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No negative slant intended toward the names mentioned below: We often discuss the remastering styles of Van Gelder & McMaster. Both men are good and not-as-good at different times. But, those darn K2s! I don't know much of the who/how of the K2 process. However, they always sound good to me (with no Van Gelder/McMaster discussion involved). I want the Monk/Mulligan.

I can understand how jazz could make a person nervous. It is a chaotic music form to those who are not accustomed to it. I find it interesting that jazz has always, at the same time, both excited and calmed me.

You make an excellent point that there is pleasure, for some, in going against what is popular. Yes, I've caught myself doing the same more than once. My recent interest in jazz has, at times, been pushed ahead knowing that other people aren't into what I am into. However, it wasn't that way in the beginning. I found/discovered jazz and it seemed 'interesting' and 'comforting' to me. I 'liked' the music and could explain why. It wasn't because somebody else liked or didn't like the music.

I suppose my complaint is not whether people do or don't appreciate jazz. Upon further consideration, I can accept people not liking the music or understanding it. For as much as the music does for me, the melodies are broken, the tunes are not always foot tapping (but maybe fingerpoppin!), and the rhythms are odd and can change unexpectedly. It's not a beginner's music. My point is that people seem to be drawn to or away from culture, not because the culture is necessarily good or bad, but because people seem to desire to do whatever everybody else is doing, whatever seems 'cool' at the time, whatever is popular.

Jazz inspires me. It makes a dull day brighter. Or a heavy period lighter. After listening to some good jazz ('good' depends on my mood at the time), my mind feels clear, refreshed, and the world seems a better place. I often wonder why others don't get, from jazz, what I get from it. I often wonder how other people can't feel the same inspiration from jazz that I feel. Sometimes I feel sorry for the people who aren't or can't be inspired by the jazz greats. How can they live in the world, happily, without the music to keep them inspired, moving forward, and standing upright? Sometimes I have thoughts exactly like those expressed by Soul Stream. How can our culture be so caught and/or stuck on 'cultural' events such as the endless number of college football games? Or what was seen at the mutliplex mall cinema? Or, whatever Oprah said this week? To me, it's 'monkey see, monkey do.' Friends have described my thoughts of our culture as being 'negative.' To each his own, I suppose. However, when discussions of 'culture' revolve around what was seen on the TV, viewed at the movie cinema, or heard on the FM radio, and it all changes on a whim, with no history and no tradition, it seems rather empty to me. I'm happy to read Soul Stream's comments. To know I'm not the only one with the same kind of thought.

I was planning to purchase ALL the Selects since they were initially introduced. I purchased the Grachan and the Carmell when they were new sets. I didn't purchase the next two Selects since I wasn't famliar with the artists. I'm glad to see the Bennie Green getting good reviews. I'm thinking of purchasing the Green and the Weston soon. I'm not familiar with either man but I've learned much from Mosaic and Blue Note through the years.

I understand and appreciate that Mosaic attempts to provide the complete sessions per a given box set. Of course, I want all the sessions I can get my hands on. Sometimes, however, the 'interesting' sessions are good and sometimes the 'interesting' sessions are, well... not quite as good. I like core Stitt very much. How good/bad/interesting are the 'interesting' sessions in the Stitt box?

Does anybody have this Sonny CD? I purchased the New York Jazz CD last week and just opened it this week. The sound is crisp and includes lots of quick, bluesy, and soulful playing by Stitt. How does the New York Jazz CD compare to the Mosaic box? I've been interested in the Stitt Mosaic for several months but I never puchase it due to the cost of the box.

I need to purchase The Rumproller. It's one of the few RVGs I don't yet own. After writing my sentence, above, I started thinking this is probably the reason this title could be deleted. Even myself, an appreciator of the RVG series, doesn't yet own it.

I've had very good service from CD Universe. I will be purchasing my Conn's from their website soon. The initial price is $12.59 per CD. I believe they will maintain this price for X number of days/weeks. The price will then be raised. Damn. I've still not opened nor listened to my copy of Point of Departure (and I've had it for a year!).

In consideration of the most recently released RVG titles and the list of expected RVG titles, I believe it would be difficult for Blue Note to keep all the titles available, forever. The increasing number of RVGs will use shelf space in stores and warehouses. As much as I appreciate & enjoy each RVG title, methinks some of the titles don't sell well (especially when compared to the titles on the Billboard Top 100 list). I mean, how much of the general public buys RVGs? Blue Note must make a profit to stay in business. I don't see it being profitable for the company to continue to offer titles that don't sell, RVG or not. I wonder which RVG titles will be deleted from the availability list as new RVG titles are introduced? My picks are Tony Williams' Lifetime and Bobby Hutherson's Dialogue. This is not because they are poor sessions, but because they are 'more difficult' for the general public and my not generate lots of sales.

Horace Silver - Song For My Father.

Musings of Miles? Ah well, guess I can't get too upset about them blowing a pseudonymn. It goes to show, once again, how often 'the press' has the facts straight. Jeez. Meanwhile, I'm sitting here, listening to Art Blakey's Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World. How about that Mr. William Clayton Marquette as the Master of Ceremonies?

What??!!! Damn man, get the new one. Get it! You won't be disappointed.

Okay, okay..! I mix my stuff around enough that I hardly ever tire of anything. I have numerous titles that I've heard only once. I purchased Point of Departure at a Border's sale more than a year ago... I've not opened nor listened to it yet. I've played all the Steely Dan albums waaaaaaay too many times, and they still sound good to me. As good as it is (and it is good), I've played Kind of Blue enough times that I've tired of it over the years. Errr... sorry, Miles.

I haven't purchased this set yet, but would like to. I can accept distortion in these recordings since they are old recordings. Does the distortion sound like it's inherent in the master tapes and cannot be removed? Or, does it appear to have been added by the remastering process? Is the distortion bad enough to cause a 'no buy' decision versus a 'yes buy' decision? Another link here.

I live in Tucson, Arizona. Until last weekend, I wouldn't have know what a Meijer's was. I went to visit a friend who lives in Columbus, Ohio. Alas, we stopped at the Meijer's on the way back to her apartment from the airport. Errr... no Meijer's in Tucson.

I've read Mosaic booklets often.

I had to make a tech support call yesterday. While I was on hold, the tech company was playing an elevator-music version of Steely Dan's Monkey In Your Soul. I thought, "no, this song does not deserve such treatment. This is a tune that has a lot of funk and soul. This ain't the Becker/Fagan version." Anybody else heard good songs that seemed not-so-good when played in the style of an elevator, a dentist's office, or a tech support call?

Errr... no. Your time was put to good use in studying and getting some statistics on your jazz collection. I'd much rather be spending my time listening to, examining, or investigating my jazz collection than to be spending the same time doing something more important like, say... my job. You know? You have just enough time on your hands to spend it with your jazz collection. What is wrong with that?

Errr... the calendar says it's tomorrow.

Do you mean this one? Interesting... a 1994 release. Whoops. I just found it. It appears these sessions were recorded in June & October, 1963.

I've been noticing Jack McDuff's name on these boards. I've looked past the Jack McDuff entries because I didn't know who Jack McDuff was. I purchased the Grantstand RVG and was more captivated by the organ work than Green's guitar playing (although BOTH are quite good). I picked the CD case up from the passenger seat of my car and flipped it over to discover who the mystery organ master was. Jack McDuff. The name hit me like a slap in the face. Jazz... you never quit learning about it.

No problem. Dan Gould (the 38 year old? ) says there was already a topic started, in this same vein, before I posted my topic. We'll look at your topic too. What's the link? I think I found it here.