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Went on with this one... into CD4 by now - great! Blargh ... yet another set on my 'bypass' list that I now feel an insatiable urge to own. It is a good boxed set, that I don't regret owning. However, the set is redundant---with that said, it's redundant with Stitt's great playing, supporting cast, etc. It just is the BASICALLY the same thing for 9CD's, a big band session that's OK, and a bunch of blowing sessions. If you just need a cheap Stitt fix, get the recording Sonny Stitt sits in with the Oscar Peterson Trio, it's excellent Hard to say if one really needs it... Stitt seems to be "on" on almost each an every track here, though, so that's a strong plus. But I've got a whopping 44 Stitt CDs (plenty of them being twofers, making it probably more than 60-70 albums) not counting the Mosaic, so it seems I'm a fan... I prefer his tenor actually, and there's more alto than tenor on the Roost dates, but that didn't bother me, as, again, Stitt's "on" nearly all the time! Anyway, for the casual listener, I guess one or two of the albums with Ammons, the Prestige dates (either just the ole Stitt-Powell-Johnson disc or the 3CD "Stitt's Bits") and the two Cobblestone albums would be the essentials. But with someone like Stitt it's not that easy to pick... whenever he was "on", good music resulted, but little is truly great or even essential, I guess (other than the two Prestige dates with Bud, Curly Russell and Max Roach in support - those should be in every collection). But again, to me, it's all good to great, as I'm a fan!

Yes indeed! Please someone edit this! Glad to see it wasn't what it looked to be...

Belated best wishes! :party:

Happy Birthday! :party:

The "old" boxes contained large-format (LP sizedd) booklets with liners, discography etc., but the most important difference is that they are complete, well most are. The Evans does not included the Cannonball album with Bill (but it does have the Cannonball/Evans co-led album), the Coltrane had the Miles and all other sideman sessions included, the Rollins had the Farmer, Miles and other sideman dates. Guess nowadays that won't make that much of a difference... I have most of these in the mini ZYX-versions with tiny booklets (some with no booklets at all, the Rollins with booklet but that booklet has no discography, how moronic is that!)... No idea how sound compares (I have the old and new versions of the Rollins, but never bothered to compare or even check mastering information - might well be the same in all cases). Yes indeed! Three wonderful boxes!

Happy Birthday! :party:

Yeah, I've had a real copy of "Surrounded" for a while now - very good disc! Too bad about Humair's accident. Here's hope for a quick recovery!

Roscoe bent out of shape, too?

The Amazon UK pre-release price that I took advantage of was pretty good (about £35 I think). Just checked... my (later cancelled) Amazon UK order said 44£ (including a bit for shipping, minus, I guess, some taxes). Went for 50€ (all inclusive, again minus taxes) with Amazon France, instead. Back then that made quite a difference.

All morning long: Oscar Peterson - The Songbooks Now just started with: Oscar Peterson - The London House Sessions

Don't know that one... don't often buy bottles, but we get half a dozen single malts in every better bar or restaurant here, and many of the other places have at least one or two... Oban is a good one that's easy to get, Talisker a particular favorite, but there are so many... I'm not expert enough to brag, I just taste different ones when I get a chance and enjoy! Oh, and I do know Glenfiddich, of course - but just the regular one (which I always thought was blended?)

I prefer mellow Irish or Scotch of all kinds (including peaty ones). But that's not why I abused your thread for "digression (coherence is overrated)" purposes (for which I apologize), I swear...

I've never used make-up so far... and if you're dry, I recommend you use some lubricants

Whoah, that's crazy! Guess it's a wise thing to do, or else the Hank fans will steal your children.... or some such

There's a plane taking off somewhere during Don Ellis' live album from Monterey (during an announcement, I think).

Well, you can invade it... most of them don't even close their doors if Michael Moore didn't lie about that...

Yes indeed: Source is McMillan's Mogie chronology

Very nice! (But whenever I try to turn up the volume, the image will freeze while the sound goes on... how annoying!)

I love the older CD reissue of "The Sorcerer", which added the half of "More Sorcery" that was taken from the same live recording. The other half has to be good, too... and I guess I'll buy it again, just for that fourth of it that I don't have yet!

Got that one thanks to your recommendation, Larry - very good indeed! The cover does seem to be different in the version I have, though: Guess that here's what you have: Mine's a European edition/pressing.

really, really complete.... as in thirteen of these boxes like they did three of Django? :excited:

Got it for x-mas... but haven't really come far with listening yet. Would wish for the expensive Gainsbourg box to appear at such a great price one day... but I guess I got to spend more for that (and am not sure I really need it, as I have half or more on a dozen single discs).

Got Murray and Braxton today, expecting Lacy and Konitz tomorrow!

About to finish disc 6 now... plan to play the whole box today! Makes for fantastic listening (though I'm working and not listening attentively... I'm sure it pays off to do that, Stitt seems in great form all through so far!)

Went on with this one... into CD4 by now - great!