blajay Posted September 19, 2009 Report Posted September 19, 2009 First listen to: Classic Columbia, Okeh and Vocalion Lester Young with Count Basie (1936-1940) Quote
gmonahan Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 Just received and listening to Denny Zeitlin Select, disc one. So far, I really like it! greg mo Quote
sidewinder Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 (edited) HRS CD1 and Brookmeyer Select, CD1. Nice to see this thread taking over from the 'Disaster at Mosaic' thread again.. Edited September 20, 2009 by sidewinder Quote
Clunky Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 Roy Eldridge- disc 7-( this was still sealed until a few minutes ago - bought the set 3 yrs ago !!!!) lovely session with strings, pales after more than a few tracks ,the following session with Ronnie Ball is effortless swing. Lovely, great sound. Quote
gmonahan Posted September 20, 2009 Report Posted September 20, 2009 Denny Zeitlin Select, disc 2, nearly as good as disc 1. greg mo Quote
Ron S Posted September 21, 2009 Report Posted September 21, 2009 The Complete H.R.S. Sessions--discs 5 and 6 Quote
AllenLowe Posted September 21, 2009 Report Posted September 21, 2009 wait, that makes no sense - if you are only listening to discs 5 and 6 than it's the partial HRS sessions - to listen to the complete you would need multiple cd players - am I the only guy around here who's paying attention? This has happened before - Quote
Ron S Posted September 21, 2009 Report Posted September 21, 2009 Allen, I would try to explain it to you, but it involves quantum mechanics, existentialism, and a working knowledge of ancient Sumerian gerunds. I don't think you're quite up to it. Quote
AllenLowe Posted September 21, 2009 Report Posted September 21, 2009 got ya - I've always had problems with the Sumerian language - ever since I translated all those Dead Sea Scrolls into Pig Latin - Quote
sidewinder Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions, CD2. Living up completely to expectations. Quote
Clunky Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 Two arrivals today ordered 10 days apart both appeared on my doormat today Bud Shank/Bob Cooper Select discs 2 and 3... material with strings exceeds expectations significantly, Duke Pearson Select disc 1.....ordered 3 days ago (sent by surface option)- arrived today !!!- so far very nice Quote
king ubu Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions, CD2. Living up completely to expectations. Glad you snagged that copy! It's fine music - there seems to be a bias (with reason I guess) against Q on this board, but regardless of all the debates, the music on this set is great! Quote
sidewinder Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions, CD2. Living up completely to expectations. Glad you snagged that copy! It's fine music - there seems to be a bias (with reason I guess) against Q on this board, but regardless of all the debates, the music on this set is great! The thing to bear in mind with the 'Q' Mosaic is that I think his key role here is as driving force/organiser and not necessarily as arranger. There's mighty fine stuff from Bill Byers, Benny Golson and Bill Potts for example on this set and pretty well a who's who of top early 60s soloists. Great set ! Two arrivals today ordered 10 days apart both appeared on my doormat today Bud Shank/Bob Cooper Select discs 2 and 3... material with strings exceeds expectations significantly, Duke Pearson Select disc 1.....ordered 3 days ago (sent by surface option)- arrived today !!!- so far very nice Whoah ! The very same titles have just been delivered from Mosaic 'chez moi'. Uncanny ! Quote
sidewinder Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 Lou Donaldson Blue Note 57-60, CD1 Quote
BillF Posted September 23, 2009 Report Posted September 23, 2009 (edited) The thing to bear in mind with the 'Q' Mosaic is that I think his key role here is as driving force/organiser and not necessarily as arranger. So that explains how the Impulse CD of Quincy Jones's This Is How I Feel About Jazz includes 6 tracks by West Coast saxophonists where the only Q link is that he is named as producer. Edited September 23, 2009 by BillF Quote
sidewinder Posted September 24, 2009 Report Posted September 24, 2009 (edited) Duke Pearson Mosaic Select, CD3. Nice ! Really like Duke P's interpretations of the Xmas classics on 'Merry Ole Soul'. Not like me to play Xmas music in September , I think it's going to get lots of airplay during the Xmas Season this year. Edited September 25, 2009 by sidewinder Quote
Clunky Posted September 24, 2009 Report Posted September 24, 2009 Duke Pearson Mosaic Select, CD2. Nice ! Really like Duke P's interpretations of the Xmas classics on 'Merry Ole Soul'. Not like me to play Xmas music in September , I think it's going to get lots of airplay during the Xmas Season this year. the Xmas selections are a lot tougher than I expected, certainly not trite interpretations by any standard, I haven't listened to them thoroughly , saving that for xmas itself. Currently listening to Dizzy Gillespie Disc 6, universal edition, unusually for Mosaic the CD tray insert has track/personnel listings that are all wrong and belong to Discs 3&4 rather than 5&6. Quote
mikelz777 Posted September 24, 2009 Report Posted September 24, 2009 The Bob Brookmeyer Select. This one was definitely worth the hustle and hastle of ordering from 4 merchants only to be burned by 3 of them. Thanks again to Bull Moose! Quote
Clunky Posted September 24, 2009 Report Posted September 24, 2009 Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1936) Disc 5 , it amazes me that this material was thought not worthy of Pops ,it's all top , top drawer, not sure about Elder Eatmore's sermons (wonder how/why these came about) - a real oddity in a five star collection in very acceptable sound. Quote
sidewinder Posted September 24, 2009 Report Posted September 24, 2009 The Bob Brookmeyer Select. This one was definitely worth the hustle and hastle of ordering from 4 merchants only to be burned by 3 of them. Thanks again to Bull Moose! The Brookmeyer Select is really good, from what I've heard so far. 'Street Swingers' really cooks and both Jim Hall and Jimmy Raney fit in very well ! Looking forward to hearing 'Kansas City Revisited' with the late Alberta legend, Big Miller. Quote
sidewinder Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 CD2 of the Duke P Select. Apart from 'Merry Ole Soul' I already had all of this on LP or Rare Groove CDs but it's really nice to have it all collated and convenient for the I-pod. A very enjoyable set. Quote
Clunky Posted September 25, 2009 Report Posted September 25, 2009 CD2 of the Duke P Select. Apart from 'Merry Ole Soul' I already had all of this on LP or Rare Groove CDs but it's really nice to have it all collated and convenient for the I-pod. A very enjoyable set. by contrast I had none of it, indeed I'd avoided this material in the past but having now actually heard it I'm very impressed, a very fine set and nicely different from Pearson's earlier BN output. Quote
John Tapscott Posted September 26, 2009 Report Posted September 26, 2009 (edited) Dexter Gordon Select - George Cables ! for the whole set Edited September 26, 2009 by John Tapscott Quote
ASNL77 Posted September 26, 2009 Report Posted September 26, 2009 (edited) Listening to the Donaldson that arrived yesterday. Very happy with the music and the quality of the sound. Again, the box arrived damaged! Not sure Mosaic will have a spare one to replace it. Edited September 26, 2009 by ASNL77 Quote
mellowT Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 Dexter Gordon Select - George Cables ! for the whole set Damn straight! That guy is amazing. Quote
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