tranemonk Posted July 22, 2007 Report Posted July 22, 2007 Okay... even though Ron S. hasn't told me which side of the fence he's on... I'm up in the air on this one... Help from those who have it... thanks! Quote
jazzbo Posted July 22, 2007 Report Posted July 22, 2007 I have it, I like it. You and I have differing tastes in music. . . I don't want to tell you to get it, I don't want to tell you not to get it. I think since Mosaic will take it back if you don't like it, if you're even just firmly on the fence you could return it if it displeased you. It's not essential unless you really happen to love pianists and piano music. I do. I would venture to say that as much as I love other instruments, the piano is the one I most enjoy; I find it hard to keep my hands off one if I'm around one. I've in fact ordered another copy to give to my father as a gift, he'll really like it. Quote
tranemonk Posted July 22, 2007 Author Report Posted July 22, 2007 that's a very helpful response... I'm slowly moving over to the buy it side.... Quote
Van Basten II Posted July 22, 2007 Report Posted July 22, 2007 (edited) Is the poll done by people from Florida, it says 15 people answered the poll and i see only 6 answers. Even worse it says that i have voted and i didn't. Edited July 22, 2007 by Van Basten II Quote
Quincy Posted July 22, 2007 Report Posted July 22, 2007 Is the poll done by people from Florida, it says 15 people answered the poll and i see only 6 answers. Even worse it says that i have voted and i didn't. It looks like it counts null votes, which is how I voted (since I don't own the set.) Quote
Van Basten II Posted July 22, 2007 Report Posted July 22, 2007 Problem is i did not vote and even if i wanted i couldn't, where's Jeb Bush ? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 I would say skip it. Anything you really need can be had elsewhere and you could spend the money more productively. Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Problem is i did not vote and even if i wanted i couldn't, where's Jeb Bush ? You're askin' too many questions, son... stay right where you are. We got a plane comin' to take you on an all-expenses-paid vacation to a little place we call Gitmo. Get ready for our version of the endless summer! Tranemonk, the Jamal sessions came out on an individual CD a year or two back. I voted "Good not great"... depends, as Lon said, how into "jazz piano" you are. I know I didn't have any post-purchase regrets about getting it, though. Quote
tranemonk Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Posted July 23, 2007 Please elaborate Chuck... I'm not understanding your view.... :mellow: I would say skip it. Anything you really need can be had elsewhere and you could spend the money more productively. Quote
jazzbo Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 I'll take a stab at what I think Chuck is saying. He thinks only part (and possibly a small part!) of the box set is really worth spending money on. And that part/those parts are available elsewhere outside of the cd set on indivudal cds or an individual cd. And he thinks you should save the big box money to use on a wiser purchase. Hope I did okay. It SEEMS easier than some other translations one can attempt on this board. . . Quote
RDK Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 If I'd spent my music money "more productively" over the years I'd have half the CDs I have now but would have visited Europe a few more times. Quote
Big Wheel Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 I would say skip it. Anything you really need can be had elsewhere and you could spend the money more productively. Which is the wheat and which is the chaff, Chuck? I have the Jamal session already on the Columbia CD and assume the Hines and Garner sessions are worth picking up, but am in the dark about most of the other stuff. Quote
Matthew Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 I had this, got rid of it, never missed it. Quote
Ron S Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 I had this, got rid of it, never missed it. And you're a "piano man". Hmmmmmmm . . . . . . still thinking I'm gonna let this one go. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 I'll take a stab at what I think Chuck is saying. He thinks only part (and possibly a small part!) of the box set is really worth spending money on. And that part/those parts are available elsewhere outside of the cd set on indivudal cds or an individual cd. And he thinks you should save the big box money to use on a wiser purchase. Hope I did okay. It SEEMS easier than some other translations one can attempt on this board. . . Lon understood me. Quote
king ubu Posted July 24, 2007 Report Posted July 24, 2007 I'd be interested, Chuck (and Lon), in what are the really good parts, too! I think for a change here's a Mosaic going OOP that I will not order and not miss that much, but I'd be looking for the better parts of it separately, eventually! Quote
jazzbo Posted July 24, 2007 Report Posted July 24, 2007 Well, I like it all really. Need to revisit this soon, but I'm glad I have it. Quote
WTK Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 The sets by Garner, Jamal, Tatum and Bushkin are indeed available on other CDs, but then there's also Ralph Sutton, Jess Stacy, Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, Joe Sullivan, Eddie Heywood... what's not to like? This has become one of the most-played Mosaics in my collection. Quote
tranemonk Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Posted July 29, 2007 (edited) You guys are killing me... this is like a near split.... How's the sound on this one??? Edited July 29, 2007 by tranemonk Quote
king ubu Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 oh shit, I think I want it nevertheless... will have to think about it - too bad, I could/should have ordered it together with the Herman Capitol, I guess... Quote
tranemonk Posted July 29, 2007 Author Report Posted July 29, 2007 Why do I have the feeling that this is falling into the same category for me as the Mobley set?? (I KNOW this will come as sacrilegious to some...) Nice to have but DEFINITELY not essential!... On a non-Mosaic note... Last night, just finished listening to Maria Schneider's new ArtistShare (IMHO - Masteriece!) Sky Blue.... Outstanding!!!! :excited: Quote
J.A.W. Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 Why do I have the feeling that this is falling into the same category for me as the Mobley set?? (I KNOW this will come as sacrilegious to some...) Nice to have but DEFINITELY not essential!... Even if you don't like 1950s Hank Mobley, the Mobley Mosaic is essential Quote
king ubu Posted July 29, 2007 Report Posted July 29, 2007 I consider the Mobley essential as well! But I assume the Piano Moods will be a "nice to have" one, in the end... haven't made up my mind yet... Quote
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