New Selects and singles up.... 4/1

[tranemonk]

no it's not an April Fools joke...

http://mosaicrecords.com/futureprojects.asp

[Bluerein]

we know....

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=33405

[J.A.W.]

we know....

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=33405

You just beat me to it

[JSngry]

Well, alright then, let's shift the focus to this upcoming project:

Mosaic Select: Onzy Matthews (3 CDs)

The brilliant West Coast arranger Onzy Matthews was a master of the blues in many hues. He contributed to important recordings by Lou Rawls, Ray Charles and Esther Phillips and made two albums for Capitol, the first of which “Blues With A Touch Of Elegance” is considered by many to be a big band masterpiece. This set collects those albums plus 29 previously unissued Capitol tracks by Matthews. These big band sessions include soloists Sonny Criss, Gabe Baltazar, Curtis Amy, Clifford Scott, Dupree Bolton, Bobby Bryant, Bud Brisbois, Lou Blackburn, Ray Crawford and Richard Groove Holmes. An added bonus is the legendary, previously unissued two-tune session by Earl Anderza and Dupree Bolton for Pacific Jazz.

Hel-LO....

Edited April 1, 2007 by JSngry

[J.A.W.]

Well, alright then, let's shift the focus to this upcoming project:

Mosaic Select: Onzy Matthews (3 CDs)

The brilliant West Coast arranger Onzy Matthews was a master of the blues in many hues. He contributed to important recordings by Lou Rawls, Ray Charles and Esther Phillips and made two albums for Capitol, the first of which “Blues With A Touch Of Elegance” is considered by many to be a big band masterpiece. This set collects those albums plus 29 previously unissued Capitol tracks by Matthews. These big band sessions include soloists Sonny Criss, Gabe Baltazar, Curtis Amy, Clifford Scott, Dupree Bolton, Bobby Bryant, Bud Brisbois, Lou Blackburn, Ray Crawford and Richard Groove Holmes. An added bonus is the legendary, previously unissued two-tune session by Earl Anderza and Dupree Bolton for Pacific Jazz.

Hel-LO....

What date is it again today?

[JSngry]

Well, alright then, let's shift the focus to this upcoming project:

Mosaic Select: Onzy Matthews (3 CDs)

The brilliant West Coast arranger Onzy Matthews was a master of the blues in many hues. He contributed to important recordings by Lou Rawls, Ray Charles and Esther Phillips and made two albums for Capitol, the first of which “Blues With A Touch Of Elegance” is considered by many to be a big band masterpiece. This set collects those albums plus 29 previously unissued Capitol tracks by Matthews. These big band sessions include soloists Sonny Criss, Gabe Baltazar, Curtis Amy, Clifford Scott, Dupree Bolton, Bobby Bryant, Bud Brisbois, Lou Blackburn, Ray Crawford and Richard Groove Holmes. An added bonus is the legendary, previously unissued two-tune session by Earl Anderza and Dupree Bolton for Pacific Jazz.

Hel-LO....

What date is it again today?

Yeah, I know, but unless Mosaic be prankin', this is legit.

[jtaylor]

Onzy Matthews...nice!

[brownie]

Don't think I have any Onzy Matthews so far...

This one looks interesting!

[Soul Stream]

Mosaic pulls up some funky shizzit to reisssue sometimes....their selects and singles are losing me a little bit. I guess it's all good and to each it's own.

[ghost of miles]

Hey, those all look good to me!

[BruceH]

Hey, those all look good to me!

(I kind of hate to say this, but...)

Same here!

[BruceH]

I've always rather loathed the new, 2CD re-issue of Ellington's Newport album. But a third version??? Actually, I'll probably get it.

[BruceH]

And that Cohn, Newman, Green Select---nice.

[J.A.W.]

I've always rather loathed the new, 2CD re-issue of Ellington's Newport album. But a third version??? Actually, I'll probably get it.

Aren't you confusing the Newport 1956 Sony 2CD-set with the Newport 1958 Mosaic Single? Or am I missing something?

Newport 1956, Sony 2CD-set:

Newport 1958, Mosaic Single:

Or were you referring to this old Columbia 2CD-set from the early 1990s (I think),

Live at Newport 1958:

Edited April 2, 2007 by J.A.W.

[medjuck]

Well, alright then, let's shift the focus to this upcoming project:

Mosaic Select: Onzy Matthews (3 CDs)

The brilliant West Coast arranger Onzy Matthews was a master of the blues in many hues. He contributed to important recordings by Lou Rawls, Ray Charles and Esther Phillips and made two albums for Capitol, the first of which “Blues With A Touch Of Elegance” is considered by many to be a big band masterpiece. This set collects those albums plus 29 previously unissued Capitol tracks by Matthews. These big band sessions include soloists Sonny Criss, Gabe Baltazar, Curtis Amy, Clifford Scott, Dupree Bolton, Bobby Bryant, Bud Brisbois, Lou Blackburn, Ray Crawford and Richard Groove Holmes. An added bonus is the legendary, previously unissued two-tune session by Earl Anderza and Dupree Bolton for Pacific Jazz.

Hel-LO....

OK I admit it: I've never heard of Onzy Matthews but I guess I have to get this to complete my Dupree Bolton collection (i.e. adding to the 2 cds I have ). Also Like to get as much Ray Crawford as I can.

[JSngry]

Onzy Matthews was a very talented arranger, Nothing "boundary stretching" or anything, just damn fine blues-based modern (for the time & place) big band work. A look at the sidemen will tell you what's up with that.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Put me down for the Onzy - wanted the LPs for a while.

He did the arrangements on Groove Holmes' Warner Bros/Loma releases, in case that's been forgotten.

MG

[BruceH]

I've always rather loathed the new, 2CD re-issue of Ellington's Newport album. But a third version??? Actually, I'll probably get it.

Aren't you confusing the Newport 1956 Sony 2CD-set with the Newport 1958 Mosaic Single?

Yes, no doubt.

My bad.

[BruceH]

Onzy Matthews was a very talented arranger, Nothing "boundary stretching" or anything, just damn fine blues-based modern (for the time & place) big band work. A look at the sidemen will tell you what's up with that.

Frankly, sometimes I don't want my boundaries stretched.

[Dan Gould]

The Onzy Matthews is definitely cool news. I've been trying to find the time to clean up my copy of his second Capital album, Sounds for the '60s, but now I'll just wait for this set. Like Jim says, he didn't stretch boundaries but he wrote and arranged very well and had some fine people in his band.

[jlhoots]

$44 for the 2 Dupree Bolton / Earl Anderza cuts.

I hope the rest is "good" - I've never heard it.

[JSngry]

"Blues With A Touch Of Elegance", L.A., Capitol, early-mid '60s, that might lead you to expect a Mancini-type marshmellow (sic) thing. Curtis Amy, Sonny Criss, Clifford Scott, etc. might lead you to expect something else. Truth is, it splits the difference in a totally organic fashion. I was pleasantly surprised by this one, and also by the followup, which is a little more "commercial" in repertoire, but not in concept & execution. Gerald Wilson it ain't, but BFD, if you know what I mean.

If you want to get a taste of Matthews' writing, check out the Atlantic side he did w/Esther Phillps. No complaints there either. Nothing but hard-swinging, blues-based writing of a very high caliber.

[Dan Gould]

$44 for the 2 Dupree Bolton / Earl Anderza cuts.

I hope the rest is "good" - I've never heard it.

Considering that the Bolton/Anderza has no real connection to this music, your comment almost makes me wonder if Michael was just looking for a Select project that he could stick these two in, and came up with this one, but I think its great that Michael chose such a set for a Select, given that they usually pick a set of LPs that actually saw release. With only two issued albums, this wouldn't even be a possibility as a Select without knowing that there are 29 worthy but unissued tunes to include.

[BruceH]

"Blues With A Touch Of Elegance", L.A., Capitol, early-mid '60s, that might lead you to expect a Mancini-type marshmellow (sic) thing. Curtis Amy, Sonny Criss, Clifford Scott, etc. might lead you to expect something else. Truth is, it splits the difference in a totally organic fashion. I was pleasantly surprised by this one, and also by the followup, which is a little more "commercial" in repertoire, but not in concept & execution. Gerald Wilson it ain't, but BFD, if you know what I mean.

I think you mean I'll be buying this.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

If you want to get a taste of Matthews' writing, check out the Atlantic side he did w/Esther Phillps. No complaints there either. Nothing but hard-swinging, blues-based writing of a very high caliber.

That was the other one I couldn't think of the other day! Thanks for the reminder Jim.

MG