Woman" expanded reissue we deserve! I'd like to see a jazz Grammy to Allen Lowe for his excellent box sets!

Good question Doc!

"Duke's Mixture". . .the phrase usually refers to pipe tobacco blends? Well, it's a six track EP with: 1. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (From "Cotton Club Parade of 1938") 2. The Hawk Talks 3. How High The Moon 4. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Vocal by Al Hibbler) 5. V.I.P.'s Boog 6. The Mooche As far as I can tell. It seems to reissue material released on 78 from '38 to '52 or so. Sort of a dance compilation?

Many more happy ones Tom!

I don't think Mosaic is in trouble. In fact they're expanding into production, the Select and Single line seems to be prosperous. Yes, it's unfortunate this pirating of their work. . .I think it will mean possibly fewer older sets than I would like but. . . .in trouble? I would guess not.

I agree with you Dan. . . Ryan Starr is a babe! So glad that Brandon left. . .though really I thought Shanjaya would be gone by now. I'm rooting for Jordin Sparks. I like her, think she's beautiful, and why bother to root for Lakeesha or Mellinda. . . they don't need my help!

Yes, I'm just viewing "Mixture" as a freebie. . . doesn't make sense, but I agree, I think this is the future.

The Flora Purim Milestone Sessions Mosaic. Oh wait a minute, no it's just all her Milestones downloaded from eMusic, back to back.

Well, this definitely is not the way we'd LIKE to see this material issued, but on March 27 Collectables is issuing a cd that has a 10" Columbia from 1955 (Duke's Mixture) combined with the lp At the Bal Masque. Haven't seen it mentioned here yet. . . .I'm getting it.

La meme.