Late Posted 5 hours ago Report Posted 5 hours ago There've been quite a few Mosaic sets containing recordings made in 1960 and later. While Mosaic's direction, with some notable exceptions, currently seems pointed toward pre-1960s recordings, what potential (and realistic) post-1960 sets would you like to see Mosaic release? Quote
felser Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago Complete 1970's Max Roach Quartet with Billy Harper. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago Bill Barron as a leader Bill Dixon as leader/producer for Savoy, or Savoy avant-garde in general George Russell in Europe (Saba, Concept, Flying Dutchman). Could include Soul Notes too but not sure if CAM would license those... Quote
Late Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Posted 2 hours ago 1 hour ago, felser said: Complete 1970's Max Roach Quartet with Billy Harper. Would love to see this set. (Would it contain late 60's recordings as well?) 1 hour ago, clifford_thornton said: Bill Barron as a leader. Bill Dixon as leader/producer for Savoy, or Savoy avant-garde in general. Yes to both, particularly if the Barron set included Motivation, truly a hidden gem. It does seem, however, that Mosaic is predominantly interested in mining swing-era recordings from the 30s and 40s—though there's nothing wrong with that. The Pharoah Sanders set would be a notable exception. The last Hank Mobley and recent Bobby Hutcherson sets would also be exceptions. The demand for post-1960 recordings—or is it label and/or contractual red tape—might realistically prevent box sets from this era being produced. Not entirely sure, but I'm always a little surprised when a new Mosaic of swing-era recordings is released. I don't mean to complain though—any new Mosaic is just cause for celebration. Quote
felser Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago 29 minutes ago, Late said: Would love to see this set. (Would it contain late 60's recordings as well?) I'm not aware of any which exist! Quote
colinmce Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago The Bill Barron is a no-brainer Warne Marsh - anything! private tapes, full session recordings, unreleased live recordings. I'm sure there's an angle here in the vein of the recent Tristano set New Orleans Modern Jazz - something along the lines of a full reissue of the 1976 Opus box set New Orleans Heritage - Jazz: 1956-1966 (which features Ellis Marsalis/American Jazz Quintette recordings along with some others) expanded with contemporaneous and relevant music. This is maybe a little outside the scope of what Mosaic does, but I think there's some great potential Always thought Mosaic could do something more with some of the newer BN material a la the Don Pullen and Tony Williams Selects. I think a box of Jason Moran's BN sessions would be great. In that vein a box of Geri Allen's Minor Music dates, possibly incorporating the Somethin' Else/BN material as well, would be really strong. Quote
HutchFan Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, felser said: Complete 1970's Max Roach Quartet with Billy Harper. Yes. This. Quote
jazzbo Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago I would love to see a Lateef Impulse box set, either studio or live and studio. Quote
gmonahan Posted 44 minutes ago Report Posted 44 minutes ago I'd like to see a "complete label" set of Lionel Hampton's "Who's Who in Jazz" label from the 70s. Mingus did his last bass work for that label, but I seem to remember that the Hampton estate can be "Goodman-like" to deal with. Quote
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