Chanders Posted yesterday at 04:54 PM Posted yesterday at 04:54 PM Hi all, I am more or less a lurker on this board but have found it very valuable especially as it offers a different take on a lot of aspects of recorded jazz than my usual forums (Reddit and the one that shall not be named but if inder the banner of a well-known engineer). I’ve been building up my Mosaic collection the last year or so and it’s time to combine that with the goal of broadening my Louis Armstrong holdings past 1934. I have the complete Hot Fives and Sevens of course and the Portrait of the Artist sampler box. If you were going to pick your first of the four main Mosaic boxes which would you start with? Let’s assume for the sake of argument you might not ever have the money or room to get another. Finally, all of the boxes are OOP and expensive but let’s just ignore that for now. Whar would you buy first? Quote
JSngry Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago Probably the Decca All Stars set? But the other Decca set contends. Quote
Stompin at the Savoy Posted 48 minutes ago Posted 48 minutes ago (edited) Those Armstrong sets are kind of pricey right now, no idea why. But if you set up notifications on ebay, discogs, and what have you, and watch for a while you can generally get them for the original price ($15-$17 per disk), or less. For ex in 2022 I picked up #146 The Complete Decca Studio Recordings of Louis Armstrong and the All Stars, for $78 (box, book, the works, shipped). Two are available on spotify (and presumably as downloads from the usual sources): Louis Armstrong The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946): https://open.spotify.com/album/4ePSSZbkcek6jALbNtztI8? Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Live Recordings Of Louis Armstrong And The All Stars: Vol. 1: https://open.spotify.com/album/7GwSrFicvM59OYCAFsDB4q Vol. 2: https://open.spotify.com/album/5oPUTne7UdDcLUsRKpODvW Vol. 3: https://open.spotify.com/album/6caWTu3uR6ykaFv1asaqwG Edited 19 minutes ago by Stompin at the Savoy Quote
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