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Losin mentions some gigs around those IASW and BB dates - entries for Feb 25 and Aug 21 1969: in October/November, the well-documented tour with the "lost quintet" took place. Obviously, there would be much more than those european tours, but if that's the stuff they can get and release - fine with me.

Losin mentions some gigs around those IASW and BB dates - entries for Feb 25 and Aug 21 1969: in October/November, the well-documented tour with the "lost quintet" took place. Obviously, there would be much more than those european tours, but if that's the stuff they can get and release - fine with me.

Yeah, okay ... first spin of the first two discs today, the set having finally arrived a day or two ago (what's the point of pre-ordering months ahead if it doesn't get delivered on or shortly after release date?) - anyway, the 1955 set was a pleasant surprise today, though I still don't think it's all that great. The old "Miscellaneous Miles" disc from Jazz Unlimited (that was recycled, together with the same Storyville sublabel's inferior version of the 1960 Zurich concert on the two disc set mentioned above) certainly didn't sound as good - and I'm still convinced those were bootlegs (as for Zurich 1960, get the TCB release, which is sourced from Swiss radio's original tapes as well and sounds gorgeous - even to this non-audiophile a clear improval of the JU release). I can see all the rants and stuff, I think I contributed some, myself ... but, and it's a big BUT (the good but): having the 1966 and 1967 Newport sets on official CD is terrific! And how did that line go? He who not dig this is a dumbass donkey moron - or some such. These two sets are amazing and at the budget price, they alone should be worth getting this set. The Dietikon concert was indeed re-aired some years ago (but I think it was in the late 90s, rather than in 2004 - or maybe it was aired twice, who knows). Anyway, I taped it back then and was pretty much hooked (except for Gary Bartz who only seemed to fit in half ot the time). My main BUT (the bad but now, but it needn't happen) concerning this release is: I really hope it will not cross out entire sets dedicated to both the 1971 and the 1973 tours. I'd be all over either of these, that's for sure! And if they want to do one for 1975 as well, all the better! They could also do another 1969 one, but only dedicated to the fall tour this time (I assume that will not happen, but I still feel that the lost quintet one, while fine, is a somewhat odd compilation of stuff, giving too much room for that spring/summer gig in France, and then adding a set with only acoustic piano ... there's enough good music from the European tour or October/November to fill an entire four disc set, but well ...

That Dixon album on Master Jazz is indeed pretty good - recently picked it up: Since Jim forgot to mention it: Lloyd Mayers is on "Griff and Lock", one of the finest albums by the Johnny Griffin/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis team. He also shows up on albums by Joe Newman (At Count Basie's), Etta Jones (From the Heart) and Lock's "Afro Jaws".

I could have had ... but I usually opt for the jazz concerts and have thus missed several potentially great African musicians, not just this year (but I did catch Tony Allen a few years ago). Coming up in the first days of October are Hindi Zahra and Bassekou Kouyaté ... within two days, so I might miss out on one (or both, as again there's too much going on at the same time - another two days before there's Bebel Gilberto ... and few days later Natacha Atlas - and then probably nothing until late November).

... reminds me of some venerable board member letting his kids use the box of he Andrew Hill Mosaic to draw whilst in the backseat of his car

Looks about right to me - haven't seen any others, not that I remember. The only one I've got is the Blakey/Monk one.

Offer is good - though the box is not sealed - one of the copies I got missed a disc (which was just supplied by the label) and thus I opened up the other to make sure the contents are okay. The set is brand-spanking new, unplayed, it will be carefully packed. It's yours for 80€ (Europe) or 90€ (Overseas) - shipping (& tracking) included.

Not that I know, but my first reflex is of course to post: are you kidding? Kinda funny to see the new Bootleg set (finally arrived here today, inspite of having pre-ordered many weeks ago) in the midst of all those crappity craps linked below.

The black "Original Vogue Masters" would most of the time display original cover art inside the digipack - though when a disc contains several EPs or 10" albums, they would be pretty small reproductions.

big advantage if someday all goes down the potty

Don't discs get scratched by using these plastic sleeves? Or do you all use additional "inner sleeves" or paper sleeves for the discs themselves?

Little to none, it seems. Counting existing sets of this material (none of the discs filled to the brim though): - Basie on Decca: 3 CD - Pres on Aladdin: 2 CD - Pres on Commodore: roughly 1 CD - Pres on Keynote: 1 CD - Pres' session with Nat Cole for Verve: half a CD That leaves a disc for the other bits mentioned, plus some 15-20 minutes per disc to fill everything to the brim, if they're inclined to do so (usually they're not).

I'm confused, since I still don't even know what a "pocket cornet" is ... those on the top two Cherry photos I posted seem to be pocket trumpets, both. Wiki has a pic that makes that conclusion seem correct: I also just found this: source: http://www.pocketcornets.com/html/about_pocket_cornets.html So I guess I'll never really be able to tell them apart anyway

Okay ... and on my work computer the Curson cover shows, at home it wouldn't - weird.

There is Ti-Pi-Tin from March, 1938 - a studio Benny Goodman track with Lester sitting in and soloing beautifully. Freddie Green and Walter Page are also there. If you have been listening to the three-disc Basie Decca set, you are in for a treat. The sound quality on the HEP releases of that music is SO much better, and I am sure that Mosaic will work at that level. Thanks - not sure if I know "Ti-Pi-Tin", but I guess I have it in some form - and that exactly (meaning some sessions only on CDRs received from friends) is the reason I'm interested. And of course I am hoping for an sonic upgrade of the Decca material indeed!

still confused (and I only see one pic above, the first one ist just a part of a URL so I can't even look it up) - this here would then be that Besson thing? while this here would be the nasty thing: so, what's this: regular cornet? anyway, the one in the top pic is MUCH smaller than what was introduced as Taylor Ho Bynum's pocket trumpet (is Alexander Hawkins reading this, he might know about Taylor's instruments?)

site won't load, please someone tell me! okay, just loaded, after hitting F5 at least twenty times ... mostly duplication here as well of course, but I'll quite certainly go for it! what Goodman sides are there, other than a jam w/Teddy Wilson and the studio jam with Charlie Christian that was on the Pres/Basie set?

I've not come far yet but found it more gripping, more forward-driving than Schornsheim - but I really need more time to dig deeper.

Interesting! ... when I heard Anthony Braxton recently, Taylor Ho Bynum was announced as playing pocket trumpet, but the instrument looked more like a regular cornet to me ... though I'm sure the guy who announced the band got the info straight from Taylor - Don Cherry's regular instrument (as seen on those photos) looks much smaller for sure, but I had always assumed to be a pocket trumpet, not a pocket cornet.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

The James P. was mentioned before here, I think ... another Basie/Lester sounds great ... but what is left from later years? Much of it is transcriptions and live recordings, would be a first for Mosaic to do such as set (and obviously there'd be some terrific live recordings from the period covered in the 1936-40 set).

Not sure, but there were two long shows in Dietikon: http://www.plosin.com/MilesAhead/Sessions.aspx?s=711022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n_Ty_72Qds