Apparently, the Savory Collection and Paul Desmond are on last chance

[mjzee]

If I interpret today's email from Mosaic correctly, the Savory Collection and Paul Desmond boxes are on last chance.

 

 

[gmonahan]

Yes, I just saw that email. Both are fine boxes, but the Savory is really, REALLY essential. Maybe my favorite Mosaic, and I have nearly all of them.

 

[street singer]

The email certainly wasn't very clear. When I checked the website for clarification, it appears that there is no longer a 'Last Chance' section. How long has that been gone? Regardless...I have the Desmond set, but will be picking up the Savory set as that is one I definitely don't want to miss out on!

[Brad]

On 5/26/2025 at 2:04 PM, street singer said:

The email certainly wasn't very clear. When I checked the website for clarification, it appears that there is no longer a 'Last Chance' section. How long has that been gone? Regardless...I have the Desmond set, but will be picking up the Savory set as that is one I definitely don't want to miss out on!

I think it’s been a few years since they used that term. I’m actually surprised it took so long for the Savory to almost sell out. 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

I'm a Paul Desmond fan but for me, a 7 CD box set is just too much. I doubt that I'd ever listen to it all. As it is, I haven't spun the discs in that Desmond RCA box set in years.

[mjzee]

The Desmond set is one of my favorite Mosaics.  Ed Bickert is wonderful.

[jazzbo]

Indeed a favorite of mine too, I've listened to the whole set three times and will repeat in the future.

[Rooster_Ties]

6 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I'm a Paul Desmond fan but for me, a 7 CD box set is just too much. I doubt that I'd ever listen to it all. As it is, I haven't spun the discs in that Desmond RCA box set in years.

That’s my problem too. The price-point is just too high for me to justify.  I’ve never owned any of the individual albums from the set — and, ironically, it’s the disc with the valve-trombonist that I’d maybe find to be the most curious (both for being valve trombone, and also for it being a pianoless/chordless quartet configuration.

If it were half the price — and half the material (say 4 discs) — I probably would have bought one by now.