Which Mosaic Are You Enjoying Right Now?

[ghost of miles]

Man, I’d forgotten how good this is:
 

Edited July 31, 2021 by ghost of miles

[John Tapscott]

Just finished listening through this great set (for the third time at least). 1 CD per day for 11 days. I find this this is the best way to listen to a very large set. It's goes without saying, but Duke had some truly astonishing musicians. 

Now something quite different. 

[Ed S]

The Complete Vee Jay Lee Morgan-Wayne Shorter Sessions

Edited September 12, 2021 by Ed Swinnich

[Don]

I've been bouncing between the Paul Chambers and Grachan Moncur III sets the last few weeks.

[Shrdlu]

Listening to a Lou Donaldson album got me to dig out the Horace Parlan Mosaic set. Horace had wonderful, pungent chord voicings and had a unique sound - instantly identifiable. He could really lock into a groove. The Mosaic set has a lot of trio tracks and two wonderful sessions with the Turrentine brothers. That was a superb quintet - it also recorded under Stanley's name. There is some very lively Grant Green on one of the sessions.

While I think of it, check out Horace's solo on "Trees" on Roland Kirk's "I Talk With The Spirits" album. That album is where I first heard Horace.

Horace's rich piano sound is very addictive. This set led me to revisit Dexter Gordon's "Doin' All Right" album. Horace adds so much to that session. 

[John L]

16 hours ago, Shrdlu said:

Listening to a Lou Donaldson album got me to dig out the Horace Parlan Mosaic set. Horace had wonderful, pungent chord voicings and had a unique sound - instantly identifiable. He could really lock into a groove. The Mosaic set has a lot of trio tracks and two wonderful sessions with the Turrentine brothers. That was a superb quintet - it also recorded under Stanley's name. There is some very lively Grant Green on one of the sessions.

While I think of it, check out Horace's solo on "Trees" on Roland Kirk's "I Talk With The Spirits" album. That album is where I first heard Horace.

Horace's rich piano sound is very addictive. This set led me to revisit Dexter Gordon's "Doin' All Right" album. Horace adds so much to that session. 

I agree very much with your assessment of Horace Parlan.  He also made a great series of records for SteepleChase. 

[Ed S]

[sidewinder]

Working my way through the Clifford Jordan box. Too bad there weren’t any more Strata-East big boxes.

[John Tapscott]

[Tom 1960]

10 hours ago, John Tapscott said:

[Shrdlu]

That Mulligan set IS good.

In the cover photo, Gerry is using the Selmer "Jiffy" sling, which came up in a thread in the Musicians' Forum section. So easy to adjust: a simple pull up or down, and it doesn't slip. I have one, and it hasn't worn at all. I wish they still sold them. Before that, my sling was a horrible thing with metal balls on a wire and a spring catch.

[sidewinder]

Cracking open this 20LP behemoth..

[sidewinder]

CD2 - ‘Our Thing’

[Brad]

Starting on this. 

[ghost of miles]

[Rooster_Ties]

Can't remember the last time I gave any of this a spin -- likely to spin the entire thing over the course of this evening (on disc 1, track 3 so far)...

[ghost of miles]

So glad Mosaic did this set:

[John Tapscott]

[jlhoots]

Turrentine

[Tom 1960]

[John Tapscott]

[BFrank]

Andrew Hill (the big box)

[Brad]

[Bob_Bobson]

FINALLY snagged this grail item and am really enjoying it. My entry to jazz was the opposite end of Big Band, but I've really come to love it courtesy of Basie, Ellington, Mulligan, Jones/Lewis, et al.

[John Tapscott]