Fake Bob Crosby Mosaic on Jazz Messengers?

[colinmce]

JM sent out an email with a cache of used Mosaic sets, and this jumped out at me immediately. Is it a fan-made set? What's with the (presumably?) fake PR from Mosaic? Very odd ...

https://www.jazzmessengers.com/en/106579/bob-crosby/classic-decca-rec-orchestra-and-bob-cats-36-42?mc_cid=dd2d2338a0&mc_eid=96816ee3b9

[Dan Gould]

Too weird!  and of course that Mosaic release number is fake ... I am online friends with Michael Steinman who supposedly wrote the booklet. I should reach out to him.

[Niko]

Fwiw, Steinmann mentions that such a set is in the works and that he's kind of involved here

https://jazzlives.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/a-swing-concert-for-joe-sullivan-april-18-1937-congress-hotel-chicago/

Edited Friday at 03:16 PM by Niko

[Dan Gould]

6 minutes ago, Niko said:

Fwiw, Steinmann mentions that such a set is in the works and that he's kind of involved here

https://jazzlives.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/a-swing-concert-for-joe-sullivan-april-18-1937-congress-hotel-chicago/

So that was earlier this year ... did Mosaic issue a set and not make an announcement?  Or is this some sort of early reviewer copy, before they even hint at a release schedule?

[jazzbo]

No, Mosaic has not released a set at this time. I think that JM has jumped the gun, I would expect a Mosaic announcement soon, possibly via Sundy Gazette.

Edited Friday at 03:41 PM by jazzbo

[colinmce]

Catalog number is #283, right after the Sanders set, so it does seem legitimately forthcoming and likely mistakenly included among the used items. 

[Dan Gould]

9 minutes ago, colinmce said:

Catalog number is #283, right after the Sanders set, so it does seem legitimately forthcoming and likely mistakenly included among the used items. 

All seems logical now but how is a copy leaking to a European seller and before any peep from Mosaic?  I didn't even think they went to production until after a pre-sale period.

[Stompin at the Savoy]

This seems like a really interesting release.  I'm up for it!

[jazzbo]

4 hours ago, Dan Gould said:

All seems logical now but how is a copy leaking to a European seller and before any peep from Mosaic?  I didn't even think they went to production until after a pre-sale period.

I think they were just sent information/hype statement and a pic to put up when they are available. And they jumped the gun, there was some crossed communication. Just my guess. I had heard a while back a Crosby set was a possibility so I'm not surprised to see it as coming soon.

[Fred]

It's not really available, you can't click on the "add to cart" button:

Classic Decca Rec. Orchestra and Bob Cats (36-42)

 

Edited Friday at 10:50 PM by Fred

[Lino22]

Look out for this week’s Mosaic Sunday Gazette!

Edited Saturday at 02:17 PM by Lino22

[ghost of miles]

Yep, this one’s been in the works for quite awhile.

[medjuck]

I just got the Mosaic e-mail announcing it.

[pglbook]

I also just received the e-mail with the announcement.

Interesting choice. I am not very familiar with Bob Crosby and will have to check out more of his music to decide if I will get the upcoming box set.

I am glad that Mosaic is still going strong and putting out a wide variety of music. From Pharoah Sanders to Bob Crosby, that is certainly a wide variety.

 

[jazzbo]

As I suspected this set was announced today. I have heard about a third of this music, I like it, and I pre-ordered.

[Ed S]

I am not at all familiar with Bob Crosby, so I've decided to pre-order it to rectify that situation.  Looking forward to hearing it.

[Dub Modal]

Clueless on Crosby as well 

[JSngry]

I like the Crosby org well enough, good, spirited bunch, but not enough to buy a Mosaic of them. Saving my money for the (hopefully) forthcoming big band V-Disc set.

[Big Beat Steve]

For those wondering about the Bob Crosby band, here's a partial discussion (focusing on the Bob Cats): 

 

Personally, I have quite a bit of Bob Crosby on vinyl, but the reissues (of the band's commercially released 78s) in the vinyl era were a huge mess. You tended to get almost the same things over and over again, while others continually fell by the compliers' wayside (though some of these "misses" I've heard elsewhere are worth exploring. ) So my LPs have lots of overlaps AND gaps. OTOH I've never come across the Halcyon CD series mentioned in the above thread, but i dont think I'd have invested in a "complete" series anyway. 


 

[Jim Duckworth]

This set lands right where I live:  Yank Lawson and Billy Butterfield (both of whom made nice contributions to the V-Disc set) are superlative in the Crosby organization.