Mosaic Crosby set

[ghost of miles]

I've posted the details on the Night Lights site.

[Bluerein]

now I'm seriously worried about the state of mind of Mosaic staff..........

[J.A.W.]

Not exactly my cup of tea, but there's some encouraging news in your Nights Lights post. Thanks for posting!

[ghost of miles]

I'll be getting it--I really like Crosby, and so far I haven't heard many post-WWII recordings of him in a small-group jazz setting.

Edited September 14, 2009 by ghost of miles

[paul secor]

Maybe they'll sell a bunch of copies right away and that will help their financial situation.

[J.A.W.]

Maybe they'll sell a bunch of copies right away and that will help their financial situation.

Well, I think Bing Crosby is still a big name and it'll no doubt sell pretty nicely - at least I hope so.

[ghost of miles]

I think it'll do pretty well too--especially if they're getting it out in time for the holidays.

[7/4]

Maybe they'll sell a bunch of copies right away and that will help their financial situation.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

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[Dave James]

Even though I like Crosby, 7 CD's of Der Bingle in a small group setting strikes me as way too much of a good thing. Mosaic is clearly aiming at the Four Freshmen crowd with this release which, for them at this point, may be their best move. This is one I can pass on easily.

Up over and out.

[jazzbo]

Interesting. There's already a box set some three years old or so of Crosby fifties radio show material with Armstrong, Lee, Teagarden etc. Some nice stuff.

[AllenLowe]

well, considering he was one of maybe the 3 or 4 most influential male vocalists of the 20th century, it sounds like a perfectly good idea -

[Ted O'Reilly]

well, considering he was one of maybe the 3 or 4 most influential male vocalists of the 20th century, it sounds like a perfectly good idea -

100% agreement from me, Allen. He was a master of every medium of his time: on stage, records, radio, movies and television. Probably the most important ShowBiz figure of the 20th Century... That Crosby earned a widespread audience is immaterial: He has jazz chops to burn!

The Mosaic booklet itself should be worth having, as Gary Giddins' masterful biography A Pocketful of Dreams wraps up in 1940. It looks like this set will show how Crosby never really left his jazz roots behind.

[Free For All]

I'm just relieved to hear that Mosaic is still releasing new projects.

I think this one sounds interesting, especially given the sidemen that Lon mentioned. Sign me up!

[jazzbo]

Whoa . . . well I just listed the persons on another set. I really hope Mosaic isn't also releasing that same material. . . but I don't really know what the material in the Mosaic will be other than what West Coast Ghost has mentioned. Which isn't quite the same time frame or setting.

Bing Crosby was without doubt the most popular and influential media star of the first half of the 20th century. He was the best-selling singer until the rise of Elvis, the biggest movie star of the ’40s, and, as host of a long-running radio show, the most popular radio star of all time. For the first time ever, Shout! Factory is proud to present the very best of his radio performances, remastered from transcription discs recorded and broadcast from 1942 to 1954. Bing’s charming banter and relaxed live performances serve to remind us of his warmth and superior artistry, and guest stars such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat "King" Cole, Dinah Shore, The Mills Brothers, and The Andrews Sisters provide more than fitting accompaniment.

DISC ONE: BING MEETS NAT KING COLE & THE ANDREWS SISTERS With Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires and John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra

DISC TWO: BING MEETS ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG (Their Complete Radio Duets – Part 1) Featuring: Dinah Shore, Jack Teagarden and Red Nichols - With Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires and John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra

DISC THREE: BING MEETS ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG (Their Complete Radio Duets – Part 2) Featuring: Red Nichols, Joe Venuti, Jack Teagarden, Les Paul, Ziggy Elman, Toni Arden and The Mills Brothers - With Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires and John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra

Edited September 14, 2009 by jazzbo

[Free For All]

Whoa . . . well I just listed the persons on another set. I really hope Mosaic isn't also releasing that same material. . . but I don't really know what the material in the Mosaic will be.

Well, given the era of his peak popularity I'd think there would likely be some big names joining him.

[Brad]

My first reaction is you've got to be kidding but if sales of this set will help their financial situation, thereby enabling them to release what I consider more interesting sets, I say go for it.

[ghost of miles]

No, that material won't be covered--I believe it's just Crosby and the Buddy Cole Trio, save for one session that includes Matty Matlock and some others.

Whoa . . . well I just listed the persons on another set. I really hope Mosaic isn't also releasing that same material. . . but I don't really know what the material in the Mosaic will be.

Bing Crosby was without doubt the most popular and influential media star of the first half of the 20th century. He was the best-selling singer until the rise of Elvis, the biggest movie star of the ’40s, and, as host of a long-running radio show, the most popular radio star of all time. For the first time ever, Shout! Factory is proud to present the very best of his radio performances, remastered from transcription discs recorded and broadcast from 1942 to 1954. Bing’s charming banter and relaxed live performances serve to remind us of his warmth and superior artistry, and guest stars such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Nat "King" Cole, Dinah Shore, The Mills Brothers, and The Andrews Sisters provide more than fitting accompaniment.

DISC ONE: BING MEETS NAT KING COLE & THE ANDREWS SISTERS With Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires and John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra

DISC TWO: BING MEETS ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG (Their Complete Radio Duets – Part 1) Featuring: Dinah Shore, Jack Teagarden and Red Nichols - With Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires and John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra

DISC THREE: BING MEETS ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG (Their Complete Radio Duets – Part 2) Featuring: Red Nichols, Joe Venuti, Jack Teagarden, Les Paul, Ziggy Elman, Toni Arden and The Mills Brothers - With Jud Conlon’s Rhythmaires and John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra

Edited September 14, 2009 by ghost of miles

[jazzbo]

Even though I like Crosby, 7 CD's of Der Bingle in a small group setting strikes me as way too much of a good thing. Mosaic is clearly aiming at the Four Freshmen crowd with this release which, for them at this point, may be their best move. This is one I can pass on easily.

Up over and out.

I agree. . .seven cds with that trio, alone, would be way too much Bing with trio for me. Yowzah!

Edited September 14, 2009 by jazzbo

[AllenLowe]

I was hoping they would release the Christmas Specials - I just can't get enough of Bing harmonizing with the wife and kids - also love the fake snow -

[Dan Gould]

Don't forget the harmonizing with David Bowie on Little Drummer Boy.

[AllenLowe]

the one with the T Bone Walker guitar solo?

[crisp]

My educated guess is that this material is just what the link says it is: the small-group transcription sessions Crosby and Cole recorded for the former's radio show. Some tracks were released in the Fifties on the albums Some Fine Old Chestnuts and New Tricks, while others were put out in the Seventies with overdubbed orchestral backing (done at Crosby's instigation by British bandleader Pete Moore). Most have stayed in the RCA vaults until now.

This is solid jazzy stuff, easily the equal, in style terms, of many other jazz vocal releases Mosaic has put out, such as the Peggy Lee/June Christy transcriptions. Not John Scott Trotter material by any means.

I must say, this announcement has made my day -- many thanks to ghost of miles for posting it.

[sidewinder]

Don't forget the harmonizing with David Bowie on Little Drummer Boy.

That one will be on Mosaic Contemporary

[RDK]

I want to hear the reported outtakes of Bing and Bowie duetting on "Jean Genie" and "Rock & Roll Suicide."

[Cliff Englewood]

Yes, Mosaic is defintely trying to break out of the world of "Jazz Nerds" that has been it's stock and trade since it began, this one just confirms what I was already thinking. I would have no interest in this one.