Has the bottom fallen out of the Mosaic market?

[king ubu]

That's one where the bottom has not fallen out (yet?):

same goes for the Maynard Ferguson ... (and btw, I only wanted to insert a link, but when I hit "enter", it automatically displayed the whole post ... brand new forum world )

[sidewinder]

October 2014 - Hall Johnson de Paris - Dickenson - 6 LP - $50

The US market for these seems to be quite different to the UK i.e dollar for £ or worse. Saw this set at £90 recently and it wasn't even mint either !

'Ray's Jazz' in London had a whole load of the CD sets in recently - most were priced around the £200 mark so no deals there.

Edited July 6, 2015 by sidewinder

[Big Beat Steve]

'Ray's Jazz' in London had a whole load of the CD sets in recently - most were priced around the £200 mark so no deals there.

But how likely is Ray's to sell them SOON at that price?

[sidewinder]

'Ray's Jazz' in London had a whole load of the CD sets in recently - most were priced around the £200 mark so no deals there.

But how likely is Ray's to sell them SOON at that price?

Not very, I think..

[Scott Dolan]

All hail market forces!

[JSngry]

That's one where the bottom has not fallen out (yet?):

same goes for the Maynard Ferguson ... (and btw, I only wanted to insert a link, but when I hit "enter", it automatically displayed the whole post ... brand new forum world )

Use the chain/link image-button to insert the link, then paste the link into the text box. A link it will shall stay

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?/topic/77715-count-basie-complete-roulette-studio-md10-149/

[Tjazz]

Let me know when the Maynard Ferguson sets sells for less than $200.        (I want it!)

Edited August 16, 2015 by Tjazz

[felser]

I'd like to find a good price on the Quebgec/Hardee set (or on the Hardee material in a different configuration).

[Chuck Nessa]

I'd like to find a good price on the Quebgec/Hardee set (or on the Hardee material in a different configuration).

Look for TOCJ-66016:

[bluesoul]

Jazz Record Mart has been selling a lot of Mosaic sets recently, seems like they list about 10 at a time or so.    I haven't gotten any, but it looks like there have been a few bargains.  They have a bunch up now.

[Justin V]

I'd like to find a good price on the Quebgec/Hardee set (or on the Hardee material in a different configuration).

I picked it up (without a box or giant booklet) for $49.99 in June.  Great set.  I'd like to track down the booklet to hopefully learn some more about Hardee (and Quebec, for that matter). 

Jazz Record Mart has been selling a lot of Mosaic sets recently, seems like they list about 10 at a time or so.    I haven't gotten any, but it looks like there have been a few bargains.  They have a bunch up now.

For anyone interested in the Thad Jones Mosaic that JRM is selling, I recommend it.  I found it recently for $9.99 (yes, $9.99) without the box or booklet and it is a marvelous set.

[bluesoul]

That's a great find. 

[romualdo]

I suppose my best recent Mosaic buy was the Columbia Piano Moods 7CD set (complete with box & booklet) bought locally here in Brisbane for Aus $24.99 

9.99 is truly a bargain for the Thad Jones set!!

I managed to score the complete Quebec/Hardee set in Sydney in the late 90's for about $30, vinyl though so had to digitalise it

Mosaics tend to go cheap here in Australia - many of the shops don't really know what they are

I was in Western Australia earlier this year & I found a mint Johnny Mercer Mosaic Select for $15 - I actually offered to give the shop owner $20

Edited August 17, 2015 by romualdo

[Tjazz]

Just bought the Commodore vol. 2 and found the Mosaic receipt inside from 12/31/1990.  Bob Raggio was the buyer.  $207 plus $12.50 shipping.  (his credit card info is also priinted)  I paid alittle less (25 years later).

(info found online)

Posted: Sunday, February 8, 2015 10:47 pm

 

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Ann Elizabeth Lesh Raggio, 71, of Lake Forest, Calif., died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015.

Born March 22, 1943, she was the daughter of Glenn and Martha Ann Lesh of Cochranton.

 

Ann was a graduate of Cochranton High School’s class of 1961 and Oil City Nursing School’s class of 1964. She began her career at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh.

In 1970, after her marriage to Robert Raggio on Aug. 23, the couple moved to California where Ann continued her nursing career the next 38 years in various administrative positions in the Lake Forest area. Robert preceded her in death Jan. 3, 2004.

Ann is survived by her twin sister, Mary Ketner and husband Michael of Pittsburgh; her sister, Peggy Koontz and husband Sid Welch of Medina, Ohio; nephew, Jeb Koontz and wife Tracy of Medina; niece, Molly Lesh Roark and husband John of Mt. Morris, Mich.; and four great-nephews, Liam and Hudson Koontz, Christian Kirk and J.J. Roark.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents.

There were no calling hours.

A memorial service will be held in the spring or early summer.

Memorials may be made to Cochranton Presbyterian Church, 109 Smith St., or to Cochranton Public Library, 107 W. Pine St., both of Cochranton, Pa. 16314.

Edited August 25, 2015 by Tjazz

[andybleaden]

I only ever bought the Blue Note sets and largely stuck with them although have been tempted (not indulged) in new releases on CD of the Larry Young and Andrew Hills

[Edward]

Just bought the Commodore vol. 2 and found the Mosaic receipt inside from 12/31/1990.  Bob Raggio was the buyer.  $207 plus $12.50 shipping.  (his credit card info is also priinted)  I paid alittle less (25 years later).

(info found online)

Posted: Sunday, February 8, 2015 10:47 pm

 

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Ann Elizabeth Lesh Raggio, 71, of Lake Forest, Calif., died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015.

Born March 22, 1943, she was the daughter of Glenn and Martha Ann Lesh of Cochranton.

 

Ann was a graduate of Cochranton High School’s class of 1961 and Oil City Nursing School’s class of 1964. She began her career at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh.

In 1970, after her marriage to Robert Raggio on Aug. 23, the couple moved to California where Ann continued her nursing career the next 38 years in various administrative positions in the Lake Forest area. Robert preceded her in death Jan. 3, 2004.

Ann is survived by her twin sister, Mary Ketner and husband Michael of Pittsburgh; her sister, Peggy Koontz and husband Sid Welch of Medina, Ohio; nephew, Jeb Koontz and wife Tracy of Medina; niece, Molly Lesh Roark and husband John of Mt. Morris, Mich.; and four great-nephews, Liam and Hudson Koontz, Christian Kirk and J.J. Roark.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents.

There were no calling hours.

A memorial service will be held in the spring or early summer.

Memorials may be made to Cochranton Presbyterian Church, 109 Smith St., or to Cochranton Public Library, 107 W. Pine St., both of Cochranton, Pa. 16314.

Bob Raggio was the jazz buyer at Tower El Toro, which later was moved to the other side of the I5 to become Tower Laguna Hills.  He was a really nice guy who played the washboard - you can find him credited on a number of recordings by Bob Helm and others.  Bob loved Ann very much and spoke of her quite frequently.  He also loved his music, especially traditional jazz, swing, and vintage blues.  On more than one occasion I saw Bob leave at the end of his shift with a towering stack of CDs (on labels such as Chronological Classics, Frog, Jazz Oracle, etc.) to purchase.  I know that he also had a HUGE vinyl collection.

When I heard (secondhand and far after the fact) that Bob had passed away, I really wanted to track down Ann to advise her on the value of Bob's collection - Mosaics and other rare jazz recordings were fetching top dollar on eBay around that time and, if she were inclined to sell Bob's collection for some reason, I did not want her to be taken by an unscrupulous buyer.  However, I felt uncomfortable with introducing myself under such conditions, and I never took any action.

At any rate, thanks for sharing that nicely written remembrance of Ann.  I hope that you really enjoy the Commodore II set.

[sidewinder]

Picked up a Mosaic Commodore Vol 2 myself quite recently for pretty reasonable £. Now I just need a Vol 3 !

[Simon Weil]

Looking to the East, Japan and South Korea continue to be huge markets for physical music product.  As a percentage of music purchased, physical media is about 85% in Japan.

Indeed, jazz reissue CD's are alive and well in Japan.  Blue Note just had a bunch of interesting titles reissued the last two months there.  When's the last time they reissued catalog titles in the US?  2009 or something like that?

I just bought a bunch of Japanese jazz reissues from FOPP in central London for £3 a pop - a big discount on the £20+ I remember such Japanese reissues costing.

[ghost of miles]

Looking to the East, Japan and South Korea continue to be huge markets for physical music product.  As a percentage of music purchased, physical media is about 85% in Japan.

Indeed, jazz reissue CD's are alive and well in Japan.  Blue Note just had a bunch of interesting titles reissued the last two months there.  When's the last time they reissued catalog titles in the US?  2009 or something like that?

I just bought a bunch of Japanese jazz reissues from FOPP in central London for £3 a pop - a big discount on the £20+ I remember such Japanese reissues costing.

Hello, Simon Weil!!  A long, LONG time... so good to see your name pop up in a post here. 

[David Ayers]

Looking to the East, Japan and South Korea continue to be huge markets for physical music product.  As a percentage of music purchased, physical media is about 85% in Japan.

Indeed, jazz reissue CD's are alive and well in Japan.  Blue Note just had a bunch of interesting titles reissued the last two months there.  When's the last time they reissued catalog titles in the US?  2009 or something like that?

I just bought a bunch of Japanese jazz reissues from FOPP in central London for £3 a pop - a big discount on the £20+ I remember such Japanese reissues costing.

Hello, Simon Weil!!  A long, LONG time... so good to see your name pop up in a post here. 

[Simon Weil]

Thanks, guys.

[AllenLowe]

are you the same guy?

[Simon Weil]

are you the same guy?

 Well, it's been such a long time, who can tell? But, mostly, probably...Just as much a pain in the neck damn intellectual as ever.

[ghost of miles]

are you the same guy?

 Well, it's been such a long time, who can tell? But, mostly, probably...Just as much a pain in the neck damn intellectual as ever.

Then you've certainly come back to the right place! 

[AllenLowe]

now if we can get Cliff Englewood back.....

Edited September 4, 2015 by AllenLowe