Which Mosaic Are You Enjoying Right Now?

[sidewinder]

and of course Bill Evans and Gil Evans really were of (at least part) Welsh descent. It's an interesting theory that it added to the lyricism of their music, perhaps?

Daffs are out in bloom in the front garden, even though a hurricane is blowing.

[BillF]

A few years ago there was an item on Welsh television about why so many black American jazz musicians have Welsh surnames.

I'm afraid the answer lies in the origins of slave owners and the naming of emancipated slaves. I went to a Max Roach gig in the late sixties when he harangued the English audience, making just this point about the English surnames of his musicians (Tolliver, Pope, Cowell and Merritt).

Edited March 1, 2008 by BillF

[street singer]

I'm still working my way through the Hodges set. About halfway through it at this point, enjoying every minute of it. I'm trying to savor it a bit by enjoying it one session at a time...one disc every couple of days. Don't sleep on this set - if you don't have it, get it now!

After this set I'll dive into the Venuti/Lang set. Have sampled some of the tracks from the first disc and am really looking forward to it...

Edited March 1, 2008 by street singer

[king ubu]

today: Roy Eldridge discs 6 & 7

then to prepare for the newly arrived Herman Select, the V-Disc 2CD Hep set

[sidewinder]

A few Mosaics on deck today:

Herbie Nichols LP set, LP1.

Then the Miles Davis 'In a Silent Way' LP set.

Followed by the Hodges LP set.

[jazzbo]

Hodges, disc V.

[king ubu]

Herman Capitol disc 3 - to be continued with discs 4-6

[Tom 1960]

Hank Mobley - Discs 4, 5 and 6

Taking forever to get through this set unfortunately. Great stuff, but little time available recently to do any serious listening. Let me also add I really enjoy the Pepper Adams session. Love his contributions!

Edited March 2, 2008 by Tom 1960

[sidewinder]

Johnny Hodges '56-61' set, CD3

Oliver Nelson set, CD3. 'Sound Pieces'

[Tom 1960]

Johnny Hodges - Disc 1

[paul secor]

Django - disc 3

[sidewinder]

Johnny Hodges 56-61, CD4

[paul secor]

Received the Hodges yesterday afternoon. Listened to part of disc one, & from that it sounds like I'm going to be very happy with the music I don't already have.

[sidewinder]

Salvatore Massaro/Guiseppe Venuti CD3. What a great, swinging set !

[paul secor]

[paul secor]

Johnny Hodges Small Groups - the Duke's in Bed session

[six string]

I just finished listening to the first disc of the Don Pullen Mosaic Select. I had never heard any of his music afaik, but a friend of mine that I really respect highly recomended him, so I bought it today. Very exciting music to say the lease.

More to come after I get better acquainted with it.

[WarpedOrb]

Of all my Mosaics I seem to go to the J.J. Johnson one the most; Elvin Jones second. My new, and newly OOP, Hodges is quite good but offers no surprises. The Lang/Venuti set is not so good and I'm selling that one for beer money.

Edited March 7, 2008 by DemonDuckOfDoom

[Tom 1960]

Listening to the April 5 and August 14, 1958 sessions of Johnny Hodges Mosaic, disc 2. Great music.

[sidewinder]

Herman Select CD1. A good un'

[sidewinder]

The Lang/Venuti set is not so good and I'm selling that one for beer money.

Really?

[paul secor]

Art Pepper Select - The Return of Art Pepper session

[Tom 1960]

Johnny Hodges - Disc 3

[ASNL77]

Nat King Cole set. CDs 1,2 ,3 and 4 today.

[sidewinder]

Big John Patton Mosaic Select - CD3