Ron S Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 The Complete Victor Lionel Hampton Sessions (1937-1941) This five disc set concentrates on the Victor recordings of Lionel Hampton's studio sessions from 1937 to 1941. These all star dates have been revered for years and include a "who's who" of swing stars: Ziggy Elman, Harry James, Cootie Williams, Jess Stacy, Johnny Hodges, Cozy Cole, Jonah Jones, Vido Musso, Benny Carter, Herschel Evans, Chu Berry, Billy Kyle, Jo Jones, Rex Stewart, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Charlie Christian, Red Allen, JC Higginbotham, Ed Hall, Joe Sullivan, Zutty Singleton, Nat Cole and Sir Charles Thompson. There are over 100 tunes including 10 previously unissued alternates. Mosaic Future Projects page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 'Bout time somebody did this up right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Whooooopie! I've been waiting for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I have the old RCA 6 lp set. This is smokin! I can't resist this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Finally. Good news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Had heard this one was in the pipeline a few months back--glad it's official now. I think all I have of this material is one 2-CD RCA Tribune set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Wood Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 This will be a great set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I'm in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 I have three RCA CDs of this material (entitled Vol.1, Vol.2 and Vol. 3, quite appropriately). I wonder what I have been missing. It is great music, without a doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Whoa!!! Time to start saving those dollars again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 That's great news! I just recently found a new copy of Vol. 1/2 of the Jazz Tribune RCA 2CD set online and love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 'Bout time somebody did this up right. I have the old RCA 6 lp set. This is smokin! Gonna be hard to beat that RCA set, even in terms of packaging and annotation. Impossible, maybe, even. That was done about as well as it could be done. But if you don't have/can't get that one, yeah, this is going to be one to have no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastreichler Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I have the two 2 CD sets by Avid (UK) All Star Sessions Vol. 1 and All Star Sessions Vol. 2, containing altogether 100 tracks, covering the RCA Victor recordings from 1937 to 1941. Great sound, rudimentary liner notes, complete track, date and personnel listing. Superb playing by all involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) I have the three Jazz Tribune Twofers (#61, #74 and #78) and love them. I wonder how the Mosaic set will compare and what I might be missing on those RCA discs. I always thought the Jazz tribune series had pretty decent sound. Edit: There are 104 tracks altogether on those twofers, so I guess besides the 10 unreleased tracks mentioned by Mosaic, most of the material should be on there. Edited July 18, 2007 by neveronfriday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) I have the two 2 CD sets by Avid (UK) All Star Sessions Vol. 1 and All Star Sessions Vol. 2, containing altogether 100 tracks, covering the RCA Victor recordings from 1937 to 1941. Great sound, rudimentary liner notes, complete track, date and personnel listing. Superb playing by all involved. Hm. Both volumes for a tenner here in uk - straight from avid via amazon. Hm. Or in fact straight from Avid: http://www.avidgroup.co.uk/acatalog/index.html Edited to add: HMMMMMMMMMM FWIW the Avid online price seems to include shipping to anywhere... so that's $20 for this set (2 x 2 CD) including shipping. Lionel Hampton: Volume 1 Our Price £4.99 (includes p & p) Open House All Star Sessions: Chicago, Hollywood & New York 2CD AMSC611 (5022810161127) CD1: Down Home Jump * Rock Hill Special * Fiddle Diddle * Shades Of Jade * Till Tom Special * Flying Home * Save It, Pretty Mama * Tempo And Swing * Give Me Some Skin * Now That You're Mine * Chasin' With Chase * Three-Quarter Boogie * I'm Confessin' * Drum Stomp * Piano Stomp * I Surrender, Dear * The Object Of My Affection * Judy * Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? * Everybody Loves My Baby * After You've Gone * I Just Couldn't Take It, Baby * House Of Morgan * I'd Be Lost Without You * The Object Of My Affection CD2: Central Avenue Breakdown * Jack The Bellboy * Dough-Ra-Me * Jivin' With Jarvis * Blue * I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You * Lost Love * I Nearly Lost My Mind * Altitude * Fiddle-Dee-Dee * Bogo Jo * Open House * Smart Aleck * Bouncing At The Beacon * My Last Affair * Jivin' The Vibres * The Mood That I'm In * Hampton Stomp * Buzzin' Around With The Bee * Whoa, Babe * Stompology * On The Sunny Side Of The Street * Rhythm, Rhythm * Dough-Ra-Me * My Last Affair Lionel Hampton: Volume 2 Our Price £4.99 (includes p & p) 2CD AMSC612 (5022810161226) Hot Mallets All Star Sessions: Chicago, Hollywood & New York 2CD AMSC612 (5022810161226) CD1: China Stomp * I Know That You Know * You're My Ideal * The Sun Will Shine Tonight * Ring Dem Bells * Don't Be That Way * I'm In The Mood For Swing * Shoe Shiner's Drag * Any Time At All * Muskrat Ramble * I Can Give You Love * High Society * It Don't Mean A Thing * Johnny, Get Your Horn And Blow It * Sweethearts On Parade * Shufflin' At The Hollywood * Denison Swing * Wizzin' The Wizz * If It's Good [Then I Want It] * Stand By For Further Announcements * Ain't Cha Comin' Home? * Big Wig In The Wigwam * Memories Of You * The Jumpin' Jive * Shufflin' At The Hollywood CD2: Twelfth Street Rag * When Lights Are Low * One Sweet Letter From You * Hot Mallets * Early Session Hop * I'm On My Way From You * Haven't Named It Yet * The Heebie Jeebies Are Rockin' The Town * The Munson Street Breakdown * I've Found A New Baby * I Can't Get Started * Four Or Five Times * Gin For Christmas * Dinah * My Buddy * Singin' The Blues * Flying Home * Tempo And Swing * Just For Laffs * Martin On Every Block * Pig Foot Sonata * Charlie Was A Sailor * When Lights Are Low * The Heebie Jeebies Are Rockin' The Town * Dinah Edited July 18, 2007 by David Ayers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastreichler Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I have the two 2 CD sets by Avid (UK) All Star Sessions Vol. 1 and All Star Sessions Vol. 2, containing altogether 100 tracks, covering the RCA Victor recordings from 1937 to 1941. Great sound, rudimentary liner notes, complete track, date and personnel listing. Superb playing by all involved. Hm. Both volumes for a tenner here in uk - straight from avid via amazon. Hm. Or in fact straight from Avid: http://www.avidgroup.co.uk/acatalog/index.html Edited to add: HMMMMMMMMMM What are you waiting for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 What are you waiting for? If I buy this, I won't buy the Mosaic, even if the Mosaic is better.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 That Hampton Victor box is one of the best project ever from Mosaic. Have enjoyed these sessions for decades on various issues (the last and still current one being the French BlueBird 6LPs version in two sets). Some of the most essential jazz were recorded by Lionel Hampton and his groups. Will pick up that one if Mosaic does its usual good job. Any idea who will be mastering this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) Any idea who will be mastering this? Probably one of Sony/BMG's engineers, like Mark Wilder (whose work I don't like very much) or Dennis Ferrante, or maybe Kurt Lundvall or Ted Kendall. Wilder remastered most of the Miles Davis Columbia sets, and older stuff like the Columbia Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, and Charlie Christian sets. Ferrante did the mastering on the big RCA Ellington Centennial box. Lundvall did the Mosaic Variety/Vocalion/OKeh Ellington small-group set, Kendall the Mosaic Columbia/Victor Chu Berry set. Steven Lasker was also involved in both Ellington sets. Edited July 18, 2007 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) Hell yeah! This will be goin' to rock the house! Edited July 18, 2007 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 agreed on some of Wilder's work - the BMG Hampton CDs and the old LP set have great sound, by the way - I always remember one cut in which Hamp plays one-fingered piano, and for the life of me, it sounds very boppish - (ca 1941, maybe) - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranemonk Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Should I assume that most/if not all of this is big band/orchestra material? That Hampton Victor box is one of the best project ever from Mosaic. Have enjoyed these sessions for decades on various issues (the last and still current one being the French BlueBird 6LPs version in two sets). Some of the most essential jazz were recorded by Lionel Hampton and his groups. Will pick up that one if Mosaic does its usual good job. Any idea who will be mastering this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 (edited) Should I assume that most/if not all of this is big band/orchestra material? That Hampton Victor box is one of the best project ever from Mosaic. Have enjoyed these sessions for decades on various issues (the last and still current one being the French BlueBird 6LPs version in two sets). Some of the most essential jazz were recorded by Lionel Hampton and his groups. Will pick up that one if Mosaic does its usual good job. Any idea who will be mastering this? Small-group material (up to 10). Edited July 18, 2007 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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