JJ Johnson Mosaic

[ASNL77]

It took a long time but this set is now officially OOP. Bye Bye J.J! What a great set this is.

Edited May 12, 2006 by ASNL77

[Jim R]

Glancing at my database, I see that I bought this set in... 1996 Hard to believe it was available for 10 years...

[Noj]

[Son-of-a-Weizen]

Glancing at my database, I see that I bought this set in... 1996 Hard to believe it was available for 10 years...

...and just think, stacks of Mobley's are still sitting on the shelves.

[Matthew]

Glancing at my database, I see that I bought this set in... 1996 Hard to believe it was available for 10 years...

...and just think, stacks of Mobley's are still sitting on the shelves.

Mobley will be my next purchase. I REALLY don't want to be without that one.

[Soulstation1]

it's official

[BFrank]

Anyone have any thoughts on the Mosaic Single "J.J."?

The clips sure sound intriguing.

[DMP]

It's very good. Great tunes, first-rate charts (by Oliver Nelson and Gary McFarland) - it's a nice contrast to the many hard bop style dates in his discography. If you like Johnson, I can't imagine not having this one.

[gmonahan]

It's very good. Great tunes, first-rate charts (by Oliver Nelson and Gary McFarland) - it's a nice contrast to the many hard bop style dates in his discography. If you like Johnson, I can't imagine not having this one.

It's a good record, but I still think J.J.'s RCA records would have made a good Select. "The Total J. J. Johnson" is every bit as good as "J.J." IMHO, and it would be fun to have the more commercial stuff as well.

[Chas]

I asked this before and didn't get a reply , so I'll try again .

On J.J. ! , are the two previously unissued Tom McIntosh charts of the same quality as the Johnson and McFarland ones ?

I ask , because I already have the Spanish RCA CD which sounds good , and so my decision on whether or not to upgrade to the Mosaic depends on the answer .

Also , do those who have heard Stonebone think it would be a worthy candidate for Mosaic Singles treatment ?

[sonnyhill]

I slept on the J.J. Johnson Mosaic.  I downloaded it from a friendly source and just got around to listening to it.  It is  one of the best box sets from start to finish that I have listened to. 

Question to those familiar with the set:  On my digital version there are noticeably glitches at the 2:00 mark on "Walking" on Disc 4 and at the 1:20 mark on "Laura" on Disc 4.  Is that the case on all copies?  I just want to know whether it just was an issue with the download.

I will probably be looking to score  2d hand copy. 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

18 minutes ago, sonnyhill said:

I slept on the J.J. Johnson Mosaic.  I downloaded it from a friendly source and just got around to listening to it.  It is  one of the best box sets from start to finish that I have listened to. 

Question to those familiar with the set:  On my digital version there are noticeably glitches at the 2:00 mark on "Walking" on Disc 4 and at the 1:20 mark on "Laura" on Disc 4.  Is that the case on all copies?  I just want to know whether it just was an issue with the download.

I will probably be looking to score  2d hand copy. 

I played my "office mp3" versions just now and neither of those songs had a glitch so it's likely your source. I doubt that Exact Audio Copy is that good.

[sonnyhill]

25 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said:

I played my "office mp3" versions just now and neither of those songs had a glitch so it's likely your source. I doubt that Exact Audio Copy is that good.

Thanks for the rapid response.  It is a great set.