MJK

I discovered Mosaic in the mid 80's and bought almost all of the sets available at that time. But I missed three and now wish I had picked up the Clifford Brown, the Thelonious Monk Blue Note, and the Art Hodes boxes. Over the years I have purchased all of the other sets I found interesting but still wish I had picked up those three when I had the chance.

Yes, I'll second that question, I have a 2 or 3 of the single discs somewhere that I haven't listened to in a while, if it's just Laurie "Pepper", (were they ever offically/really married?) doing the talking I might just give it a miss. Notes are nothing special, some nice pictures and discussion from Ms. Pepper. I would not buy the set for the notes, the music is really good and the between track introductions/comments are interesting. Art Pepper was a great artist and at the same time a complete mess due to drugs and emotional problems. He obviously suffered a lot and I am sure inflicted emotional pain on the people close to him. It is a shame considering the beautiful music he made at the same time. Martin

A great set for a crazy price I had the K2 set and sold it. The highs sounded boosted, too "sharp/edgy" to my ears. The regular set is a bit better in that respect. Thanks for your feedback, Hans. I ordered this set from Newbury Comics last week (it is brand new and sealed as stated) and I have listened to about half of it. I am a big Art Pepper fan and this set does not disappoint. For the price it is a steal! Thanks for the heads-up, Martin